“Here’s what I’ve learnt from having a front row seat to watching history unfold,” Jeb Bush told a packed congregation inside The Hampton Synagogue, which is located in the affluent confines of Westhampton Beach, New York. On both sides of the aesthetically modern, architecturally elegant building, chairs spill out from its sliding glass walls onto the synagogue’s sun-drenched, grassy courtyard and entryway, just barely accommodating the attendees at last week’s Shabbat service.
“By the way,” Bush continued, “by running for president I’m not trying to break the tie between the Adams family and the Bush family.” The audience laughed. “[Being president’s] about creating highly sustained economic growth to restore America’s greatness and establishing America’s strength in a way that will create a more peaceful world.”