A Look At Jeb Bush

[cobber]

Right, nothing new under the sun, just saying 'what's so'. Reviewing this part of the thread, I see that "Henry" was saying what I (and you) said

Which is why a third, or fourth, or fifth party is really, really unlikely to have any positive effect on the course of the nation.

Third parties can be simon-pure because they're in no danger of actually electing candidates who will then have to perform.

And as to the people pulling the strings in any party, the rank and file have 0% say in the LP, as in the Dem and GOP.

 

[Super Bee]

I just heard this on Beck. . . . Looks like we are saved. What would we do without the Bush's to come and save us.

Jeb Bush: ?I Have Decided to Actively Explore the Possibility of Running for President? | TheBlaze.com

 

[Expat]

I just heard this on Beck. . . . Looks like we are saved. What would we do without the Bush's to come and save us.

Jeb Bush: ?I Have Decided to Actively Explore the Possibility of Running for President? | TheBlaze.com

Was that a tingle I just felt....

Oh... no, never mind.... just gas from my oatmeal this morning.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

I've decided that I won't vote for Jeb Bush or Mitt Romney in 2016 - or at any other time in the future - no matter whether or not either of them wins the Republican nomination.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

The Republican Party tried Jeb Bush in 1996. It lost.

The Republican Party tried Jeb Bush in 2008. It lost.

The Republican Party tried Jeb Bush in 2012. It lost.

I was there. I know this country club stuff doesn't work.

 

[Phil502]

How can a country of 300 million not find decent candidates that aren't related? It's ridiculous.

 

[Expat]

How can a country of 300 million not find decent candidates that aren't related? It's ridiculous.

It reminds me of the royal families of Europe. Most of them were related.

 

[hoosierdoc]

How can a country of 300 million not find decent candidates that aren't related? It's ridiculous.

Are you suggesting the related ones are decent?

 

[MisterChester]

I feel that at this point, were Jeb Bush were to run against the other prospective candidates in the GOP he would have one of the best chances of winning. He has name recognition (for better or worse), has shown some interest in compromise, has one of the least dividing views on immigration compared to other GOP runners, and comes off as a decent guy instead of the talking heads like Cruz. If he didn't have the Bush name, he'd be much more popular. I may disagree with him on many topics, but I'd be much more willing to listen to him speak than some of the other basket cases who will almost certainly run.

 

[Twangbanger]

I feel that at this point, were Jeb Bush were to run against the other prospective candidates in the GOP he would have one of the best chances of winning. He has name recognition (for better or worse), has shown some interest in compromise, has one of the least dividing views on immigration compared to other GOP runners, and comes off as a decent guy instead of the talking heads like Cruz. If he didn't have the Bush name, he'd be much more popular. I may disagree with him on many topics, but I'd be much more willing to listen to him speak than some of the other basket cases who will almost certainly run.

And here you have the anatomy of yet another GOP failure: a mainstream-approved Republican everybody says they "don't fear as much as the other ones" - but nobody will actually vote for.

But just you wait - by the time Labor Day 2016 rolls around, the media will perform its right-wing makeover on him, and he'll look like the scariest thing since Attila the Hun. (I can hear the excuses now..."I actually liked Jeb Bush - up until the point where he felt like he needed to placate the RIGHT WING during the primaries").

 

[indiucky]

How can a country of 300 million not find decent candidates that aren't related? It's ridiculous.

We are all related.....It's just a matter of degrees....

 

[indiucky]

It reminds me of the royal families of Europe. Most of them were related.

I knew us folks with deep Kentucky roots were royalty...

 

[Phil502]

We are all related.....It's just a matter of degrees....

I knew us folks with deep Kentucky roots were royalty...

I have nothing to add, good luck to you "Deliverence" folks.

 

[Phil502]

Are you suggesting the related ones are decent?

I prefer em decent to indecent but that's just me.

 

[Expat]

I knew us folks with deep Kentucky roots were royalty...

I have to be up there in the royal blood area myself

 

[indiucky]

I have nothing to add, good luck to you "Deliverence" folks.

I had just watched a documentary on DNA....We are all "Deliverance" folks to some degree...And remember this, "a Hoosier ain't nothing but a Kentuckian whose truck broke down on the way to Dee-Troit.."

 

[hoosierdoc]

JEB is really conservative, except for his platform which is at odds with conservatives and he won't "pander to the base" by supporting tea party positions.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/12/1...out-persona-than-policies.html?_r=0&referrer=

Opening paragraph:

Jeb Bush’s announcement that he would “actively explore” a 2016 presidential run has been met with healthy skepticism, in no small part because he has staked out positions at odds with the Republican Party’s conservative base

hey OP, I forwarded your post to NYT and demanded they run a retraction.

the fact that he might well be the most "conservative" candidate (with the creds to back it up)

i'll let you know what they say

 

[mrjarrell]

Bush is giving some hints as to what his campaign and issues might look like.

Jeb Bush previews 2016 run, promising "adult conversations" on big issues - The Washington Post

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

Looks like Sara's thinking about running again...this time for the big chair.

I like her. I think she's a good person. But I think we need something else.

Sarah Palin considering a run for White House in 2016 - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

 

[Redhorse]

INGO, we can't let the same old people run. We gotta pull for someone better.