Posted on 12/29/2014 7:57:35 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The political baggage he carries isn't likely to fly.
Politically, Bushes are, like the value of the Ivy League degrees most of them have, vastly overrated. Jeb Bush, who recently, to the surprise of no one, all but announced he would run for president, is no exception.
Ever since Jeb established an “I’m Thinking About Running for President Committee” (translation to English: I’m running for president) a week or so back, the conventional wisdom, whooped up by the chatterati and the various great mentioners, is that this latest Bush is a lock for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. They also say he’s that party’s best hope for reclaiming 1600. He’s probably neither.
The man who would be Bush III was governor of Florida from January of 1999 to January of 2007. He was a competent, hands-on executive who did many things conservatives find simpatico. With the help of a Republican legislature, he cut taxes to the tune of about $20 billion over his two terms. He helped install higher standards in K-12 education and expanded educational choice. During the eight hurricanes that struck Florida during Bush’s governorship, he orchestrated competent and helpful responses on the part of the state’s emergency agencies.
For all these accomplishments, Jeb Bush left office with high approval ratings. And is still well thought of by a significant fraction of Floridians. So far so good. For a guy who would like to be president, it does no harm to have a successful executive record in what was then the fourth largest state in the nation, now third, and a fair chance of winning Florida’s 29 electoral votes. (In the last two presidential cycles Florida went narrowly to Caesar Obamus.)
But hang on, Jeb Bush also carries considerable political baggage....
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The Uniparty candidate.
They have been running against Bush for ten years now. This makes it easy for Dems next time around.
Plus, they don’t want a real conservative running.
“The political baggage he carries”
Yeah. Like his last name.
“Illegal immigration is about love” - paraphrased - Jeb Bush!
NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Cleaning starts in one’s own house, and I will not vote for another member of the pretend-royal family. If the national GOP truly intends to foist another Uniparty candidate on us in 2016, they deserve to lose. No more Bushes.
This won't sell in TX, where hardly anyone sat out the land commissioner's race won on November 4 by a huge margin by George P. Bush. In cause you didn't know, George P. is Jebbie's son.
The GOPe will see him as a great candidate
Not trying to sell anything. My vote is my own.
What’d I say? These stories come out about every 3 days on Jeb Bush, pity. I don’t think I agree with him on about anything except apparently he’s pro-life but then again, so are most of the other potential GOP candidates. Before this week is over, we’ll probably have 2 more Jeb Bush as a GOP candidate story.
I’d really think that the country would NOT vote for another Bush, maybe 30% would vote for him, no questions asked and then, you’d have to battle to get 21% more to give him the majority in a Presidential election.
The case against Jeb Bush is that the Bush family seems to have a fetish that they are royalty from the Sheiks of Saudi Arabia to the throne of the English empire.
No more Bushes, no more Clintons. A bipartisan bumper sticker for today.
Funny, many years back had to work with attorney whose wife’s family was fleeced in the Silverado deal.
Lost all their savings, had to abandon hearth and home and flee from Colorado to Florida where at least they could get a house protected for bankruptcy...
..then Jeb became governor and they saw the con.
May All Our Eyes Be Opened Without Such Loss!!
How about the fact that Jeb thinks very highly of Hillary ‘What difference does it make’ Clinton:
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2013/09/09/jeb-bush-to-award-hillary-clinton-liberty-medal/
Just like high school, you got elected Student Council president if your parents were members of the Country Club.
Ah bin seein’ dem headlahnes - Jebbush SURGES in duh poles. Being’ duh duhm idjit reepub ah am (yusta be), ah done mayde up mah mine! Ah’m gwine vote fer Jebbush!! Headlahnes got mah brayne all wyred up gud!! Duh!!
We are sick of Bushes, but a stubborn segment of the Republican primary voters still idolize them.
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