The writer of this piece spun everything all wrong.
For one thing, he mentioned the debt left by brother George Bush, without clarifying that the huge growth in debt began only after a Democrat Congress took over during his last two years as President (and has continued almost unabated since). Too many people do not understand that the President only submits a budget, but Congress holds the purse strings. Thus, increasing debt is squarely on Congress’ shoulders, not the President’s.
The author also misrepresented the Terri Schindler case, by calling her “brain-dead” (she was not), then “comatose” (which she also was not), and then characterizing Jeb’s half-hearted effort to save her as a government intrusion into a private family matter. GOP voters are not turning away from Jeb because he “intruded” into a family matter in which he had no business, but because he failed to save an innocent woman from being brutally murdered by an unloving husband who wanted the money that had been earmarked for her care.
Perhaps the author of this piece should try doing his homework before he tries to write an analytic piece about Republican politics. (To be fair, he probably misrepresents liberal views just as much—albeit spinning them into a more favorable light.)
The writer of this article is a staple in South Florida. He is a liberal who has had his own agenda for years. He has worked for the Miami Herald for probably 30 years. He writes from his left view of life.