Jeb Bush for VP?

The National Ledger ^ | March 12, 2005 | Robert Novak

[Coastal]

WASHINGTON -- Nationally prominent Republicans are talking to each other about the possibility of getting Florida Gov. Jeb Bush to accept the vice-presidential nomination in 2008 since he has ruled out running for president that year.

Bush probably would be the front-runner for the party's next presidential nomination if he only had a different last name. GOP politicians agree that five Bush presidential nominations out of the last six campaigns would be one too many for the country to take. But second place on the ticket might be acceptable to voters.

A footnote:

[PhilDragoo]

Indeed, it is so frequently said, "Oh, she's never been elected!"

Nor was Hitlery das Butch when she was Co-President.

Condoleezza Rice could be, as we discuss her, on the escalator: National Security Advisor > Secretary of State > Vice President > President.

What remains to be seen is whether her first term as vice president would be as the follow on to an ailing Richard Cheney.

At any rate, her position as nominee for vice president on the 2008 ticket would be a perfectly respectable debut on the political stage.

And we will be well-served by her considerable talents at every level.

[Finalapproach29er]

The big-government Bushes need to go away. We need a Reagan Republican in 2008. What the Bush-Clinton-Bush gang has done to Reagan's America is atrocious. IMO

[Racehorse]

All this talk of femme candidates is sorta silly, though. The GOP will deliver the first openly-gay nomination before it backs a woman for President.

Wael, my talk about a femme/femme ticket is a little silly. Maybe fanciful  But, though I suppose I shouldn't be, I'm a little surprised some believe a woman could not win the GOP's nomination.  I absolutely believe we have passed the time win gender was a political liability.

Right woman. Right time. Right issues. She wins.

I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens once the war wagons start to roll out.

[Coldwater Creek]

I would hope that If Mrs. Clinton should be the Democrat nominee that she would choose Harold Ford Jr. as her running mate.

It wouldn't matter who the Republicans ran they would win hands down. Skeletons skeletons, skeletons, skeletons, skeletons, skeletons.

[Constitutional Patriot]

Personally, despite his doing a fine job as FL Gov., I don't think he brings much to the ticket, other than the name. The lib media will have a field day with the whole "corrupt dynasty of stealing elections" crap.

[RayChuang88]

Personally, despite his doing a fine job as FL Gov., I don't think he brings much to the ticket, other than the name.

That's actually a huge advantage for Governor "Jeb" Bush. After all, the late Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and the current President are all former state governors.

[ran15]

I agree with you, what people would be similiar to Reagan do you think?

I personally like Gingrich, he managed to keep government spending under control for almost a decade, with Clinton in the whitehouse.

Clinton with his diplomacy, free trade, pro-technology ideas was pretty good economically because he was limited in how much he could spend. With no limits he would have gone Lenin like, and crashed things.

If we keep growing the government faster then our economy grows, it won't take long before we're just another France or Germany.

[ran15]

In the current political climate I agree with you. I just don't see a woman president anytime soon for America. Even Hilligula I dont' believe the dems will nominate.

They'll run some white very high IQ, smooth talking, communist, wealthy elitist, male.

[montag813]

Are people still with Condoleeza Rice, despite her reference to pro-lifers as "the other side" in an interview published today?

[montag813]

I have said it before and will again. Jeb Bush's politcal future depends on whether Terry Schiavo lives, or is put to death. Judges are NOT the final say in our system of government. There are co-equal powers. If a Governor disagrees with a judicial ruling, he is well within his rights to refuse to enforce it. Jeb must do so. If Schiavo is allowed to be put to death, his political future will end.

[spectre]

"3. He speaks Spanish fluently, which means he can easily court the increasingly powerful Hispanic vote."

It's sad that our Nation has come down to this.

sw

[Finalapproach29er]

I hear some good things about Gov. Sanford- S. Carolina

[Froggie]

Harold Ford Jr. and Skeletons....since when have Democrats worried about skeletons? I can't recall that EVER happenning. And only one or two southern states would need to flip for Hillary to waltz! God forbid!

[Froggie]

No electoral experience to speak of....ok, what had Eisenhower run for? The Middle East will continue to improve there will be a sort of peace in Isreal/Lebannon/Palestine with Sec. of State Rice at thr forefront -- will Jewish vote finally wake up and see which party really supports Isreal?
I think the Reps. will nominate an African-American candidate long before the Dems will - the Dems can only seem to demonize intelligent thoughtful African-Americans... plus they don't see a need to nominate one, as they take their vote for granted.
A real question is what Democrat who will run (Biden, Richardson, Kerry, Edwards, Bayh etc.) will have the balls to do what it takes to bloody Hillary in the primaries?

[KyleM]

I find it very interesting that you mentioned Rep.Mike Pence of Indiana.I strongly believe he will be the next Ronald Reagan and I have no doubt he will be a future President.I do not believe it will be 2008,I actually am very worried about 2008 as the list of potential "conservative" candidates I believe they are all weak.Of Owens,Allen,and Pawlenty I consider them politicians first and not movement conservatives.I actually think conservatives will have to compromise their principals one more time and support a Guiliani or Rice to ensure victory in 2008.After all,at the end of the day there is not much difference between a Rice and a Allen.In this scenario I believe we will have a moderate President and Mike Pence(perhaps as speaker) will hold the line on spending in the house while gaining attention as the leader of the conservative movement in time for 2016.

[KyleM]

If you are worried about open borders and illegals then you will NOT be a fan of Mark Sanford.If you are against high taxes you will not like him either.

[Run Silent Run Deep]

What if one of them is the nominee? You goin' third party already?

[ran15]

If you are against high taxes you will not like him either.

It appears while he was in congress he had a good record on taxes. From his website: "During his time in Washington, D.C., Gov. Sanford was a tireless advocate for the taxpayer. For his consistent efforts to lower taxes and limit government growth he was ranked #1 in the entire Congress by Citizens Against Government Waste. He was rated similarly by the National Taxpayers' Union and Taxpayers for Common Sense inducted him into the Taxpayer Hall of Fame. In his own office, he backed his voting record with personal action - returning over $200,000 (almost a third of his total office budget) each year to the taxpayers. " Did he turn into another strong(big) government republican as govenor?

[ran15]

Judges are NOT the final say in our system of government. There are co-equal powers.

Someone on another thread made a good point. Since something like 75% of the elected officials in America are lawyers, they naturally bow down to the decrees of the judges. In his opinion, and I agree lawyers should not be allowed to run for elected office, as they are emissaries of the court.. which creates a violation of the seperation of powers.

[KyleM]

No,he had a horrible record in congress on tax limitation and tax cuts(for a "conservative").Sanford is not a supply sider,he is a deficit hawk in the McCain,Hagel,and Lindsey Graham mold.His ranking for the National tax limitation committee was low(for a conservative).Here some of the tax cuts he voted against in congress.Sanford is not the real deal.I used to think he was then several of the Mike Pence supporters showed me the truth.




24. TAX CUTS. HR4579 (roll call vote 469). Passage of the bill to cut taxes by $80 billion over five years, by extending expired provisions such as the research tax credit, reducing taxes for farmers and married couples, and making health insurance premiums 100 percent deductible for the self-employed. Passed 229-195, September 26, 1998. ACU supported the legislation.
Social Security Tax Repeal - Passage HR4865 (Roll Call Vote No. 450).
2000-07-27

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The House passed a bill reducing the percentage of Social Security benefits that are taxable from 85 percent to 50 percent which was the level up until 1993.
ACU supported this bill.

This bill was: opposed
The vote was: 265-159

This Representative voted: In Opposition of ACU
CATS BUDGET. HConRes84, FY 1998 Budget Resolution (roll call vote 144). Doolittle (R-CA) substitute amendment, offered on behalf of the Conservative Action Team, to balance the budget by 2002 by cutting non-defense discretionary spending to levels requested in the President=s FY 1997 budget request, an additional savings of $109 billion that would be applied to additional tax cuts, thereby increasing net tax cuts to $193 billion over 5 years. Rejected 119-313, May 21, 1997. ACU supported the amendment.