The Briefing Room
General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: EC on June 09, 2017, 10:51:22 pm
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) said he does not think President Trump obstructed justice by firing former FBI Director James Comey.
“No, I don’t, but who cares what I think?” Bush said at Boston College Thursday when asked if he thought Trump obstructed justice, the Boston Herald reported.
“It would be great to get back to the business of governing and less about the swirling controversies,” the 2016 GOP presidential candidate added. “I just think the president needs to focus on doing his job.”
More: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/337132-bush-i-dont-think-trump-obstructed-justice
I'm nominating the bolded statement for "Accidentally self aware statement of the year."
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“...but who cares what I think?”
Well, there's...
“It would be great to get back to the business of governing and less about the swirling controversies,” the 2016 GOP presidential candidate added. “I just think the president needs to focus on doing his job.”
Business as usual is what's not wanted, Jeb.
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Well, there's...
Business as usual is what's not wanted, Jeb.
He still doesn't get it.
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Great statement.
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He still doesn't get it.
And I don't get why he wouldn't get it. Does he think we can spend endlessly and on any fanciful notion from any doyen of abstract logic? Does that separation from reality come from never having had to worry about paying the rent?
I don't think I will ever get what they who don't get it don't get.