"Connoisseurs of hinge-moments – those instants at which a country’s future changes – have long-appreciated the 1994 Florida gubernatorial election. Jeb Bush lost. Meanwhile, across the country, his elder brother George was elected governor of Texas. George Junior complained – whined, perhaps – that Barbara and George Senior grieved Jeb’s loss more than they celebrated George’s victory. Until that moment, however, Jeb had been thought the Bush boy more likely to succeed on the national stage. Over the course of a single night in 1994, however, the wheel turned back to George. We know what happened next....Twenty years later there are people still determined to give Jeb a chance. According to the Washington Post “influential Republicans” are working to drag and draft Jeb into the race for the GOP’s 2016 presidential nomination
....“Influential Republicans” means, of course, immensely wealthy Republicans....'He would be outstanding” says Henry Kissinger. “He is someone who is experienced, moderate and thoughtful.'...Hillary might be hard to beat anyway but even a numbskull could craft an effective advert asking Americans if they felt like electing the third President Bush or the first female President....Stranger things have happened but it’s hard to think of many stranger than returning to the Bush well for a third time. Welcome to America, a land where just about anyone can become President. Hell, we elected Dubya didn’t we?"
November 6, 1994, and Lawton Child's squeaker win guaranteed the country would be subjected to a Bush Restoration neoconservative movement centered around the "stupid" legacy wastrel over the "smart"one. And now the "smart" one should have his chance to restore lustre to the still tarnished family legacy, and give the neocons their capstone war with Iran?
The title of this article contains the cosmic answer to that question: God help us all.
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