Jeb Bush praises Obama for continuing NSA metadata surveillance

President Barack Obama isn’t likely to hear many kind words from Republicans looking to succeed him in office. However, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is praising him for continuing a controversial surveillance program.

Considered a frontrunner for the GOP’s 2016 presidential nomination, Bush recently said that Obama’s decision to keep in place the National Security Agency’s ability to monitor metadata – information such as when a phone call was made, who it was made to and how long it lasted – has helped keep the United States safe.

Bush made the comment on Tuesday while appearing on “The Michael Medved Show,” a nationwide radio program, after he was asked what the “best part” of the Obama presidency has been.

“I would say the best part of the Obama administration would be his continuance of the protections of the homeland using the big metadata programs, the NSA being enhanced,” Bush said.

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