Barbara Bush Archives

Barbara Bush Marvels Why Women Would Vote for Trump

July 18, 2016 Buck Banks

I don’t know how women can vote for him … It’s incomprehensible to me.

— Barbara Bush, in an interview with CBS News, on Donald Trump as the Republican nominee.

‘Bar’ Protects Cub

January 22, 2016 Buck Banks

Jeb Bush’s low-energy campaign’s in a slump,
So he created a commercial to give it a jump.
But though he’s losing to the bully,
Jeb’s keeping his hands unsullied,
By letting his mom take on mean old Donald Trump.

Let’s Hope She Keeps Her Promise

June 8, 2015 Buck Banks

I’ve promised that during this next campaign season, I will not talk.

— Barbara Bush, quoted by Politico.

Barbara Bush Changes Her Mind on White House Dynasty

February 17, 2015 Buck Banks

I changed my mind!

— Barbara Bush, quoted by the Washington Post, on whether there have been “too many Bushes” in the White House.

Jeb Bush Disagrees with His Mom

May 30, 2013 Buck Banks

What can I tell you? All I can say is we all have mothers, right? She is totally liberated, and God bless her.

— Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), saying “he’s undecided about running for president but didn’t appear to agree with his mother that enough members of their family have occupied the White House,” the AP reports. Bush said he needs another year before making his decision.

Tag: Barbara Bush

Barbara Bush Marvels Why Women Would Vote for Trump

I don’t know how women can vote for him … It’s incomprehensible to me.

— Barbara Bush, in an interview with CBS News, on Donald Trump as the Republican nominee.

‘Bar’ Protects Cub

Let’s Hope She Keeps Her Promise

I’ve promised that during this next campaign season, I will not talk.

— Barbara Bush, quoted by Politico.

Barbara Bush Changes Her Mind on White House Dynasty

I changed my mind!

— Barbara Bush, quoted by the Washington Post, on whether there have been “too many Bushes” in the White House.

Jeb Bush Disagrees with His Mom

What can I tell you? All I can say is we all have mothers, right? She is totally liberated, and God bless her.

— Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), saying “he’s undecided about running for president but didn’t appear to agree with his mother that enough members of their family have occupied the White House,” the AP reports. Bush said he needs another year before making his decision.

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) on the “resign or be fired” ultimatum from the GOP’s Freedom Caucus just 174 days into his tenure as sp[eaker, reported by Punchbowl News.

“Trump’s head slowly dropped, his eyes closed. It jerked back upward. He adjusts himself. Then, his head droops again. He straightens up, leaning back. His head droops for a third time, he shakes his shoulders. Eyes closed still. His head drops. Finally, he pops his eyes open.”

— Law360 reports from the second day of Donald Trump’s “hush money” criminal trial.

— Jonathan Last

“He’s f**king crazy! The press often will ask me if I think Donald Trump is crazy. And I’ll say it this way: I don’t think he’s so crazy that you could put him in a mental institution. But I think if he were in one, he ain’t getting out!”

— New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), quoted by the Associated Press two years ago. Sununu is now backing Trump for president.

— North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) described his loving approach to disciplining misbehaving children, WUNC reports.

Numerati

50 of 96

New York Times: “Of the 96 possible jurors brought into the room, more than 50 raised their hands to say they couldn’t be fair. They were immediately excused.”

20%

$3.5 billion

39%

$71 million