3 in the Bush?
WSJ's Fred Barnes interviews former Florida governor Jeb Bush. All I have to say is, Gee Jeb! Maybe someone you know could've used this advice oh for the last 8 years.
Jeb impresses on a number of issues. Unfortunately for us, not only did America elect the wrong brother, but that particular brother might just have made it impossible for Jeb to ever be elected.
Education:
"The idea that somehow Sweden would be the land of innovation, where private involvement in what was considered a government activity, is quite shocking to us Americans," Mr. Bush says. "But they're way ahead of us. They have a totally voucherized system. The kids come from Baghdad, Somalia -- this is in the tougher part of Stockholm -- and they're learning three languages by the time they finish. . . . there's no reason we can't have that except we're stuck in the old way."
California:
"I don't care how big the state is, that's mind-boggling. It's not a tax problem. Don't they have the 'excuse me for living' tax out there? The growth of government spending has been enormous. And a creative, reform-minded candidate on the Republican side" could be elected governor.
Wasn't the terminator supposed to be that creative type?
On limited government:
"I think the one common thread throughout all these strains of conservative thinking and Republicanism is limited government. If we don't have that in common, what else do we have?"
On # 43 :
"And the next question you'll ask is what do I think of my brother's record. I think circumstances come into play. When you're attacked as a nation it's legitimate to spend resources to deal with huge holes in national security. And so there are times in history when it's important to use the power of government."
We were so close.
