Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”
1 Corinthians 15:33
At 10 a.m. Monday, there will be a livestream of a ceremony at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, near Fort Hood. Bush will speak, with retired Navy admiral William McRaven giving the keynote address.There isn't much to add. We spent several years of our life detailing how Bill McRaven is an aggressive partisan who weaponizes his military service to silence critics. It's just a shame so many of Texas' allegedly Republican elected officials were cowed by the Admiral's stars for so long.
McRaven retired as a four-star admiral and is credited with organizing and overseeing Operation Neptune Spear, the raid in May 2011 that led to the death of Osama bin Laden. He was the ninth commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, from August 2011 to August 2014. He served as chancellor of The University of Texas system from 2015-18.
Bush is the eldest son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and is a former Navy Reserve officer. He has served as land commissioner since January 2014.
One of the odder unintended consequences of Trump's presidency has been the degree to which Republicans have gotten wise to Bill McRaven. We'll leave the federal stuff to others, except to say that most Republicans no longer see Bill McRaven as politically advantageous. Except, apparently, George P. Bush.
Bottom Line: Don't you dare interpret this cynically...why do you hate veterans?!?
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