Perhaps smoking Bush would be more accurate, and not in a good way. Jeb is too bland to ignite. But, his recent comments on Cuba, if not quite incendiary, had me seeing red.
"This July 4, reports of a new US Embassy in Havana will legitimize repression in Cuba, not promote the cause of freedom and democracy."
Hypocrisy is why so many Americans are turned off on politics and politicians. Saudi Arabia makes Cuba look like a democratic paradise. Bush's remarks would be understandable if he sought to follow in President Carter's footsteps, by prioritizing human rights issues in foreign policy. But to do that he would have to condemn the human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia.
We will wait a long time for that condemnation. The Bush family has extensive ties to the Saudi's. Compared to the old hat of pandering to Cuban voters in Florida, even a pant suit seems new.
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