Posted on 04/02/2015 4:42:00 AM PDT by cotton1706
Jeb Bush appeared to modify his public comments about Indiana’s “religious freedom” law on Wednesday in a closed-door Silicon Valley fund-raiser, telling a small group of potential supporters that a “consensus-oriented” approach would have been better at the outset.
Mr. Bush’s comments were strikingly different in tone and in scope from what he said on Monday night in an interview with the conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. In that interview he praised Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana for doing the “right thing” and said that the new law was similar to one in Florida and to a law signed by President Bill Clinton in 1993.
Mr. Bush, the former governor of Florida who has all but declared his candidacy for the presidency, told Mr. Hewitt that if people “actually got briefed on the law,” then they “wouldn’t be blasting” it. The law, he said, “is simply allowing people of faith space to be able to express their beliefs” and “to be people of conscience.” He continued, “I just think once the facts are established, people aren’t going to see this as discriminatory at all.”
Mr. Pence, after a storm of controversy in the news media and from business leaders, has pushed for a “fix” to the measure he signed last week. He said the change would provide some protection against denial of service to gays and lesbians.
Mr. Pence did not make his plans for a fix certain until Tuesday, but Mr. Bush, an aide said, was aware it was under consideration when he went on Mr. Hewitt’s show.
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Yeah, this guy's a real leader! /sarcasm
He’ll change his equivocating tune everywhere he goes from now until he’s nominated. A leopard with chameleon spots.
In the end he’s a RINO and you can’t believe or trust anything he says. If he got his way, your children and grand children will be speaking Spanish.
How can you tell Jeb and Hillary apart?
Answer: You can’t.
Everyone seems to be missing the fact that both these laws were passed by both of the states’ legislatures. Let’s hope that both will dig in and tell their Governor, “You have our bill.”
consensus-oriented approach = tell people what they want to hear
Squish City
Jeb will assume the shape of any convenient vessel.
Yeah, I want this guy as president.
Right
It was consensus oriented approach since it was passed by majority vote. What he really means, is what we need is we need Democrats to agree as well
Whatta' guy.
:: The law, he said, “is simply allowing people of faith space to be able to express their beliefs” ::
“...or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...”
Why do we not continue to place this phrase into the public discourse on “religion”.
Interview reveals why he would be a disaster as President.
You can’t have a “consensus oriented approach” with opponents who are committed to grinding you into the ground.
More Compassionate Conservatism.
Pray America is waking
wishy washy namby pamby change the message according to the audience politician.
Or should it be:
wishy washy namby pamby,
change the message when it’s handy.
Back in the founding days, there was concern about the liberty crushing impacts of "mob rule". I didn't understand that as a youth, I thought surely if the populace massively supported something that it must be the best course for most and any other position was based on some sort of elitism. As I aged and saw how "consensus" can be used to stifle debate and crush individuals I understood it finally. And here we see it at work again.
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