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Posted on 06/16/2015 5:11:12 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will be able to draw on some big-name praise if the GOP presidential nomination race ever comes down to a battle with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
Bush’s son, George P. Bush, once called Cruz “the future of the Republican Party.”
The comments were made in a 2012 statement Bush made in support of Cruz’s run in the Texas Republican Senate primary, long before Cruz and Bush became rivals in the 2016 Republican primaries. Cruz became the first to seek the nomination with an official announcement in March.
Jeb Bush made his campaign official Monday.
“[Cruz] is a proven conservative, and his personal story embodies the American Dream. Like Marco Rubio in Florida, I am confident that Ted will inspire a new generation of leaders to stand up and defend American exceptionalism,” George P. Bush said in the 2012 statement, according to Buzzfeed.
He took it a step further in 2013 when he told the Texas Tribune he was following the example set by Cruz for his own campaign for Texas land commissioner.
“Our idea is to take a page out of Ted Cruz’s playbook and engage the grassroots and the activists within the party throughout the state,” he told the Tribune.
The younger Bush also praised Cruz and the tea party for the changes they were making to the Republican Party.
“I analogize it to the Great Reformation, where you have outside forces that reform a body or an institution,” he said. “I think there are definitely some positive effects that are taking place within the party because of the tea party, increased grassroots activism, increased attention and concerns with respect to what’s happening in Washington, D.C.”
In 2014 Bush reaffirmed his admiration of for the Texas senator.
“I think he has been a forceful advocate for the issues that we talked about today on Obamacare and now increasingly on the international stage,” he told the Tribune.
“But you know he is a force of nature on the conservative side and he’s fearless. And honestly there are a lot of folks who are hungry for that type of challenge in Washington D.C. And so we still exchange texts here and there you know. Obviously, we will help him with whatever he needs.”
When reached for comment by Buzzfeed about his previous praise for Cruz, Bush said he was “not going to endorse” Cruz.
Of his father he said, “I think folks know that I love him.”
As much as Cruz?
Very astute observation.
Oh Lord...you guys are so desperate. You are using words from a campaign in 2012 when Ted was trying to run for Senate. Wow. You guys are getting as good as the National Enquirer with your stretching the truth. Oh well I find it humorous and will be standing by with support when your reality comes crashing down.
So you’re defending Jeb Bush now? I thought you were a Walkerite, or are they interchangeable?
If the Establishment is successful again, as they have been in every Presidential Election since Reagan, and Jebbie, with his $100 million ends up the nominee, he should ask Cruz to be his running mate. HOWEVER, I’m betting he will ask John Kasich of Ohio to be on the Ticket. That way he thinks he will have both of the EV rich States of FL and OH covered. In that case, someone needs to remind him that Paul Ryan did NOT carry WI for Mittens.
Oh my, well I guess the rest of the Republican candidates might as well quit if the choice has been made.
The choice has been made by the Establishment for sure. But, you already knew that. This year, however, I think the GOP Primary voters are going to have a say in who wins this thing. It is not a slam-dunk for the Establishment this time.
So, a Bush family member prefers Cruz to a Bush - - didn’t someone make a comment once to the effect of “out of the mouth’s of babes”.
And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?
~Matthew 21:16
That is a load of BS.
P will vote for Daddy. He knows if it ever got out that he voted for a competitor to any family member, his own political career would be over.
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Too bad these article writers get paid by-the-word. They will continue to pump out this kind of manure until the November 2016 election.
Yep! Always consider the source....don't be a sheeple; research and think for yourself.
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