Posted on 08/05/2015 3:55:39 PM PDT by jimbo123
After stumbling this week, Jeb Bush heads into Thursday's debate facing a key question: Is he ready to run for president in an era when every gaffe can go viral?
Bush's latest challenge came Tuesday when the former Florida governor attempted to slam Planned Parenthood. But he appeared to veer off track when he said, "I'm not sure we need half a billion dollars for women's health issues," referring to the amount of money the federal government pays largely for low-income women's health services.
Bush later said he "misspoke," but the line gave an easy opening to Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton, who immediately pounced to portray him as insensitive to the needs of women.
The fumble followed an uncomfortable moment Monday at a forum in New Hampshire when Bush struggled to answer a question about his family's political legacy -- an issue that has repeatedly tripped him up during his campaign.
Bush allies argue that these moments amount to blips that will soon be forgotten and say that by staying the course, he's showing an even-handed steadiness that could help him secure the nomination.
Still, the incidents underscore how Bush, the powerhouse politician who was once thought to be the man who could clear the GOP presidential field, is struggling to find his footing in a race that's been upended by Donald Trump's surge in the polls.
Perhaps more importantly, the missteps raise questions about whether Bush is ready to wage the type of disciplined, savvy campaign required in the modern political era to win the White House.
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Really pale pastel. As in the color of once white underwear which accidentally gets thrown in the wash with the colors.
I am sick of hearing him apologize for not being pc enough. And then they wonder why Trump is doing so well.
¡Yeb! hasn’t done anything except stumble since before he announced.
And he was supposed to be the smart one........
Hillary would be the lesser evil.
¡Yeb! wants to make us North Mexico.
I have been thinking for the last days that her highness is throwing out everything to get any kind of notice and nothing is sticking. I said to my husband “she can’t get her broom lit” and he laughed and said that would make a good bumper sticker. I posted it and had fun for a couple of days then I thought, today when I finally heard what he said and then her ready right after him with her tweet, it absolutely seems to me that he is running blocker for her. To me he really doesn’t have any heart to do this. Could it be that he is just scooping up barrels of cash to run blocker for her then step in enough to have to bow out? Call me suspicious.
America needs a leader who knows that the Left must be engaged at every opportunity, then destroyed by all means necessary. “Being better than that”(as Bush-Bot Greg Gutfeld said today)is no longer a viable “strategy.”
America needs a leader who can go over the heads of the corrupt Media and go straight to the hearts and minds of the American people.
America needs a leader who refuses to kow tow to “PC” censorship, tells it like it is, who apologizes to no one, and who is beholden to no one
America needs a leader with demonstrated competence with genuine hands-on experience in the world of work, commerce, and business.
Jeb Bush is none of these things. You’re in over your head, Jeb. Go home.
President Romney and the GOP Establishment have advised the ¡Yeb! campaign. This is what they said:
1. Run to Hillary’s left
2. Support Obama policies
3. Never defend yourself or the party
His father and brother could not open their mouths without saying something idiotic. Jeb mainly just comes across like a soulless wimp.
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