As further evidence that the entire 2016 Republican presidential campaign may be an elaborate prank, I present, once again, Jeb Bush. Jeb Bush has a new complaint, and it is that there is too much swearing these days.
He jokingly apologized to his mother for his own coarse language before explaining to the crowd why he’s called Trump “a jerk.”
A day earlier at a town hall in Laconia, Bush also took note of Trump’s language Tuesday night when he twice vowed “to kick [ISIS’s] ass” and riffed on the Canada-born Ted Cruz’s U.S. citizenship: “He gets elected, they’re going to sue his ass off.”
“There are kids listening to this, for crying out loud,” Bush said.
If there are kids listening to the Republican presidential candidates bicker among themselves, it is only under duress. Also, many of them already know the word ass. Also, Jeb seems to have decided that the key to the Republican heart is to campaign like it's 1952. Also—you know what, never mind. I give up.
Just two months ago, voters here saw Bush himself dabbling in profanity, albeit of the most mild variety. Following a disastrous debate performance in which he attacked Marco Rubio but failed to respond to his rival’s strong counter-punch, Bush hit New Hampshire and, needing to convey a semblance of Trumpian vigor, started to drop “damn” everywhere he went.
He is his own man. Or whichever man you want him to be, New Hampshire, just drop him a line and tell him what you want this week.
Sigh. You know, Jeb is probably not long for the (damn) campaign trail, but he seems determined to spend his remaining (damn) time hurting our (damn, damn) brains.