Jeb Bush’s Strange New Ad
by Andrew Rosenthal
DECEMBER 1, 2015 2:15 PM
http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/01/jeb-bushs-strange-new-ad/?comments#permid=16827713
Jeb Bush is desperate and should try and save what dignity he (and the Bush clan in general) have left and withdraw from the race.
However, to be clear, many, many of our elected representative, from the President on down, cynically use members of the armed forces, our "heroes", as backdrops for political messaging, and then turn right around and prevent the necessary VA spending bills to properly take care of the huge number of physically, mentally and emotionally damaged heroes.
This kind of self-serving, politically motivated "hero-worship" is, unfortunately, standard practice in American politics. Given that, Mr. Rosenthal's wonderment at Jeb's blatant misuse of heroes is somewhat odd.
However, to be clear, many, many of our elected representative, from the President on down, cynically use members of the armed forces, our "heroes", as backdrops for political messaging, and then turn right around and prevent the necessary VA spending bills to properly take care of the huge number of physically, mentally and emotionally damaged heroes.
This kind of self-serving, politically motivated "hero-worship" is, unfortunately, standard practice in American politics. Given that, Mr. Rosenthal's wonderment at Jeb's blatant misuse of heroes is somewhat odd.
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