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Jeb Bush to GOP: Don't Become 'Democrat-Lite'
www.newsmax.com ^ | November 30, 200 | David A. Patten

Posted on 11/30/2008 8:20:08 PM PST by Publius804

Jeb Bush to GOP: Don't Become 'Democrat-Lite'

Sunday, November 30, 2008 4:20 PM

By: David A. Patten

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush tells Newsmax that the GOP must broaden its appeal to avoid becoming “the old white-guy party,” and recommends that Republicans create a “shadow government” to engage Democrats on important issues as the incoming Obama administration seeks to enact its agenda.

In a wide-ranging interview with Newsmax, the popular former governor and younger brother of President George W. Bush said the 2008 election was neither “transformational” nor a landslide. For example, he noted that Barack Obama's significant fundraising advantage over John McCain played a key role in Democratic success this year.

Bush urged Republicans not to abandon their core conservative principles in favor of a "Democratic-lite" agenda. Still, he says the GOP does need to do some real soul-searching.

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


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bobbyjindal; gop; jebbush; lukewarmrepublicans; rats; rino; rinos
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To: Publius804

I like Jeb a lot.

We may be experiencing a bit of Bush Overload right now, but I wouldn’t count anyone out right now, not even some of our damaged politicians, or politicians with over-used last-names, or pols with less experience than normal. The field is wide open right now, because we are in a fight with our backs to the wall, everything we believe in is on the line and will be for the next four years, or if we lose perhaps for decades to come.

Our fighters will reveal themselves over the coming seasons, and so will our leaders. They won’t be the ones jockeying for position, they will be the ones getting in the faces of our opponents, the ones who can articulate what it is we believe in, who won’t be looking to split the difference when splitting the difference means losing all we hold dear.

Most people have better things to do than to go out and do battle every day with scumbag journalists and scumbag politicians. But some people were born to it, usually flawed in some way but born to do battle. These are the people we’re looking for.


22 posted on 11/30/2008 8:37:12 PM PST by marron
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To: Publius804

Thanks for the advice, Jeb, but that’s as far as you go. If you really care about the Republican Party, don’t get in the way of Jindal, Palin, and others. Your place is on the sidelines from now on.


23 posted on 11/30/2008 8:38:16 PM PST by re_tail20
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"Jeb Bush"
LOL.

Strange to think how Terri Schiavo will cause him to never be politically viable.

True.

24 posted on 11/30/2008 8:38:21 PM PST by NoRedTape
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To: Publius804

Jeb has a huge pair of cahones for stating these things now. Forgive me if I somewhat doubt his sincerity.


25 posted on 11/30/2008 8:38:31 PM PST by jla ("We much admire and wholeheartedly support Sarah Palin" --- Thomas Jefferson & Ronald Reagan)
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To: Publius804

Maybe he should have told his brother this instead.


26 posted on 11/30/2008 8:38:58 PM PST by kcvl
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To: sickoflibs
“Among Hispanic voters, I think we need to change the tone of the conversation as it relates to immigration. In Florida, we’ve not participated much in the chest pounding and the yelling and the screaming. I mean, it just drives me nuts when there are substantive policy differences that we can show mutual respect on, but the tone needs to change. And I think we need to recruit more candidates who share our values in the Hispanic community. In Florida we’ve done that.”

Yeah, like embrace amnesty, which will then help us win votes and lose the country.

27 posted on 11/30/2008 8:39:33 PM PST by kabar
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To: Cringing Negativism Network

You Ramos and Campean people are an embarassment, and are wedge-drivers. I suspect most of you are Bush-haters who solely use this issue to foster more BDS. They lied about what happened. How dare you slam President Bush for not pardoning LIARS? I hope he does NOT pardon them, they don’t deserve it.


28 posted on 11/30/2008 8:40:21 PM PST by KJC1
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To: Publius804

It means recruiting candidates that look like the population we’re trying to attract to our cause.


More Affirmative Action candidates like Obama, is that what you want?


29 posted on 11/30/2008 8:41:18 PM PST by FFranco
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To: DCBurgess58
I have Bush fatigue

You aren't the only one. But, I also have Clinton, Kennedy, etc. fatigue too. For some reason these people think their political offices belong 'in the family' for years and years and years. How about some new blood?!

30 posted on 11/30/2008 8:41:44 PM PST by kcvl
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To: Publius804

Jeb might have been better than George, who knows?

In any case, there’s no chance that he could get elected now, so the question is purely theoretical.


31 posted on 11/30/2008 8:44:00 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: KJC1

Blah blah blah.

I was probably supporting Bush before, and stronger, than you apologists.

But he just plain lost my confidence, and I still cannot even comprehend, by turning his back on those two Agents.

When that happened, I remember when GWB was starting to discuss the idea of running ... back in 2000. Remember then? Remember how he initially paused, and seemed to have second thoughts? Remember there were oblique references to his youth?

Where did our president, spend his wild youth?

(Some in Mexico, was it?)

I really sometimes wonder, whether Bush is the one making our policy decisions re: Mexico.

That’s a pretty major lack of trust, to find oneself thinking about a former hero. I keep railing about the issue, because I want to be shown I’m wrong.

So spare me your lectures.


32 posted on 11/30/2008 8:46:30 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (PALIN 2012: No more RINOS... Ever!!)
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To: kcvl
But, I also have Clinton, Kennedy, etc.

I have beltway fatigue and CFR fatigue - let's get some blood from the outside. Bad company corrupts good morals!

33 posted on 11/30/2008 8:47:00 PM PST by DaveyB (Those who are merciful to the cruel will be cruel to the merciful.)
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To: sickoflibs

Where can I find a break down of which presidential candidate won which congressional district in each state


34 posted on 11/30/2008 8:47:27 PM PST by DaiHuy (')
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To: Cringing Negativism Network; KJC1
You can put me down with in the pro Ramos & Compean camp and also a "Bush Hater" though I don't hate him I've voted for him twice and I really regret both votes.

BFS - Bush Fatigue Syndrome, YOU BET. Despite the smaller and smaller numbers of the Bush-bots mouthing off.

35 posted on 11/30/2008 8:47:53 PM PST by ConservativeCompendium.net (We need to amend the US Constitution. We the People --> We the Politicians.)
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To: KJC1
"You Ramos and Campean people are an embarassment, and are wedge-drivers. I suspect most of you are Bush-haters who solely use this issue to foster more BDS. They lied about what happened. How dare you slam President Bush for not pardoning LIARS? I hope he does NOT pardon them, they don’t deserve it."

RIGHT ON BROTHER! ..........what a breath of fresh true air!

I'm so sick and tired of those who don't even understand the Ramos/Campean Case. They are dirty.

Any folks in doubt?? Read about the Case HERE

God Bless the great President G.W. Bush.

And let's drop the hogwash about some kind of Ramos/Campean "pardon". Please.

36 posted on 11/30/2008 8:49:24 PM PST by NoRedTape
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To: Cicero; All

Operation Shred Bush is almost complete. Tear the man down, disregard all of the challenges he’s faced (for all of his eight years), and crap on his accomplishments like taking on the WOT despite being hamstrung, vilified, and strung out by the Rats.

Disgusting.

Truly, disgusting.

All of you who slam President Bush couldn’t hold a candle to him in your wildest dreams. He doesn’t sit around a keyboard and offer cheap and easy criticisms.


37 posted on 11/30/2008 8:50:23 PM PST by KJC1
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To: NoRedTape

¿Como?


38 posted on 11/30/2008 8:51:47 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (PALIN 2012: No more RINOS... Ever!!)
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To: KJC1

I love Bush, but on this one he was wrong.

They violated policy, and ought to have been fired. They should not be doing hard time.

They aren’t the only ones being prosecuted; several others are, for even less cause.

Sutton is an embarrassment. He was protecting the drug dealer who continued to run drugs, up until he was embarrassed into action by media attention. And then, when he went after the drug dealer, he violated his own word to the guy. He is a disgrace.


39 posted on 11/30/2008 8:52:13 PM PST by marron
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To: ConservativeCompendium.net

You are too new here for me to care about your opinion. Sorry, just being honest.


40 posted on 11/30/2008 8:52:38 PM PST by KJC1
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