Posted on 01/09/2016 10:46:56 AM PST by Kaslin
These are perilous times. Americans are scared; concerned about the direction our country is headed, and the dangers we face. We need a leader who has the experience and vision to create a freer, safer, and stronger America - and that leader is Governor Jeb Bush.
The collapse of hard-won order and stability in the Middle East has unleashed sectarian conflict and the growing threat of radical Islamic terrorism. Iran's bid for regional hegemony, support for terrorism, and pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability has fueled regional tensions and poses a growing threat to America's interests and those of our closest allies and partners in the region.
Our traditional alliances have been eroded in recent years by the disengagement of the Obama Administration and growing concerns with the absence of American leadership in the world.. Increasingly, and especially after the failure to enforce America's red line against Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's use of chemical weapons, our allies do not trust us and adversaries do not fear us. Growing cyber threats go unanswered by the Administration.
The essential and longstanding US-Israel relationship is now badly frayed. The Trans-Atlantic alliance is strained by internal tensions and weakened by declining defense budgets that have not kept pace with rising and diverse threats. NATO has been further stressed by Russian aggression in Europe, most recently with the invasion and occupation of Ukraine, as well as by Putin's military adventurism in Syria. Our European allies face a massive refugee crisis emanating from unaddressed conflict in the Middle East and North Africa along with a pandemic like growth of terrorist threats in the Middle East and North Africa. Our allies in the Asia-Pacific region wonder if America will stand with them in the face of a menacing China.
We need a seasoned leader in the White House, one who can unite our country, rebuild our defenses and intelligence capabilities, repair our alliances, and provide the decisive leadership our nation and world so desperately need.
That's why Governor Jeb Bush's should be the next President of the United States.
As a successful two-term Governor of Florida, Governor Bush has the executive experience required to lead our nation. He is resolute. He is measured, confident, and steady under pressure.
He is focused on uniting our country, addressing its problems, and embracing its promise and opportunity. He believes, as Ronald Reagan did, that America should be the master of its destiny, not a victim of fate.
Governor Bush will provide the American leadership needed not just to address looming challenges of today, but to help the United States take advantage of opportunities - such as the energy revolution - that will preserve and enhance our standing in the world in the long run.
Governor Bush was the first candidate to present a detailed strategy to combat ISIS and restore stability to the Middle East.
He also understands that we must not lose sight of our values, and that the defense of our security must not come at the expense of the free and open society that is the foundation of America's unprecedented peace, prosperity, and strength.
Governor Bush knows the first task of the Commander in Chief is to keep America safe, and he is committed to rebuilding our military and intelligence capabilities, which have suffered under President Obama's defense and intelligence budget cuts and the devastating application of sequestration.
Jeb Bush is prepared to restore American leadership in the world.
The Bush family had their time on the world stage. It is over and has been over since George W. Bush left office. Jeb never had a chance, and it’s depressing to see people keep trying to pretend that Jeb is the right candidate.
Can I give you an,”Amen!” on that??!!!!;)
A few years ago, before 2012, Bush joined other RINO luminaries like McCain and others I can’t recall, on a national tour focused on finding out what republicans wanted in a leader and what issues for which they sought leadership. At the time, I thought it was stupid - and I still do - because it sounded like they were looking for a parade of Americans to learn where it was headed so they could jump in front of it in an effort to pretend leading it. This isn’t leadership, but it is Jeb Bush, and he hasn’t changed.
This author must be living in an alternate universe.
You can take that to the bank!
He is; it's called today's GOP.
He must be voting for Trump.
Poor Jebra, she struggles for relevance, really she does. I’m hopeful that January sees her off to a soft landing and doing something productive that will not affect me or my family.
Barbara is staying up late trying to moved it up to a winning plurality. Thus far, she is struck out, but she is still trying.
It would be like writing a story about the Dallas Cowboy's Super Bowl hopes.
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