Cokie and Steven Roberts: Jeb, Hillary mirror each other

Yakima Herald ^ | December 21, 2014 | COKIE and STEVEN ROBERTS

[TigerLikesRooster]

Cokie and Steven Roberts: Jeb, Hillary mirror each other

Posted on December 21, 2014

COKIE and STEVEN ROBERTS Syndicated columnists

Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton badly need each other. They cancel out each others’ greatest weaknesses and deprive their foes of some of their strongest arguments.

Both have similar flaws and are vulnerable to the same charges: that they are too old (Jeb would be 63 on election day 2016; Hillary, 69), too out of practice (Jeb was last elected governor of Florida in 2002; Hillary was last elected senator from New York in 2006), too tied to previous presidents (their close relatives have won five of the last seven presidential elections).

Moreover, both Jeb and Hillary are essentially mainstream figures, and to their critics on the ideological edges, they are far too cozy with Wall Street and other bastions of the Evil Establishment.

[Tupelo]

Bush/Clinton ticket for the Republicans in 2016?

Clinton/Bush ticket for the Democrats in 2016?

Possible? Yep
Plausible? In today’s Washington, Oh yeah.
Probable? Well, it would not surprise me.

[Graybeard58]

They both should run on the rat ticket.

[C19fan]

The Roberts are about as Washington Insider as they come. Choosing between Dauphin and PIAPS is like being in the Soviet Union and deciding whether to be a Stalinist or a Trotskyite. Is exile an option? Canada or Australia look like good options now. :)

[leprechaun9]

Is Kooky still reporting?

[ronnie raygun]

What the hell is a name like cokie?

[hlmencken3]

[TigerLikesRooster]

Well, Eleanor Clift is still around , so why not Kookie?

Eleanor Clift’s Third Grade Constitutionalism

Let me ruin your day with this picture of Eleanor: LOL!

[Joe Boucher]

” Jeb, Hillary mirror each other “?
Cept Hillary has a larger wiener.

[DuncanWaring]

“Jeb would be 63...”

Not that I am by any means a fan of Jeb Bush, but since when is “63” too old?

[wolfpat]

This is Rush Limbaugh’s idea.

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2014/12/17/the_perfect_ticket_clinton_bush

[what's up]

Agreed. Wasn’t Reagan 80?

[DuncanWaring]

He was born February 6, 1911 - took office two weeks before his 70th birthday.

[DJ Frisat]

Well, there’s one positive to take away from a Clinton/Bush/Bush/Clinton ticket:

It would allow us to vote against BOTH of ‘em!

[The_Media_never_lie]

I regret having to support Cokie and Steve through the mainstream media propaganda machine for many years as they spouted public disinformation and pursued their careers.

[Pietro]

They don't mirror each other in the least.

Jeb has actually been successful at something.

Hilarious is a waddling disaster zone.

This is NOT an endorsement of Jeb, I'm just sayin'....

[norwaypinesavage]

"Is Kooky still reporting?"

STILL reporting??? She never 'reported'. Her whole career has been liberal opinion, disguised as reporting.

[TomGuy]

Rather shallow analysis that seems to be more what Jeb should and should not do.

To win the nomination, he has to overcome those critics; to win the White House, he has to avoid being pushed too far to the right during the primaries.

That has not worked in the last 2 presidential elections. The moderates have been perceived more as fence-sitters willing to take either side of most issues.

... Bush can say to his party’s base: I’m the Republican with the best chance of beating her.

He can say it, but he has to convince the base, which is not going to be an easy sell. Weeks ago, Carson's people were running ads that HE was the only one who could beat Hillary. Every wannabe, in the Dem and Pubbie primaries will claim that they are the only who can beat Hillary.

The potential for a Clinton-Bush match-up may be orgasmic for much of the media, but it is quite likely that both will run out of steam early in the primaries.

Recall in 2008 Giuliani was the heir-apparent. He sputtered out didn't even make it TO the Republican primaries. Clinton's trek to her coronation was derailed by a younger upstart who had even less political experience that she had.

[Jim Noble]

I have been predicting a Clinton/Bush ticket for two years, and I still think there’s a good chance it will happen.

[Texicanus]

You mean Jeb Clinton and Hillary Bush? Either way it all looks the same. Both have the money, but neither have the qualifications to be elected. Screw the liberal media who support them and a Merry Christmas to all.