Posted on 10/28/2014 9:00:15 AM PDT by C19fan
It has been clear for some time that a significant portion of the Republican establishment in Washington wants Jeb Bush to run for president in 2016. Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, the party's senior-most elected official, has even departed from his formal posture of neutrality to openly pine for the former Florida governor to enter the race. Bush's family name notwithstanding, Boehner and other top Republicans see him as the candidate with the gravitas and fundraising potential to overcome a flawed field, unite the party, and stand on equal footing with Hillary Clinton, the prohibitive Democratic favorite.
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Bush-fatigue is even worse right now that Clinton-fatigue.
Not really much difference between the two anyway.
John Boehner is an ole greasy boozehound. I know people that know him. Smokes and drinks all day.
He is one that does more harm than good for the party.
If I show up at a poll in 2016 to find a Clinton/Bush presidential contest I will have to issue a sincere apology to North Korea for all those nasty things I said about their elections being rigged.
Sick of the bushes. No more. Just like Rove and Bonehead they are nothing but democrat operatives. Nothing more.
He WOULD be labeled as anti-women. That is the bailiwick of politics.
Would YOU ever run for ANY office?
I considered it once, when I was 24 years old, young and STUPID. I got over it in a few minutes.
If that is the choice, there is no point....
Interesting how earlier Jeb presented the award to Hillary for whatever it was.....a foreboding of things to come?
Please note that many of the articles suggesting JEB! as a GOP candidate are coming from leftist sources. Hmm.
While he MIGHT have been a darling to Florida and national conservatives, Jeb Bush is married to a native of Mexico (Columba is the daughter of a migrant worker). And before you scream “ethnocentric bigot” at me, there’s nothing inherently wrong with that. Love knows no bounds.
George P. Bush is Jeb’s kid. Both he and junior are ALLEGED to be Republicans (RINOS?) but they are probably afflicted with a form of cultural schizophrenia, having a foot (or other body parts) in both cultures which may partially explain WHY they’re pushing AMNESTY. They’ve forgotten that THEIR loyalty SHOULD be to el Estados Unidos (sorry, the United States) and they swore oathes to the Constitution HERE, not that of Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguy, etc.
And why the Pubbies are falling all over themselves to court the 16.4% (50,477,594) of allegedly LEGAL RESIDENTS who call themselves Hispanic is beyond reason. And that a number of Pubbies are hell bent on hiking that number by another 11 to 20 MILLION NEW VOTERS, a large percentage of whom — conditioned to the freebies and other goodies supplied over the years by BOTH parties — WILL BE DEMOCRATS, causes one to question their sanity.
Memo to the GOP: With a number of exceptions, the bulk of the hispanics already here are NOT Pubbies and the new ones won’t be either. Do you clowns have a DEATH WISH??
Between the invasion from the south and the Muslim invasion, any vestige of European culture — the culture MY great-grandparents and probably yours brought here after standing in line at places like Ellis Island, being interrogated, proving they had a “sponsor”, being deloused and recorded — will be a distant memory – IF it’s remembered at all.
And if — in some strange and metastasizing American desire to return to a royal family dynasty — Jeb or his son should win the White House in some future presidential beauty contest designed to divert the American electorate every four years, I’d bet that HIS activities toward this alien invasion will make W’s behavior look like a warm-up exercise.
All of that said, ya’ gotta wonder about why Rand Paul is now making pro-amnesty noises.
Bracing for FLAMES from the Bush people in here.
Not aimin this at you Junk...just post’en
I always hear folks tawkin, “Wa wa wa, if’n you vote fer 3rd party, mightswell give it to dah demmacrayts”.
We need CONSERVATIVE candidates. Instead of folks lambasting conservatives for sticking to principle and attempting to guilt folks into draggin these damn liberal republicans across the finish line...then ultimately losing the election. How about fixing the republican primary candidates, republican platform and returning to conservative principles.
True, I’d rather see a Romney in office than Obozo, but these liberal republicans are doing us no favors. We keep on marching toward a socialist tyrannical style gubbamint.
Call, write....then rinse and repeat your local RNC office and demand conservatism.
Not from me. The Jeb Bush effect is nausea as far as I am concerned.
Is this the best we can do? Really?
I weep for this nation daily.
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Republicans
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (N.H.) — Ayotte, who is up for reelection in 2016, is already being discussed as a vice presidential pick.
Rep. Michele Bachmann (Minn.) — Tea Party favorite has said she might run again in 2016.
Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour — Barbour is well liked by the GOP establishment and was included in a Republican National Committee straw poll in January.
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.) -- Blackburn denied a report she is mulling a bid.
John Bolton -- The former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is leaving the 2016 door open.
Scott Brown -- Brown is the underdog in his race against
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.).
Jeb Bush -- Bush fatigue would be a significant obstacle for the former Florida governor.
Cain -- Jon Stewart prayed on the air that Cain would run again.
Ben Carson -- Carson is a rising star in the GOP.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie -- Bridge-gate hasn’t deterred Christie, who sounds like he’s going to be a candidate.
Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) — Tea Party star must convince kingmakers that he can beat Clinton.
Mitch Daniels — The ex-governor of Indiana decided against running in 2012 because of family concerns.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin — The former House member is in the mix of speculation.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam — He says he’s not interested in running.
Newt Gingrich — The 2012 presidential candidate and ex-Speaker might run again. Asked by Fox News’s Greta van Susteren about throwing his hat in the ring, Gingrich responded, “Ask me that in January of 2015.”
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley — Haley is always mentioned as a possible candidate.
Mike Huckabee -- Huckabee’s poll numbers are quite good.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal — The former House member knows policy inside and out, but he would have to stand out amid the many personalities that will be on the 2016 stage.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich — Will Kasich and Ohio Sen. Rob Portman both run? Regardless, Ohio is a must win for the GOP in 2016.
Rep. Pete King (N.Y.) — A frequent critic of Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Rand Paul (Ky.).
Rep. Steve King (Iowa) — A kingmaker in Iowa and a hard-liner on immigration.
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez -- The first female Hispanic governor is not expected to run for president. But she will be a leading vice presidential candidate.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.) — She has a bright future, though a presidential run in 2016 probably isn’t in the cards.
Sarah Palin — The RNC put her in its straw poll, but most think the former Alaska governor will remain on the sidelines.
Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) — Paul, who is up for reelection in 2016, looks like a sure bet to run for president. Of all the possible 2016 GOP hopefuls, Paul has arguably had the best 2014.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence — Pence is a dark horse who shouldn’t be overlooked. The former House member was Tea Party before the Tea Party existed and is well respected by social and fiscal conservatives.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry -- Comebacks are common in politics, but can Perry pull it off? He has two things going for him: The border crisis has put him front and center on the national stage, and the right has rallied behind him in the wake of his indictment in Texas.
Sen. Rob Portman (Ohio) — Portman, who is up for reelection in 2016, is headed to New Hampshire next week.
Condoleezza Rice — The former secretary of State routinely comes up in this conversation, but the chances of a Rice bid are remote.
Rep. Mike Rogers (Mich.) — The retiring House member and soon-to-be talk-radio host hasn’t ruled out a run.
Mitt Romney — The rumors of another Romney run continue to persist.
Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) -- Rubio will have to decide whether to run for president or reelection in 2016. As he said, “you can’t be on the ballot for two different offices” in Florida.
Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.) — He seems more intent on becoming Ways and Means Committee chairman than running for president.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval — It’s more likely that Sandoval would challenge Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) in 2016.
Rick Santorum -- The former Pennsylvania senator is being overlooked in the 2016 race. He did, after all, win the Iowa caucus in 2012.
Joe Scarborough — The host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” is certainly eyeing a return to public office. Will it come sooner or later?
Sen. Tim Scott (S.C.) — He probably won’t run but will be discussed as a possible No. 2 on the ticket. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder — He faces a challenging reelection race in November.
Sen. John Thune (S.D.) — Thune nearly ran in 2012, and he has more than $9.5 million in his campaign war chest.
Donald Trump — Trump might run, but don’t bet on it. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker — Walker first has to win reelection this year.
Allen West — The former congressman from Florida is mulling a bid.
If they run an open-borders guy for president, it will split this party.
And for sure, if they knee-cap Cruz to do it, it will split this party. We’ve seen what they’ve done to every conservative candidate to run against their chosen, and thought it was a fluke, or blamed it on the media. It took me, at least, a while to figure it out but I have no illusions at this point.
So, I’m voting for Cruz this time. Run who you want, but I’m voting for Cruz if I have to write his name in with a pencil.
For me the Jeb Bush Effect is violent retching.
Like a sandwich with no content.
The thing that kills me is that, even under the best circumstances, the Bush name is a damaged brand:
Bush 41: Broke the “no new taxes” pledge, saw the economy sink, lost to Slick Willie in a three-way race.
Bush 43: Started out strong in response to 9/11 but then allowed his administration to get bogged down in Iraq and refused to fight back against the DNC and media. Tepid response to Katrina made him look out of touch.
This is a not a name that inspires confidence in the American people. We might as well be looking for another Nixon or Hoover family member.
This is all about the GOPe hanging on to whatever shreds of power they can control. They could care less about the country - if they did care, they wouldn't touch the Bush family with a 10-foot barge pole given the pathetic showing of the first two Bush presidencies.
Let me remind you of the leftists scheme in our republicrat primaries. We run 4 or 5 fine conservatives, They run some liberal amnestry lover who will do nothing but spend. They have rigged the state rules for “winner take all”. Jeb wins with 25% Wile conservative split the 75%, who hate bush. ( or romney) . They have screwed us with that trick since Bob Dole.And it will work again and that’s why many of us just say “no way” in the general election. We will see an amnesty loving, big spending liberal and we will, by god, like it or else!!
...You have Mitt Romney on your list.
The murderer of Terri Schiavo.
He allowed a citizen of Florida to be murdered, in slow motion, in broad daylight.
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