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If anything should give you comfort, it’s that the Bush team tried to knock Perry off in his last bid for governor and failed. That tells me that we’re unlikely to see the Karl Roves, Scott McClellans and Colin Powells that made Bush look so weak. This will be a different group that will be more like Texas and less like Yale.

If anything should give you comfort, it’s that the Bush team tried to knock Perry off in his last bid for governor and failed. That tells me that we’re unlikely to see the Karl Roves, Scott McClellans and Colin Powells that made Bush look so weak. This will be a different group that will be more like Texas and less like Yale.

I can understand the reason for you saying that, and it does make a certain sense for you to have said it. I don't necessarily disagree. Those folks may not be involved, but that doesn't mean that a new set of individuals causing heart-burn to Conservatives wouldn't be appointed.

For me it's something like this. Perry is not an Edsil like Bush. He's a Rambler. Well, actually I had wanted a Cadillac all along.

Folks could very easily see my comments here and think I hate the Bushes. What I actually object to, is the poor quality control that sees a bad cog fall into the gap, rather than the sound cog that should have been seated and prevented problems down the road. When I see Bush lauded here, it's like reading someone's comments that the Chevrolet Vega was an excellent car. You don't want to see other folks hoodwinked, so you speak up.

I thought GHW Bush had the best resume of any president we've ever had. CIA director, Congressman, Senator, Ambassador to the U.N., as well as China. Tutored at the knee of President Reagan, what more could the guy have been subjected to, to give him a more well-rounded preparation?

His execution of the Gulf War was masterful. He got Europe on board. He got the go-ahead from Russia. He got acceptance from the players in the Middle-East. His diplomatic skills were excellent. His military leaders did well by him. The effort lasted only a few days, after the long preparation.

Then he announced the New World Odor, and it all came crashing down for me. His campaign in 1992 was pitiful. It looked like even he wanted Clinton to be president. Jusgt PITIFUL. After the fact, he didn't even have the class to put it on the record what a disgusting lout Clinton was.

George Bush was never a favorite of mine. It was obvious from the get-go, he wasn't the Conservative his home state folks were telling us he was. Several issues were key for me. His stated plans to grant an amnesty for illegal aliens, saw this nation literally flooded with new illegal immigrants. Large regions of our nation saw white middle-class family displaced by illegals. Van Nuys boulevard, featured in American Grafiti, and about as 'middle-class home town" as any metropolitain area could be due to the nature of the family dwellings dominating the vicinity, was quickly turned into something more akin to Tijuana than Van Nuys. In less than one generation this region had been turned from apple of the eye middle-class with a thriving youth population, to a place where major department store's signage was in Spanish. Places where middle-class whites used to travel 20, 30, or 40 miles to purchase merchandies, were turned into areas you mustn't show up at night, or a gang would make quick work of you. Seriously! All the while ole jokin George was moaning about the plight of those poor illegal aliens. MS-13 slipped in on his watch. Eh, who cares. If we could only legalize those illegals, everything would be better.

This is why I wretch at the mere mention of the words "Jeb Bush". Spare me.

Do you begin to see how this relates to Perry, who holds some of the identical view to Bush on certain matters. Of course he's cleaned it up a bit, but he doesn't see it any different than Bush. Not really.

I like Laura. Which some of her views were different too, but I do think she's a nice person. For that matter I think Bush is a decent sort. I wish them, the daughter, and the rest of the Bush clan well, just don't ever come to me and suggest running one of them for public office ever again.

I'm just not interested. That goes for Perry too.

Corrections:

I had thought GHW Bush had spent time in the U.S. Senate. He didn’t.

I stated that he was the Ambassador to China, but he was the Chief Liason Officer to China before we had formal relations. He fulfilled the role of an Ambassador without the official title for over a year.