Posted on 12/02/2010 3:00:07 PM PST by WilliamHouston
Alarmed by the GOP’s alienation of Hispanic voters, a group of operatives and former elected officials has launched a bid to wrestle the party’s image back from illegal immigration foes – and it’s led by a Republican named Bush.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has teamed up with former Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, who served in former President George W. Bush’s Cabinet, and former Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), a one-time supporter of comprehensive immigration reform, to restore the Republican Party’s standing with this fastest-growing segment of the electorate.
The newly formed Hispanic Leadership Network marks the first major outreach effort by the wing of the Republican Party that believes it must change its tone towards Hispanics to stand any shot of winning back the White House in 2012. It’s backed by Republicans connected to the Bushes and Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign, a group whose big-tent philosophy has been usurped in recent years by the tough rhetoric of illegal immigration opponents. (See: McCain looks bad in Bush book)
“When Norm called me to tell me he was doing this, I almost broke into song, I was so happy,” said Ana Navarro, co-chair of McCain’s National Hispanic Advisory Council. “We all know it’s been a problem, but nobody has been leading any real concerted effort to address the problem.” . . .
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Maybe Jeb could run with Arlen Specter as his VP?
Using the terms ‘Hispanic’ and ‘illegal immigrant’ as if they were equivalent is a good way to anger a lot of constituents.
If we don’t support amnesty, chain migration, open borders and unlimited special benefits for Latino’s, we’ll lose their votes.
Hasn’t the Bush family done enough? I know Obama can make anyone look good but there is nothing that would ever make me support another Bush again. Or, in this case, nada.
M-A-R-C-O
Does little Jebbies wife have a mexican passport or not??????
I don’t know exactly what their stand on immigration reform is. I hear the term a lot but don’t agree with most of the ideas for reform out there. I have nothing against the Bush family and would like to hear some on this if he actually plans to run.
STAY OUT DA BUSHES!!!!
If Jeb Bush and friends support amnesty, they will definitely lose my vote, along with the vote of every other conservative who feels strongly about this issue.
Let’s see if they are capable of doing the math. Norm Coleman - a loser - lost to Al Franken in Minnesota by how many votes? How did John McCain lose Indiana, North Carolina, and Virginia? How did Obama outperform Kerry in almost every Red State?
How many votes did it take for W. to win Florida in 2000? I’m confident the math will show that for every vote Republicans can win by pandering to illegal aliens (see 2006 and 2008) they will lose hundreds if not thousands more for giving their base no reason to vote for them.
Spare me the "Jeb Is The Best Bush" posts--maybe he would have been, but we didn't get him. We got his lukewarm father and his "Compassionate Conservative" brother, along with a raft of troubles because of it.
Bush I and Bush II were better than Dukakis, Gore or Kerry, for sure, but let's aim higher and try to get real conservatives next time, no? This family dynasty business is so ill-fitting for America.
So let the Bushes spend time clearing brush in Texas, or slamming Sarah Palin--which seems to be what they're most interested in doing lately.
Meanwhile, we should be working on protecting our borders and enforcing the law--not "outreaching" to Hispanics by selling out conservative principles.
This Floridian thinks that Jeb has had his day in the sun, and it is time for him to retire from public life. He, along with the rest of his clan are, going forward, part of the problem.
That said, I do not believe that he will retire from public life. More’s the pity, because I also believe that he would have made a far better POTUS than did his brother. But his time has come and gone.
If Jeb is the best answer that the GOP has to offer in the ‘12 election (or, for that matter, any of the other failed retreads, whose names are all too familiar) I swear I will sit the next election out, and my checkbook will be closed.
But we have a permanent Republican majority nationwide on account of the Reagan-era amnesty, don’t we?
So now Barbara Bush’s slam of Palin is understandable.
Momma and Pappa Bush want another son in the White House.
No Bushes. No George Pedro - his kid.
Here we go. I knew it. They want to continue the Bush Clinton Bush Obama NWO scam. I am outta here if they try to pull this crapola.
‘tis a 4-letter word.
Whose VP does Rove want Jeb to be?
“This Floridian thinks that Jeb has had his day in the sun,”
This Floridian thinks Charlie Crist has had his (many)
day(s) on the sun tanning bed.
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