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Jeb Bush is out. But Marco Rubio is the real Bush in the 2016 race.
The Week ^ | February 21, 2016 | James Poulos

Posted on 02/22/2016 9:21:31 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

Jeb! is no more.

Of course, Jeb Bush the man lingers on, even after he put his massively disappointing and weirdly punctuated presidential campaign out of its misery after finishing sixth in Iowa, fourth in New Hampshire, and fourth in South Carolina. But after his shellacking in the 2016 race, few will care about Jeb -- or the Bushes. Politically, he is a spent force. Through his fruitlessly awkward and then vindictively prideful thrashing, his campaign, and the Right to Rise spending operation associated with it, managed to wipe out Jeb's considerable influence within Republican circles and beyond.

The damage does not end there. Philosophically, Jeb Bush reminded Republicans of the one thing they had most hoped to forget: Bushism is a problem....

(Excerpt) Read more at theweek.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: amnesty; bush; cruz; cubans; ineligible; iraq; jeb; jebbush; rubio; tedcruz; trump

1 posted on 02/22/2016 9:21:32 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Foam coming out of his, whatever.


2 posted on 02/22/2016 9:22:44 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Boobio is a Jeb protege. He’s a younger, more suave version of Jeb.

I will never vote for an Open Borders candidate.

I can see his attraction to the GOP elite and Chamber Of Commerce crowd.

What I don’t want is Bush Lite.


3 posted on 02/22/2016 9:27:09 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Jeb and Marco are both amnesty pimps, Marco is probably the more devoted one.


4 posted on 02/22/2016 9:30:35 PM PST by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to the Freep-a-Thon? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: jazusamo

Yup. Peas in a pod.

If I was gonna vote for an amnesty pimp, I would have voted for Jeb.

Why would I vote for Boobio? Is there any compelling reason voters should choose him over Jeb?

I think not.


5 posted on 02/22/2016 9:33:48 PM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

There is an even more Bush in the race.


6 posted on 02/22/2016 9:41:56 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Rubio isn’t going anywhere.


7 posted on 02/22/2016 9:42:24 PM PST by fortheDeclaration (Pr 14:34 Righteousness exalteth a nation:but sin is a reproach to any people)
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8 posted on 02/22/2016 10:19:09 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Facing Trump nomination inevitability, folks are now openly trying to help Hillary destroy him.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

No way in the world am I ever voting for an anchor baby for president...


9 posted on 02/23/2016 12:11:51 AM PST by ganeemead
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

That was a good read. The last line is very true.


10 posted on 02/23/2016 1:15:49 AM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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