I mean, it’s not that I think Jeb Bush has a chance of locking it all down here anytime soon, it’s just that I can’t dash a man’s dream of following in the footsteps of his father and brother so quickly into his run – at least until I know he plans on retiring to a private island as a consolation prize, or something.
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I’m not sure what’s worse, the French work ethic or the Congressional one.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush lightheartedly apologized to the French for referencing their workweek to insult rival Marco Rubio during last week’s primary debate.
In a Wednesday conference call with financial backers from his campaign bus in New Hampshire, the former Florida governor tried to turn his moment of political adversity into an asset, saying that he’s answering questions from reporters about whether he’s going to drop out, and not giving into the urge to curse.
In a heated exchange during the October 28 Republican debate, Bush verbally slapped Rubio over his attendance record.
French newspapers extensively covered Bush’s remarks, with the weekly news magazine L’Express describing the comment as “not exactly well received in France”.
“I really did a disservice to the French”, he added. Bush asked. “Just resign and let somebody else take the job”. Bush said. “You get, like, three days where you have to show up?”
After the comments of the US Presidential candidate, French ambassador to the USA, Gerard Araud, instantly posted on his Twitter account that “the French work an average of 39,6 hours a week compared to 39,2 for the Germans”.
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France played a key role in the United States war of independence in the 18th century. It didn’t really get to the magnitude of the problem: “Three day work week”. In the U.S., a paid parental leave is not a Federal law and its up to the businesses to decide whether they should grant a paid pregnancy paid leave or not.
