[Hildy]

NO MORE BUSHES. NO MORE CLINTONS. NO MORE BUSHES. NO MORE CLINTONS.

[Defiant]

George Bush sounded like a conservative coming out of Texas, and he had Dems there eating out of his hands. We won't make that mistake again.

[MinuteGal]

Hmmmm......is Jeb positioning himself to be the Great Conservative Hope?.......given the fact that the field of Republican presidential hopefuls is a mixed bag of RINO's, charisma-deficients, baggage-carriers, nobodies, losers, unknowns......and at least one loonie-bird.

Leni

[FairOpinion]

At a Friday night panel on the state of conservatism, commentator Laura Ingraham argued that Republicans -- if they are to have any chance of winning in 2008 -- must wake up to the fact that Democrats are embracing politicians such as Sen. James Webb (Va.), a gruff military veteran who delivered his party's response to the State of the Union on Tuesday by attacking President Bush's Iraq plan while offering a populist economic message.

"We have to be careful with conservatives not to remain in an echo chamber," Ingraham said. "The party that comes off as the party that represents the American worker best is the party that wins in 2008."

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I agree with Laura. Newt said the same thing: focus on conservative principles, but those that help broaden the base, not narrow it.


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Gingrich sees error in pull of voter base

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1767715/posts

Newt Gingrich, who is considering a bid for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, says his party's biggest mistake is thinking that the way to a lasting majority is to emphasize its conservative voter base.

"A base-motivation party inherently, in the long run, drives away the non-base,"Mr. Gingrich said.

The better way, he says, is to define the opposition on specific issues so that the Democrats are exposed as espousing views shared by a small minority of voters.

Mr. Gingrich now talks optimistically about prospects for building a broader Republican base.


"Ronald Reagan understood that arguments should be made where we have huge advantages with virtually all Americans," Mr. Gingrich said. "He was brilliant at avoiding base-narrowing appeals and emphasizing base-broadening appeals."

[edsheppa]

It's too bad Jeb has taken himself out of the running. He'd make a hell of a fine president. A mere accident of birth order has deprived us of a far better one.

[EternalVigilance]

"It's important for us to realize we lost, and there are significant reasons that happened, but it isn't because conservatives were rejected. But it's because we rejected the conservative philosophy in this country."

You're a poster boy, Jeb.

Florida Constitution
Article 1

SECTION 2. Basic rights.--All natural persons, female and male alike, are equal before the law and have inalienable rights, among which are the right to enjoy and defend life and liberty, to pursue happiness, to be rewarded for industry, and to acquire, possess and protect property; except that the ownership, inheritance, disposition and possession of real property by aliens ineligible for citizenship may be regulated or prohibited by law. No person shall be deprived of any right because of race, religion, national origin, or physical disability.

[Cincinna]

If his name weren't Bush, he would be the next POTUS. He would have been a great candidate and a great POTUS. Hoping America rejects the "Dynasty" trend and won't put another Clinton in the White House.

If Rudy is the best candidate who can keep Queen Hillary from claiming her throne, so be it.

Stop the insanity now!

[Major Matt Mason]

He's a Bush - who are we kidding here? He'll end up a disappointment, just like the first two. The Bush family may be conservative in how they carry themselves, but their politics are strictly moderate in nature.

[SunkenCiv]

Lieberman Might Back Republican in 2008
BREITBART.COM
Posted on 01/28/2007 2:36:31 PM EST by Sub-Driver
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1775142/posts