Posted on 02/28/2015 12:15:56 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Jeb Bush reminded a CPAC audience what a conservative isn't; Ted Cruz of Texas reminded them what a conservative is.
Friday, Governor Jeb Bush began to speak before the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Md., when a sudden shuffling of feet signaled the exodus of conservative Tea Party activists from the Patomac Ballroom of the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.
Bush now knows what New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio feels when an army of police officers turn their backs to him at every speech.
William Temple, a Tea Party organizer from Brunswick, Georgia, led the walkout “to exercise our right to go to the bathroom at the same time,” he told the Washington Times.
The demonstration underscored the growing conservative anger over squishy, moderate, establishment Republicans claiming the “conservative” mantel.
For instance, Bush addressed President Obama’s unconstitutional executive amnesty with the usual, tangential, establishment response. “The president did use authority he didn’t have,” Bush said anemically, “the courts are going to overrule that.”
That statement was tacit support for Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s surrender of congressional, legislative authority—not to mention the power of the purse—to Obama, rendering Congress irrelevant.
Earlier the same day, conservative talk-radio host Laura Ingram told a CPAC crowd, “Why don’t we [Republicans] just call it quits, and Jeb and Hillary can run on the same ticket?”
Thursday, Senator Ted Cruz of Texas added much needed clarity when speaking to a CPAC audience:
“If a candidate tells you they oppose Obamacare, fantastic! When have you stood up against it? If a candidate tells you they oppose the debt and debt ceiling that are crushing our kids and grandkids, terrific! When have you stood up and fought against it? If a candidate says they oppose President Obama’s illegal and unconstitutional executive amnesty, terrific! When have you stood up and fought against it? If a candidate tells you they support the First Amendment, freedom of speech, religious liberty; that they support the Second Amendment, the right to keep and bear arms, fantastic! When have you stood up and fought for them? … If the candidate tells you they support life, if the candidate tells you they support [the traditional definition of] marriage, When have you stood and fought? If a candidate tells you they stand with the nation of Israel, terrific! When have you stood and fought? If a candidate says that they oppose Iran acquiring nuclear weapons capability, fantastic! When have you stood and fought? Actions speak far, far louder than words. We need to look to people who walk the walk and don’t just talk the talk.”
Cruz is proof that a man is distinguished by his enemies. He is hated by the leaders of his own party, not because he is “extreme,” but because he has a pulse. Cruz believes the GOP should live up to its billing as an “opposition party” and not remain a rubber stamp to President Obama, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi’s destructive policies.
That speech was the closest Cruz has come to declaring his candidacy for president.
Meanwhile, the New York Times reported that “Mr. Bush has vowed to run a ‘joyful’ presidential campaign free from the seamier side of party politics.” That’s mainstream media-speak for “devoid of ideas,” like the last two Republican presidential races.
Republican rank-and-file voters should expect another humiliating defeat if they nominate a Bush-like, lickspittle, mainstream media-approved candidate for president.
I can almost picture a confident Hillary Clinton choosing curtains for the White House family quarters.
Jeb reaffirmed that he would be bad for America.
God bless the tea-peeers!
Yep, and seconds after Jebbie is nominated, some scandal will magically appear. Not that there's anything wrong with it...
He looks a little like duh Blahzero but otherwise I don’t see much connection.
I can’t even believe they are pushing this on us. There is nothing, NOTHING that would make me ever vote for Jeb or any Bush for that matter.
I call him Jeb Arbusto.
One potential scandal involves Jeb Bush and the convicted Claudio Onsorio. The relationship - albeit no accusations were made against Jeb - was revealed in an episode of “American Greed” this week. Also, putting Onsorio that includes also Onsario and “Jeb Bush” into google led yesterday to 122,000 hits.
I won’t be voting for “Benedict” Bush.
When Governor of Florida, he allowed the killing of Terri Schiavo.
As President, he would allow the killing of America.
Stay out da Bushes.
Meanwhile, the New York Times reported that "Mr. Bush has vowed to run a 'joyful' presidential campaign free from the seamier side of party politics."Bush will run a nasty campaign during the primary, and will be an avid and eager mud-slinger. However, once he gets to the general, he will be unable to bring himself to criticize, much less play hardball, against the Democrat nominee. Just like Romney, just like McCain, just like Dole. Heck, even George W. Bush almost lost the first campaign to Al Gore because he wanted to coast and not answer the Gore campaign.
Refresh my memory; did his brother receive the same acclaim when he was running?
I am really not joking when I propose the same thing. Bush/Clinton would be a good ticket. They are in essential agreement on almost everything.
Except, probably, who should head the ticket.
I would say that if Bush wins, he should hire a food taster and make sure she is on the same plane with him every time he travels.
Cruz is proof that a man is distinguished by his enemies. He is hated by the leaders of his own party, not because he is “extreme,” but because he has a pulse.
Exactly.
For me its Cruz or Cruz.
“CRUZ or lose!”
Jeb doesn’t fit in any better than a pair of brown shoes and white socks at a Tuxedo festival.
Be careful... you have a "B" product with an "A" marketing team pushing very hard.
We’re calling Kasich ‘Obama Jr’
http://patriotaction.net/profiles/blogs/ohio-s-republican-governor-says-the-bible-justifies-obamacare?commentId=6661173%3AComment%3A3744459
It's just Jeb exercising his right to throw away his and his chump supporters' money on a doomed quest to elect a THIRD Bush to the White House.
I'm telling you right now that there is no way in hell that another Bush will win that office for decades to come.
I didn't think they'd have the gall to do this. I thought the plan was to wait until we were a full blown third world South American style oligarchy and then pull that Hispanic Bush kid out of waiting.
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