Jeb Bush in 2016? Not Too Early for Chatter

New York Times ^ | Nov 25 2012 | JIM RUTENBERG and JEFF ZELENY

[WilliamIII]

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Now that the Obama and Romney campaigns have closed their headquarters in Chicago and Boston, the attention of the political world is shifting to an office suite tucked behind the colonnades of the Biltmore Hotel complex here.

The suite is where former Gov. Jeb Bush manages his consulting business, his education foundation and, now, the (very) early decision-making process for a possible presidential run in 2016.

[jimbo123]

[Arthurio]

Florida. Hispanic connections. He would do well with Hispanics, like his hermano. He would be a formidable candidate.

[taildragger]

Ok, how in G-d's name does the EGOP still have that much of a rectal cranal inverson after some 14 days ago. Insanity is doing the same thing and expecting different results.

They are insane....

With all I said, as a backdrop how do we not finally say goodbye to the EGOP and start our own gig...

[COBOL2Java]

And so it has been foreordained. Rove and Ann Coulter will begin pushing it, and their GOPe flying monkeys will begin creating accounts on FreeRepublic and browbeating anyone who opposes it.

[WilliamIII]

Why does GOP keep having to run Bush relatives? Can’t they find any descendants/relatives of Herbert Hoover to run? Maybe he has a great nephew, Jeb Hoover?

[TwelveOfTwenty]

And as long as we don't pull the "well, Jeb is better than or that silly "we'll take care of Jeb later" meme, we won't get stuck with him;.

We'd have to take care of that in the primaries. If we wins that, then that's what we'll be stuck with in the general elections. But I doubt he'll win the primaries if he runs.

[grumpygresh]

Jeb Bush? Good. That means time for a third party. Good bye Whigs.

[skeeter]

Nobody named Bush will get a single democrat vote, nor will he get 75% of the typically reliable GOP vote.

Brother Jeb hasn't a snowball's chance in HELL of being elected president.

I don't know what the party is thinking.

[conservative98]

Stay out the Bushes!

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[timestax]

NO

[TADSLOS]

You know what FR needs? Another weekly dose of Bush family worship imagery with Jeb as POTUS. Yeah, that’ll make us all proud conservatives. s/

[Revolting cat!]

Bush’s fault!

[samantha]

I still get email from Jeb for his Foundation for Excellence in Schools, but he can drop off the face of the earth with his prostituting himself by pushing John Podesta being keynote speaker for one of his forums.

He was a great Governor, but he needs to just go far away, and take his Mama with him. He needs to never open his mouth again, anywhere on behalf of Republicans. Snowball's chance in hell of ever being anything again.

[Iron Munro]

Good choice for the democrats.

But who will the republicans run?

[angelcindy]

nooooooooooooo freakin way!!!!

[ClearCase_guy]

We should really strive for a Republican candidate who will appeal to Hispanics.

That way, when the Hispanics vote really heavily for the Democrat, we can all be surprised and disappointed.

[eyeamok]

Can’t we just pick somebody out of the Phone Book at Random??

[central_va]

Florida. Hispanic connections. He would do well with Hispanics, like his hermano. He would be a formidable candidate.

I really don't expect to see comments like this on Free Republic.

[ryderann]

It doesn’t matter who the Republicans run unless the voter fraud is stopped...and that’s not going to happen.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

Oh Goody! s/