Money quote: “The sad truth is that equality of opportunity doesn’t exist in many of our schools. We give some kids a chance, but not all. That failure is the great moral and economic issue of our time.”
Bush started his speech by going off script to slam Obama for shunting the blame for a bad economy onto his brother George W.’s policies. From there, he made a forceful case for education reform, marred just slightly by a strained metaphor that compared choosing a school to shopping for milk. If imperfect, the speech was a reminder of the talent and crossover appeal that may prompt party grandees to launch a “draft Jeb” movement down the line.
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