Is Jeb Bush Turning Into Michael Dukakis?

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Is Jeb Bush Turning Into Michael Dukakis?

By DANIEL J. MCGRAW

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/jeb-bush-michael-dukakis-120945.html#.VcKUmjfbKdJ

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Bush also failed to deliver a direct response to Hillary Clinton’s mockery of his “right to rise” Super PAC and campaign theme in recent days, again leaving it to a campaign aide to respond.

In contrast to Bush (and Dukakis), recall how Bill Clinton handled a similar episode during the Democratic primary season in 1992. At an Illinois debate, California Governor Jerry Brown accused Clinton of funneling Arkansas state business contracts to Hillary Clinton’s law firm. Bill Clinton glared at Brown and then pointed his finger a few feet from Brown’s face.

“I don’t care what you say about me,” the future president growled, “but you ought to be ashamed of yourself for jumping on my wife.”

Trump has mounted other attacks that Jeb Bush has failed to answer. He called Bush “pathetic” for supporting Common Core and lambasted his “weak stance on immigration.” And he has said that George W. Bush “didn’t have the IQ” to be president.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/08/jeb-bush-michael-dukakis-120945.html#ixzz3hzDg3f2T



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[orpupilofnature57]

1. No just waiting on the ropes until the Idiot King can tag him in and be thought of as an alli .

[hollysmom]

2. No, Mike Dukakis was a really nice guy and intelligent as well.

Bush is neither.

[applegrove]

3. But, but, but Jeb is the smart one in the Bush family.

[truebluegreen]

4. No, Dukakis was honest and competent. nt