Three Dog Night

(Note: We expect to return the week of Nov. 9 from an unplanned absence.) In conventional terms, Jeb Bush was the big loser of last night’s debate. His attack on Marco Rubio for missing Senate votes fell flat and left him looking deflated. Later he made the oddest statement of the night: “You find a Democrat that’s for cutting taxes—cutting spending 10 dollars, I’ll give them a warm kiss.”

It’s a shame. Bush is probably the best-qualified candidate in terms of policy and management experience. But the presidency is...