Note to Bush’s researchers:
Nothing, I repeat, nothing, will cause me to vote for Bush. If the Ayatollah is his opponent he is not getting my vote.
“....Bush’s first political visit to New Hampshire in 15 years drew dozens of local and national media. He proclaimed his visit to Integra as “the coolest tour I think I ever had,” but was more circumspect about his prospective White House campaign.
“I’m joyfully pursuing the possibility of this and I will decide at some point, and then I’ll go at it,” he said, ignoring the massive campaign fundraising that’s taking place on his behalf.
In an attempt to portray himself as more electable than his rivals, Bush reiterated his support for mainstreaming illegal immigrants — a stance that has drawn heat from hard-line conservatives in his party.
“The best plan, the most realistic plan, the grown-up plan, once you control the border ... is to say, ‘Let these folks achieve, earn legal status,’” Bush said during a business roundtable at Integra. “If we just keep people in the shadows, we’re not going to solve our immigration problems.”
Bush also embraced the so-called Common Core State Standards Initiative, which dictates public school education and math requirements. He said the standards are needed and described a scenario where without them, students could receive a high school diploma, yet still fail entrance tests for community colleges.
“Who’s fooling who?” Bush asked. “Do we feel good about this? Are we that concerned about our self-esteem?”
He suggested his position on Common Core may be unpopular among some Republicans, but it’s also more mature, and hence more likely to attract mainstream voters....”