Mitt Romney-Jeb Bush for GOP Ticket in 2008?

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[MinorityRepublican]

Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has hired several of Jeb Bush’s top aides, leading to speculation that Romney may be courting the outgoing Florida governor for a possible Romney-Bush 2008 ticket for the White House.

After Bush’s former chief of staff and top political adviser, Sally Bradshaw, joined Romney’s Commonwealth political action committee earlier this month, Romney flew to Florida to join Bush for campaign events and fund-raisers - and to gauge Bush’s interest in being a running mate, sources told the Boston Herald.

Soon after, Bush’s chief finance director, Ann Woods Herberger, also joined Romney’s political action committee.

Bush has ruled out running for president himself. But agreeing to accept the vice presidential post would allow him to "run on the national ticket without having to run for the ticket,” since vice presidential candidates are chosen, not elected, political analyst David Mark, a former political reporter who covered Gov. Bush, told the Herald.

[dcwusmc]

And as for RUDY? Oh, HELL no!

[Magilla]

Steele is too much of a risk. He was not able to swing black voters and may alienate some white. That is the reason in my opinion he isn't heading the RNC. Santorum lost by 12 points and can be tied to W more than his brother Jeb.

[Texas4ever]

NO more Bush please. Give it a rest maybe George Jr. later.

[Brian Allen]

<< .... Romney may be courting the outgoing Florida governor for a possible Romney-Bush 2008 ticket .... >>

Dream on Mr N-E-liberal RINO Romney.

GINGRICH/BARBOUR2008!

[Southack]

Just to put paid to the "Mitt Romney" rumors, he's toast.

Governor Mitt Romney signed Massachusetts' 2002 Assault Weapons Ban.


He also campaigned on a platform of not changing a single pro-abortion law.


Oh, and for all of you born after the 2002 Olympics (or out of the country, or just not paying attention), Mitt Romney got Salt Lake City busted for **BRIBING** the International Olympic Committee.


You see, Govenor Romney chaired SLC's Olympics.


Any questions?!

[Herakles]

How about Hillary and Dick Chaney? Does Dick still hunt?? Does he need ammo?

[TAdams8591]

I am overwhelmed by the cleverness of your comeback. /sarcasm

[supercat]

Is there any reason a candidate shouldn't be able to say the following:

1. It has become apparent over the last few years that allowing law-abiding citizens to defend themselves is an effective deterrent to crime, and has not caused any problems of its own. Efforts at stricter "gun control" will merely benefit criminals. [no need to mention that this was HCI et al. knew this all along].
2. Recent advances with adult stem-cell research show such great promise, and adult stem cells have such enormous advantages over embryonic ones, including the possibility of autologous transplants, that even if moral factors weren't an issue, embryonic research would be a waste of money.
3. That the country has allowed infanticide in the past is no reason that it must continue to allow it in the future. Even though abortion of a 40-week fetus is nothing less than infanticide, what's done is done. To forbid the practice in future would not damn those who have engaged in it in the past. To the contrary, only by forbidding it in future can those who engaged it in the past really get right with themselves [and with God, though the latter need not be mentioned].
4. This country needs immigrants, but there is no reason why those who cheat the system should be treated better than those who play by the rules.

Should any of those points really be controversial, if presented as suggested?

[madison10]

I like JEB, but there HAS to be more than one or two people to run for President other than a Bush. It just won't fly.

[supercat]

Jeb Bush is a great guy. The best of the Bush family in office -- but no chance of election -- at least not for 12 or so years.

I don't doubt that Jeb Bush is a good person, but when faced with a crisis (Terri Schiavo) he got caught bluffing. That doesn't make him a bad human being, nor would it disqualify him from legislative offices, but IMHO it would signal a dangerous weakness in a President.

[DB]

No thanks.

[proudCArepublican]

Me to

[Paleo Conservative]

LOL!

[supercat]

No, 20.

What Bush was on the Dole/Kemp ticket in 1996?

[MinorityRepublican]

When the current president leaves office in 2009 — there will have been a Bush in the Oval Office or the vice president's office for all but eight of the past 28 years.

Source

[janetgreen]

No thanks - never again.

[Fiji Hill]

Beginning in 1952, in every presidential campaign except one, the Republican ticket has included a Bush, a Dole, or a Nixon.

[Mr. Mojo]

I didn't say Republican ticket (in my post #4), I said Presidential ticket:

'80: Reagan / Bush
'84: Reagan / Bush
'88: Bush / Quayle
'92: Clinton / Gore
'96: Clinton / Gore
'00: Bush / Cheney
'04: Bush / Cheney

A Bush or a Clinton on every ticket since 1980.

[Walkingfeather]

If I said it once I said it 500 times.People will not vote for a president named Mitt. Shallow, yes, reality Yup.

[Young Scholar]

Oh, and for all of you born after the 2002 Olympics (or out of the country, or just not paying attention), Mitt Romney got Salt Lake City busted for **BRIBING** the International Olympic Committee.

Link? My understanding was that he took over with the organizing committee in shambles (the bribery had already taken place), and brought the SLC Olympics out of this crisis, turing it into a huge success.