Posted on 02/07/2011 7:07:16 PM PST by ejdrapes
February 7, 2011 8:15 P.M. By Robert Costa Sen. Jim DeMint, the conservative star from South Carolina, is keeping a close eye on the emerging 2012 presidential field. New names, he observes, keep popping up. One of those, of course, is former Florida governor Jeb Bush. Rich, Kathryn, and John have all written about Bush’s appeal in recent days. DeMint, in an interview with National Review Online, calls Bush “one of the best” possible presidential contenders. “Maybe the person we are looking for has not stepped out yet; it could be a Rick Perry or a Jeb Bush.” “[Bush] would be a really good president and a good candidate,” DeMint says. “He had a solid record as governor; he showed that he was willing to push innovative things in education and elsewhere.” DeMint says President Obama is “clearly beatable.” But the GOP nominee, he argues, will need to be formidable, since the president may be able to bounce off of a rebounding economy. Numerous potential candidates, he says, “are watching to see where Obama’s popularity will be. A lot is going to depend on whether people believe that he has anything to do with the economy coming back. And it will come back; you can’t keep the American economy down.” NRO wonders: In coming months, if Bush and other conservative favorites decide to sit out 2012, will DeMint feel compelled to jump in? “I really am trying to avoid that,” he tells us. “I’m looking for good candidates out there in the field.” “I would have to feel a strong pull from people all over the country,” DeMint says. “Again, it’s not something that, right now, appears to be in my future.” But could a grassroots ‘Draft DeMint’ movement stir him to run? “I don’t want to suggest that I’m waiting for any kind of draft,” he says. “It’s really not what I want to do. I really don’t have any intention of running. . . . I’m not ruling anything out, but it’s not something I want to do.”DeMint Surveys the Field, Praises Jeb
Took a tour of the thread here...I have to agree with you Onyx. The pickings haven’t declared yet. I just can’t imagine any the Republicans are trying to push up could possible win against Bo. The people want “new blood” and out with the old school regardless how conservative we might think some of them are.
Whoever goes up against him has got to be able to stand the test of popularity, because people are voting that way now. Further the grassroots arent going to settle for the same o’ same o’ either.
And ol Romney will not get even to first base...and never stand against BO....Look how the press still gets mezmerised by good looking attractive speakers who know how to smooth talk the masses...Romney is as stiff as a board in front of cameras and totally disengaged.
So at this point the only one who can draw all the markers is Palin. Doesn’t matter if they like her or not...she has it. Question is ...will she indeed run?
I didn’t say for illegals....and there shouldnt be. But there is for citizenship to come to this country. Those here have broken the rules to begin with, and why they are “illegals”...not legal... and I do not want to see them rewarded for having done so. Send them home... that simple.
Bush’s words hold no more validity than Obama’s . Obama says the border is more secure than it ever has been, Jeb probably agrees. He is against the Arizona law, which is just a state law doing what the federal law that’s already on the books should be doing. Jeb would no more enforce it than Obama.
You can bet Governor Palin would enforce the law to it’s fullest, and build the fence. When she says secure the border, it’s not just rhetoric. There is no potential candidate with a higher regard for this nations safety and security.
There are different plans that fall under the umbrella of ‘path to citizenship’ and yes she has used that phrase, to be implemented after the border is secured. Basically they would have to pay a fine and then apply like any other immigrant and go through the legal immigration process. This would cause many to self deport, as they wouldn’t have the funds for the fine or they have a criminal record that would flag them in the process.
Jeb’s path would be a much easier path, basically he has come out for amnesty, before anything more is done on the border...that is an invitation to a stampede of illegals. All paths to citizenship do not equate with amnesty, and if the laws are enforced, the illegals will self deport, as we’ve seen in Arizona.
You guys like to throw around terms like amnesty queen but it really is a misrepresentation. It is not something she is a strong advocate of.
She may not be as strong on illegal immigration as you would like, but she is 100 times better than freakin’ Jeb Bush.
I’ve heard there are some people with limited mental capacity who tend to see issues as all-or-nothing propositions. These poor souls have a hard time differentiating between various levels of complex issues that could be described as shades of gray...in their simple worlds everything is black and white.
This moral rigidity tends to make them anti-social for the most part, as normal people can only put up with their sophomoric misinterpretations for so long. What’s really odd is they derive some sort of feeling of moral superiority by holding these unyielding views. They are so dumb they think their ignorance and inability to process complex ideas as a sign of advanced thinking.
My parents were right. It’s hard to argue with ignorance.
No, he won't.
IF he is pushed into a presidential run, then he'll head down the same path as Fred Thompson if his heart is not really in it. And all indications are, from his own recent statements, that he really doesn't want to do it.
Do you really want another half-hearted candidate, who has no real national following, and has the public appeal of an insurance salesman to announce his candidacy and then quickly crash and burn because of his own indifference?
Really?
Et tu DeMinte?
No, because several of us at FR would prefer NOT having Palin.
Enjoy your second term of Barak bucko......
Quoting Jesse Jackson makes you sound so intelligent I tell ya......
GEEEZZ... The woman has a 40% favorable rating among independents. The Palinistas want to take us down in a blaze of glory.
You think Jeb would be a really good president? That rules you out in my book, Senator.
Pathetic but I doubt Jeb is running so Jim DeMint is just playing footsie or something. Never hurts to be nice.... Since Jeb ain’t running anyway
DeMint was probably just mentioning people who could actually string words together to craft a coherent answer to a controversial question. LOL
Your parents probably came to that conclusion as a result of arguing with you.
When Palin says “I’ll run if it’s the right thing to do for the country” or “If no one else steps up” what she is saying is she really doesn’t want the job, but by golly, she’ll sacrifice if need be.
That is essentially what DeMint is saying, BUT, he really means it. Huck, Mitt, Barbour, etc are all but drooling over the job.
I prefer a sober individual who understands what incredible tasks lie ahead for the next president if he wants to save the country from ruin. Uncle Fred was half asleep half the time. DeMint is sharper and more focused, and importantly, more conservative than the gaggle of wannabes.
LOL. No doubt.
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