Sarah Palin and Intellectual Curiosity

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Jeb Bush states the obvious…

In a recent interview with Newsmax, [Jeb] Bush was asked whether he thought Palin was a viable candidate for president. Though he had some nice things to say about her “charisma,” it was clear that Bush thinks Palin doesn’t have the intellectual heft to occupy the oval office. He said that Palin’s success depends on her willingness to add a “depth of understanding of the complexity of life we’re living in today” to her rhetoric.

“That’s up to her,” he said. “I mean, I don’t know what her deal is, but my belief is in 2010 and 2012, public leaders need to have intellectual curiosity.”

Ok, two things. First of all, Bush is right. He recognizes Palin for what she is – an empty-headed opportunist who appeals only to weak-minded conservatives. That’s an easy one. As a thinking conservative, Jeb understands that a Sarah Palin would have zero chance of winning a presidential election against Obama…or for that matter, against Goofy.

But here’s the bigger question. What does Jeb think of brother George who he helped put into office by stealing the Florida election in 2000?  By what criteria could he claim that George W. was any more intellectually curious than Palin?  I’m not sure what the order would be but in any ranking of shallow, know-nothing politicians, Palin and Bush would take the top two spots.

And in any ranking of hypocritical politicians, Jeb Bush would be tied for top spot along with most members of Congress – Democrat and Republican.

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