Let’s get your disappointment out of the way right now: The mystery of which member of the Bush family is “the smart one” will not be solved today. But it definitely is not George P. Bush, son of Jeb!, who, when asked to assess the state of his father’s presidential campaign, said:
I know it may sound contrarian, but this is the position that he wants to be in.
Let’s recap: After blowing through tens of millions of dollars, Jeb! is currently in the position of praying that he can edge out Ben Carson for fourth place in the Iowa Caucus, he has a net favorable rating of -1 among Republicans, along with the fact that the only real interest the media or voters have in his campaign is on when he’ll drop out.
Yep, just the position Jeb! wants to be in. Or put another way, “mission accomplished.”