Posted on 02/21/2016 3:47:22 PM PST by jimbo123
On a sweltering day in Miami last June, surrounded by a diverse group of supporters, Jeb Bush announced his candidacy for president of the United States.
"My message will be an optimistic one," Bush promised. "I will campaign as I would serve: Going everywhere, speaking to everyone, keeping my word, facing the issues without flinching and staying true to what I believe."
In a remarkable turn of events, eight months later, Bush -- the son and brother of presidents -- suspended his campaign, flanked by his tearful wife and youngest son.
But in a race for the Republican nomination marked by tumult and change, one thing had not: His message.
"I committed that I would campaign as I would serve," Bush said, repeating almost word for word a line from that very first speech. "Going everywhere, speaking to everyone, keeping my word, facing the issues without flinching and staying true to what I believe."
Bush, the former two-term governor of Florida, famously said in December 2014 that Republicans might have to be willing to "lose the primary to win the general without violating your principles."
He seemed to do just that.
In countless town hall meetings, conversations with voters and interviews with the media, Bush defended policies, some of which were anathema to the Republican Party. He favors a path to legal status for undocumented immigrants and supports the Common Core education standards. His wife is Mexican-born and he speaks fluent Spanish.
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When was JEB a front runner?
Back in May of 2015? lol
...and his wife also speaks very poor English, despite having lived in this country for years.
Well, adios!
Bush and the Bush donors were HAD. Mike Murphy did a Madoff with all their money.
Couldnt happen to a nicer bunch of DUFUS GENIUSES!!!!
hahahahahahahahahahaha!
Which obviously makes him more than qualified to hold the highest office in the land.
If they had consulted tea leaves instead of Kanned Ham, they would have realized NOBODY wanted another Bush.
Jeb was a frontrunner? News to me!
Jeb Bush was never a frontrunner anywhere but in the minds of the media saboteurs. After his dad and bro, he had no more chance of being elected president than he did of singing at the Met.
At what time and in what alternate universe was Jeb! a “front runner”?
After his dad and bro, he had no more chance of being elected president than he did of singing at the Met.
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Without Trump we would be wringing our hands today and wondering how Bush could possibly have come in a close second in SC.
Jeb Bush was a loser the first time he came on national TV and looked and acted like a 7 year old kid trying to find his way to a bathroom...
His wife is Mexican-born and he speaks fluent Spanish.
Since when are either of these two things anathema to Republicans...? the author protests too much...
“When was JEB a front runner?
Back in May of 2015? lol”
That would be a good guess. Certainly in that time frame.
What's her name Trump does not speak very good English, but, I would like to bag that babe. (Sorry, I was thinking out loud.)
JEB spent too much time with turkeys, common core, immigrants, etc.
LOL ... it’s the same thing that happened to Romney ...all of his “consultants” made a ton of money giving bad advice , and after he lost they were laughing all the way to the bank ...it’s a racket , and that’s just another reason they hate Trump so much ...Trump just crapped all over their scam
Mrs. Trump speaks five languages. She can probably tell you to go to h#ll in all of them. ;)
The real story:
Jeb Bush’s hopes to be President died with Terri Schindler Schiavo, a young, healthy, but disabled woman he was sworn to protect, but allowed to be tortured to death by judicial decree.
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