The Bush Brothers are going the extra yard to woo billionaire Sheldon Adelson to support Jeb’s campaign for president. George W. Bush, by training a portraitist of dogs and heads of state, did an architectural painting to give to Adelson at the Republican Jewish Coalition.

From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency:

The New York Times has reported that George W. Bush, who began painting amateur portraits in 2012, gave Adelson one of his original paintings at last month’s Republican Jewish Coalition conference in Las Vegas. According to the Times, the painting is of Adelson’s Marina Bay Sands resort and casino in Singapore, which is one of the most expensive buildings ever constructed.

Last night on Hardball, Chris Matthews wondered why Jeb Bush was packing his advisory team with neoconservatives, led by a planner of the Iraq war, Paul Wolfowitz, then wondered where Bush’s heart is. With the realists, James Baker and Brent Scowcroft, his guests surmised. The neoconservatives want a war wherever they can find one, Matthews cracked.

Yes but Bush has been throwing Baker under the bus, because Baker criticized Benjamin Netanyahu at J Street, and last week was aligning himself with his brother’s war in Iraq. All for Adelson and the “huge money” that is out there for Israel supporters.

It all fits together. No wonder George Bush after supposedly taking a vow of silence on politics, spoke out against Obama’s foreign policy, calling it naive.

Meantime, Marco Rubio continues to produce red meat for the Israel lobby. He smeared Palestinians during an interview by Charlie Rose for the Council on Foreign Relations two days ago: “They teach their children that it’s a glorious thing to kill Jews.”