Report: Bush 41 telling friends it’s a “near certainty” that Jeb runs

Hot Air ^ | September 26, 2014 | Allahpundit

[tennmountainman]

I’m 100% certain I won’t vote for Jeb under any circumstance.

[Georgia Girl 2]

What’s he going to run on? Common Core and Amnesty? Not big GOP vote getters. I say let Jeb run and we can watch his candidacy last about one debate again’st Cruz, Paul and Perry.

[Verginius Rufus]

Maybe Jeb will run, but I find it very hard to believe he can win the nomination. Maybe if heart attacks or Ebola takes out all the other candidates.

The last time the Republicans have won a Presidential election without someone named Nixon or Bush on the ticket (Presidential or Vice Presidential candidate) was 1928.

So maybe we should be looking for some good conservative named Nixon who could be the VP nominee in 2016.

[Califreak]

NO!

[trisham]

[Ray76]

Go ahead and vote for Jeb Bush or Romney or whatever RINO tripe they serve you. Go ahead, be part of the problem.

[huldah1776]

Considering our Providential Miracle-working God is quite angry at this here “Christian” nation that has legalized everything He hates, I am just going to put my life in His hands and look towards the future when His wrath is spent and He restores order to this world in the way it should be. I am not a believer in the “rapture.”

[huldah1776]

By the way, since Free Republic is actually one of the most conservative sites, where do those who are the GOP establishment post their comments since they are going to choose the next (I am so happy to be able to type this word since I haven’t done so sine 2008) PRESIDENT of the United States?

[flaglady47]

“Go ahead and vote for Jeb Bush or Romney or whatever RINO tripe they serve you. Go ahead, be part of the problem.”

You know, I gave my gut opinion of why I think Jeb Bush might run, and you extrapolated out of thin air that I therefore support Jeb Bush. Well you are wrong, Mr. Smarty Pants. I don’t like Jeb Bush, and would not vote for him in a primary.

As to being a part of the problem, look in a mirror Mr. Smarty Pants, because if you don’t vote for a Republican when it comes to the actual elections, you have effectively voted for the socialist/commie/pinko/fascist/ultra liberal Democrat. Now whose the real problem. I’m addressing you, sir, because you will doom your country to a dictatorship of the left. Get your priorities straight before it’s too late.

[Ray76]

Go ahead and vote for the socialist/commie/pinko/fascist RINO Bush/Romney/etc ad nauseum. Your “thinking” is how we got in this mess.

[1035rep]

“(I am so happy to be able to type this word since I haven’t done so sine 2008) PRESIDENT of the United States?”

Me either. Even when I cut and paste I drop the word if it refers to Barry. It’s going to take a long time to rid ourselves of the Obama stench.

[entropy12]

No!

(Jeb + Mitt) and Cruz run........Cruz wins!

(Jeb + Mitt + Christy) and Cruz and Paul run...Cruz wins!

Worst scenario is Jeb, Cruz & Paul.....Jeb wins.
Equally worse Mitt, Cruz, Paul run....Mitt wins.
More worse Christy, Cruz, Paul run....Christy wins.

Moral of the story is splitting votes is a loser.
Have the conservatives learned anything from 2012?

[entropy12]

Why do you want to make it easier for democrats to win by splitting republican votes?

Are you on Hillary’s payroll?

[ronnie raygun]

Stay out the bushes!

[cva66snipe]

A Hurl for Poppy, a Hurl for W, and a double Hurl for Jeb. Enough of all of them and their GOP-E Dynasty/Legacies. This nation has not had a put America’s best interest first POTUS sitting in the White House since Reagan. Same policies, same names, same political donor oligarchies, same results, USA looses. Seems The Karl & Friends are gonna push three or four GOP-E RINO’s and saturate the primaries. Hurl on him as well and the Moron GOP-E Show Host on GOP-E Agenda Fox News who give him & McCain daily camera face time.

[tanknetter]

I don't have a problem with anyone running. Increasingly I think that Jeb running would be a good thing for the Party.

In the cathartic sense. The truth is that Conservatives need an establishment foil to provide the opportunity to make our case. I actually relish the idea of Jeb Bush having to stand up in the GOP primary debates and have to defend his long-support for immigration reform and common core against someone like Ted Cruz. And his (I believe) support for unions against someone like Scott Walker.

In fact, I think that Cruz and Walker would bury Bush on those issues, on points. It would help both of them become better candidates and provide the opportunity both need to present themselves as rational, reasonable and logical advocates for the Conservative agenda. If they seize the opportunity, which ever one gets the nomination (and I think it'll be one of the two) will be much better inoculated against the typical "fire-breathing extremist nutjob" charges that are sure to flow from Campaign Hillary!.

[Ray76]

Hahaha! You really are a scream.

[entropy12]

I guess you think it is funny. But in reality your prescription is indeed making it easier for likes of Obummer to win. Obummer has cost me plenty already.

Like I said, Hillary thanks you.

[Ray76]

What is “funny” is that you don’t care about a socialist/commie/pinko/fascist being elected, only that they be on the R team.

Republicans have made it clear that the answer is, has been, and will be “no” to conservative/constitutionalist candidates. Yet you don’t believe them. You put on the R team jersey and lead the cheer. If only you try harder they’ll change their ways. This time it will be different.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

In the primary, the more RINOs the better. Jeb, Christie and Romney would split the big-donor money nicely, for the first time in recent memory.

We could coalesce behind Cruz.

It's not just a dream, it's actually possible.