Our View | Jeb Bush: true conservative

The Longboat Key Observer ^ | December 10, 2014 | Staff

[Norm Lenhart]

See? There is indeed equality in Obama’s America!

[sportutegrl]

Bush is liberal on immigration. But, in his defense, Cuban immigrants are miles apart from Central American immigrants. Also, it is the Yankee ‘immigrants’ from the East Coast that is hurting Florida.

[stephenjohnbanker]

We’ll show em in 2016!

10 million extra “entrant” Democrat voters won’t matter!

[Norm Lenhart]

Sure they will. They are natural conservatives! We got this one in the bag.

[stephenjohnbanker]

That YOU, Rove?

: )

[Norm Lenhart]

I am undone ;)

[Jim Robinson]

FUJB!! Amnesty pimps need not apply!!

[ek_hornbeck]

But, in his defense, Cuban immigrants are miles apart from Central American immigrants.

Since Jeb favors amnesty for Mexican and Central American illegals, I fail to see your point. He never said that he only supported liberal immigration for Cuban immigrants.

[VRWCarea51]

Haven’t you heard. Dumbya has said Bubba is his bro and Hillary his sis-inlaw.

On big Socialist family!

[joe fonebone]

the words “bush” and “conservative” do not even belong on the same planet..

i used to be a conservative...

until the bushes grabbed that label...

no more bushes, not now, not ever...

[x]

The writer doesn't show much understanding of how politicians change when they move from the state to the national stage. Governors have to balance budgets and they have to deal with state legislators who may have very conservative views. They also aren't insulated from the public to the same degree that Washington politicians are. Once politicians move to DC, their views often lurch leftward, and conservatives see that coming in Bush.

Ronald Reagan acquired an immunity to challenges from the right. Other Republican politicians don't have that. Bush certainly doesn't. Part of his problem is his name, but another problem for him is that he doesn't understand just how much more important the issue illegal immigration has become since he was in office.

Tongue in cheek aside: America will have trouble electing a fat president again. Taft and Cleveland were a long time ago. Politicians like Bill Clinton or Mike Huckabee or Chris Christie have a class-regional-ethnic thing going -- growing boys making up for childhood deprivation. But you can't be a 12th generation American, a 4th generation millionaire, a 3rd generation politician and a 2nd generation president and be so jowly.

[floriduh voter]

false.

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

I don’t care if this particular Bush walks on water. We do NOT need another Bush as a candidate. The name has been bounced around in public too long and too many low-information voters wouldn’t touch it with a ten-foot pole. For the good of the nation, Jeb should recognize that and step aside. He’s unelectable.

[GOPJ]

Repealing the helmet law for motorcyclists doesn't trump Bush's willingness to open the floodgates for illegals forcing their way into the United States. The fact the political editor of the former St. Petersburg Times is willing to go to bat for Bush is also telling...

[Road Warrior ‘04]

For the Longboat Key area, he would be conservative. For the rest of the world, he’s a RINO Progressive.

[entropy12]

I am with you. Anyone willing to give Amnesty to illegals flunks the test for me. We have too many better dandidates to promote Jeb Bush. Bush-43 and Bush-41 were both disappointments.

[Old Sarge]

Adam C. Smith, political editor of the liberal Tampa Bay Times

Stopped reading there.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Good. Save your eyesight for something worth reading : )

[Old Sarge]

Anything from the LGB Times is not worth it - I don’t even paper my dog’s accidents with it.

[stephenjohnbanker]

If the word “Times” is in it, it ain’t worth it.