Trump's Public Service on Calling Out Jeb on 9/11

I've never said I'd vote for Trump-unless I was in some Bizzaro universe where the choices were Trump or Jeb Bush!

But while I don't think he will be President-that's HRC;s job-he is doing a good job of making sure Jeb Bush never will either.

"The Donald will be the end of Jeb: There’s no coming back from his latest assault on W’s legacy
Trump has gone where even Democrats won't, and it could finally spell the end of Bush's bumbling presidential bid "

"And here, Trump makes perhaps the most honest, sanest, and above all, unassailably correct statement he’s uttered during this campaign season thus far. Though endless outlets criticized the billionaire for blaming Bush for the attacks (and I’ll defer to Peter Beinart’s excellent Atlantic piece on why that’s also true), the question of blame is essentially irrelevant. What’s unquestionably true is that Bush did not keep us safe, a basic reality revealed by the fact of 9/11. It’s not rocket science. And yet, for 13 years now, even Bush’s foes haven’t said as much."

http://www.salon.com/2015/10/22/donald_will_be_the_end_of_jeb_why_the_one_time_gop_favorites_family_name_is_finally_catching_up_with_him_partner/

We can always argue cause and effect but today we hear that Jeb's campaign is cutting back in a major way.

"Jeb Bush slashes pay, spending as campaign struggles"

"Jeb Bush on Friday ordered a wholesale restructuring of his struggling campaign after suffering miserably in the polls despite massive spending and a deep donor network."

"The campaign will cut payroll costs by 40 percent, downsize its Miami headquarters by more than 50 percent, reduce travel costs by 20 percent and cut 45 percent of spending on things other than media and voter contact."

"The cuts will begin on Nov. 1."

"Although campaign officials insisted they're still in strong shape, the cuts — combined with Bush's stagnant poll numbers — suggest otherwise. According to donors, some of whom called for Bush to rein in its spending, the campaign's assurances about its organizational and financial advantages had worn thin; and the third-quarter financial report, filed last Thursday, gave further definition to their growing concerns about the state of a big-spending campaign failing to deliver results."

“These donors are not finding these explanations by the Bush team believable," said one bundler, speaking on the condition of anonymity. "There’s a lot of frustration that a lot of money’s been spent and it hasn’t moved anything."

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/10/jeb-bush-orders-across-board-pay-cuts-on-campaign-215106#ixzz3pPmMAL90

"I mean obviously campaign officials are not going to admit this is bad news. But this talk of focusing in NH is also disconcerting as it kind of sets him up for having to do well there or the campaign is in trouble."

This is what happened to Scott Walker who was all in for Iowa yet his numbers there were dismal. Jeb is third in NH but a dismal third at 9.3% with Ben Carson at 14.7% and Trump at 26.7%. 

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/

P.S. A lot has been made about Trump falling behind Carson in a couple of recent Iowa polls. Iowa is certainly Carson country with its religious conservatives.

It remains to be seen whether religious conservatives follow and leave to Carson in other states like NH. For now Trump continues to dominate nationally and other states.

Anyway, if Trump can sink Jeb he has earned his keep. I'd be fine with Carson winning nomination as well. Anyone but Jeb-or Rubio. But I doubt Carson works outside of Bible Belt country like Iowa.