Striving diligently to become an even worse columnist than David
Brooks, former Bush White House speechwriting chief
Michael Gerson endeavors to secure his berth on the Jeb Bush '12
juggernaut:
The party, says Bush, faces "dramatically changing demographics,
especially Hispanics in swing states," the "alienation of young
voters" and an unprecedented drop in support among college
graduates.
"Trying to be all things to all people isn't going to work," Bush
contends. The goal is "not to redefine our beliefs, but to
recognize challenges and adapt," particularly on the issues of
national security, health care, education, the economy and the
environment. Republicans need to "focus on creating policies
relevant to today -- not things relevant 20, 30 or 40 years ago."
This column -- as usual, no brief excerpt can capture
the absolute wretchedness of large-scale Gersonism
-- is based on Gerson's "recent conversation" with the
former Florida governor. Given what
his former White House colleagues say about Gerson, we can be
sure that his primary interest was to offer himself as a 2012
campaign operative for Jeb.
And given what wonders the Bush family has wrought for the GOP
over the years (among them, boosting the insipid Gerson to the
Washington Post op-ed page) the only reasonable response
for conservatives is the firm
resolution: NO
MORE BUSHES!
