Jeb Bush took up for his big brother, the 43rd president of the United States.
He said tonight: “When it comes to my brother, there’s one thing I know for sure — he kept us safe.”
Let me think about that for a minute.
OK. Actually, he didn’t.
Unless, of course, you don’t count the 9/11 terrorist attacks that occurred about nine months in George W. Bush’s presidency.
Hey, I get that the former Florida governor wants to stick up for his brother. Family ties are unbreakable in most instances.
However, the record shows in graphic detail that the worst single hostile act to occur on American soil took place on President Bush’s watch.
Was he to blame personally for the immense national security failure that resulted in the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon? No. However, he did assemble a national security team that he charged with keeping the nation alert to signs of trouble.
But if the president is to assume responsibility for protecting the nation against those who intend to do us harm, well … then he must be held responsible when harm arrives.
Which it surely did on Sept. 11, 2001.