Posted on 11/23/2010 10:31:49 AM PST by RobinMasters
Bush says Jeb is still his personal favorite, but if it's not him, he likes Romney
Former President George H.W. Bush wants former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to be the GOP's 2012 presidential nominee.
The elder Bush said that Romney would make a "very good president" in an interview with CNN's Larry King Monday night.
Asked by King who his personal favorite in 2012 is, Bush said, "Well, I mentioned [my son] Jeb, but he’s not going to try. So, I don't. I don’t really. If you asked me, who will the nominee be, I couldn't tell you. We like Mitt Romney. We know him well and like him very much."
The informal endorsement comes three weeks after the midterm elections in which Republicans, partly on the backs of conservative Tea Party activists, took back control of the House and picked up six Senate seats and seven governorships. Their wins sparked talk that the party stands a good chance of defeating President Obama in 2012.
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Well him saying that does not help with conservatives at all ... Bush was no conservative so why would he support one?
David Souter.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! WE DO NOT WANT ROMNEY!!!!!! I am so sick of him being foisted on us.... I sure as hell hope we someone who can kick these guys (Romney/Huckabee) to the curb!!! I wish the timing was different, I really would like to see Lt Col Allen West run - but he needs to spend a little time in congress first...
And the proof just keeps coming...the proof of just whom we are dealing with and it’s not people concerned with the U.S. These elitists will only be shocked when they lose everything...nothing like a little reality to rock the world. And they will...
In the meantime as much as the old man is despised and now his wife, let them ‘endorse’ away. It’s sure to drive voters to better choices.
So we take advice from a guy that raised our taxes and brought Bubba into the Whitehouse?
Been hanging out with Clinton too much.
IBTZ.
Unfinished war in Iraq, The ADA, David Souter, the “No New Taxes” LIE, Clinton...the list of Bush 41 failures is legion.
Uh,oh, looks like GWB just got banned from FR.
Peas in a pod! Whatever keeps the good ol’ boy club in control of the big toys.
It’s the kiss of doom! ROTFLMAO!
Of course he would say that. Did we think he would say Sarah Palin, not. Be prepared for all of the “GOPers” to really like Romney, ick.
Romney sounds good to me...he’s electable and thats critical. We need to make sure that 0bama doesn’t get another 4 years to destroy America.
Yeah, Romney would carry on elitist rino abortophilic globalism. No thanks.
Bushie should have stayed on his Ranch in Texas.
George H.W. Bush - the anti-Reagan
Birds of a feather and all that.
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