Nice try Jebbie
by digby
“I won’t talk about the past,” Bush said on Friday when a reporter asked him about an upcoming foreign policy speech in Chicago, according to Bloomberg Politics. “I’ll talk about the future. If I’m in the process of considering the possibility of running, it’s not about re-litigating anything in the past. It’s about trying to create a set of ideas and principles that will help us move forward.”
Uhm no. You can only get away with saying this is you are a member of the opposing party as part of a bipartisan cover-up, as Obama did when he refused to “look in the rearview mirror” on the question of torture. You don’t get to do it when the predecessor who started a controversial war based on lies is not only of your own party, but is of your own family. No, if your name is Bush, you’re going to have to address Bush wars and policies whether you like it or not. They were backed by virtually every member of the Republican party and people have a right to know whether and how his beliefs differ. (And you can be sure that unless he’s willing to criticize Obama, he won’t get more than three votes in a GOP primary, so he’s putting down a get-out-of-jail-free card only on Bush policies.)
Clinton is going to be forced to address the policies of her husband’s administration and the Obama administration. She will not be allowed to simply say “I don’t want to look backwards” you can bet on it. No way can Jebbie bank on his famous name and elude any questioning about it. It’s stupid that he’s even trying.
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