As George W. Bush is disgustingly lauded today by the other living Presidents, including President Obama, during the opening of his presidential museum (it’s not a library, its a museum with exhibits and displays, so everyone stop calling it a library) in Dallas, a NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll finds just 35% of Americans view Bush favorably, versus 44% who view him negatively. That negative number has improved for W, probably because people don’t care about him anymore.
Meanwhile, here is Barbara Bush on her favorite son’s possible run for the Presidency in 2016:
Appearing in an interview Thursday on NBC’s “Today” show, Mrs. Bush was asked how she felt about Jeb, the former governor of Florida, seeking the presidency in 2016.
Mrs. Bush replied, quote, “We’ve had enough Bushes.”
She went on to say she thought there were many worthy candidates, telling anchor Matt Lauer, “There are people out there” who are qualified. Mrs. Bush, who had a reputation for bluntness when her husband George H.W. Bush was president, spoke from the site of the presidential library.
Mrs. Bush, I couldn’t agree with you more. But I wouldn’t expect much from Jeb on Mother’s Day.
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) called an attempt last week by some Georgia high school students to finally integrate their high school prom a “leftist .. silly publicity stunt.” Is it 2013 or 1953?
Meanwhile, in our very own Sussex County, County Councilman Sam Wilson said last week that he was worried a bill offering to legalize same-sex marriage in Delaware, which he called “legislating immorality,” would lead to increased child sexual abuse. So according to Sam Wilson, if you are gay, you are a pedophile and abuse children. And if you allow gay marriage, and you allow gay couples to adopt or have children of their own, then those children will be abused. Yes, it all makes sense. Now those comments, coming at the an official council meeting, would have been igregious and inappropriate enough. But he offered his bigotry at the closing of a presentation of someone from Prevent Child Abuse Delaware, an organization aiming to train thousands of adults in the state to recognize key signs of child abuse.
A new PPP poll finds Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) now has an upside down approval rating with 44% of voters giving her good marks and 46% disapproving, a collapse of a net 15 points since her vote of no on the Background Check bill. Excellent.