During an interview with Esquire (by my most favorite conservative commentator Tucker “Douchebag” Carlson), Jeb Bush made a few pointless, and very factless comments, the best of which is below:
Why is he [Obama] so popular now?
[A flash of agitation.] First of all, who cares? His popularity is no greater — in fact it’s less — than what my brother’s was during the beginning of his tenure, in a time of unbelievable friction, if you think about it, because of the 2000 election. His approval ratings were higher than Barack Obama’s during his first one hundred days. [Actually, according to Gallup, during the first hundred days of his presidency, Bush had approval ratings that were generally in the high 50s to low 60s, while Obama’s were in the low to mid-60s.]
I would consider this required reading for anyone who is interested in what’s happening in the GOP right now (I’ll give you a hint—it starts with “n”, and ends with “othing”).
