Jeb Bush is his own man --- except when it comes to his advisers

Jeb Bush is drawing headlines today for addressing one of the biggest vulnerabilities of his candidacy — his last name.

“I also have been lucky to have a father and a brother who both have shaped America’s foreign policy from the Oval Office,” according to prepared remarks of a Wednesday foreign policy speech. “I recognize that as a result, my views will often be held up in comparison to theirs’ — sometimes in contrast to theirs’. I love my father and my brother. I admire their service to the nation and the difficult decisions they had to make. But I am my own man — and my views are shaped by my own thinking and own experiences.”