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Opinion: The far right fears Jeb Bush’s success
Market Watch ^ | February 23, 2015 | Paul Brandus, White House bureau chief, West Wing Reports

Posted on 02/23/2015 12:18:41 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

One of the more memorable moments during the last presidential campaign was a GOP debate in August, 2011. Fox’s Bret Baier asked the eight candidates if they would agree to $1 in new taxes for every $10 in spending cuts. Not one person raised his (or her) hand. Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Richard Nixon—all tax hikers at one point or another during their presidencies—would have raised their hands, and might have been booed off stage. That’s how much the Republican party has changed.

Which brings us to Jeb Bush. During his eight years as governor of Florida (1999-2007), “King Jeb,” as some opponents dubbed him, cut taxes big time—$19 billion in all—and this in a state that had no income tax to begin with. But Bush, like his father, isn’t opposed to bringing in new revenue if the times call for it.

“If you could bring to me a majority of people to say that we’re going to have $10 in spending cuts for $1 of revenue enhancement — put me in, coach,” he said while testifying to a Congressional committee in 2012. Which explains why he’s never signed the no-tax pledge that has been shoved down the throats of most other Republicans by Grover Norquist, the never-elected-to-anything anti-tax bully. Sign my pledge, Norquist threatens quivering Republicans—or we’ll campaign against you. The only major candidates with the cojones to reject this extortion have been Bush and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

“I ran for office three times. The pledge was presented to me three times. I never signed [it]. I cut taxes every year I was governor,” Bush said. “I don’t believe you outsource your principles and convictions to people.”(continued)

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 2016election; bush; election2016; fairtax; flattax; florida; incometax; jebbush; taxes
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1 posted on 02/23/2015 12:18:41 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The only thing I fear is that we will again have no choice in this election because The Cheap Labor Express has paid for a amnesty candidate and will get it.


2 posted on 02/23/2015 12:20:03 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace- No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Fear” isn’t the term I would use. More like “disgusted.”


3 posted on 02/23/2015 12:21:34 PM PST by DiogenesLamp
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Yes, I fear his success the way Rush Limbaugh feared the success of Barak Obama. I hope they both fail.

Jeb too believes in radically changing this country.

4 posted on 02/23/2015 12:22:36 PM PST by Idaho_Cowboy (Ride for the Brand. Joshua 24:15)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Anyone with a brain should fear a third generation of Bushes.


5 posted on 02/23/2015 12:23:05 PM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The “far right” does not “fear Jeb Bush; it revulses at the prospect of having him chosen as the GOP candidate.

I will say it again: Jeb Bush will deliver the worst electoral defeat the GOP has seen in a generation, potentially doubling Mitt’s sit-out rate. He has as much appeal as used food.


6 posted on 02/23/2015 12:23:11 PM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder (At no time was the Obama administration aware of what the Obama administration was doing)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

And the far left pray for it.


7 posted on 02/23/2015 12:25:10 PM PST by MNDude
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Toenail fungus polls better than Jeb Bush amongst common sense conservatives and for good reason.


8 posted on 02/23/2015 12:26:00 PM PST by Bullish (Not even a smidgeon of integrity or sanity in this whitehouse.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Turning down $10 of spending cuts because it came with $1 of tax increases would be pretty stupid, unless the candidate is against spending cuts, like a Dem.

It showed what a circus the GOP primary was in 2011.


9 posted on 02/23/2015 12:26:03 PM PST by sickoflibs (King Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. Just follow my commands you serfs""')
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

And he WILL deliver it because he WILL be the nominee.


10 posted on 02/23/2015 12:26:11 PM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The only thing I fear about Jeb Bush is the high percentage of the Conservative base that will stay home on election day if he gets the nomination. Me included.


11 posted on 02/23/2015 12:26:50 PM PST by Durbin
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

You mean “Success” like the other two Bushes?


12 posted on 02/23/2015 12:27:09 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder
He has as much appeal as used food.

At least used food is good for the garden.

13 posted on 02/23/2015 12:27:10 PM PST by ConservingFreedom (A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Taxes needs to be at 19% GDP.
Spending needs to be at 17% GDP.

The two percent differential needs to be used to pay down the debt.


14 posted on 02/23/2015 12:27:27 PM PST by taxcontrol
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What happens is the Liberal wing of our party run’s one Amnesty loving big spender while we have 5 to 7 actual conservatives in the race. The liberal win’s 18% and gets all delegates under “winner take all” eventhough 82% of the party rejects the amnesty lover. The media writes it up “Bush wins again!!”


15 posted on 02/23/2015 12:27:55 PM PST by iowacornman (No Amnesty-- EVER)
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To: sickoflibs

Because every time tax increases are traded for spending cuts, the tax increases come and the spending cuts don’t.


16 posted on 02/23/2015 12:28:00 PM PST by demshateGod (The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.)
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The only thing I fear about Jeb Bush is the high percentage of the Conservative base that will stay home on election day if he gets the nomination. Me included.

Write in the Constitution Party candidate!

17 posted on 02/23/2015 12:28:03 PM PST by ConservingFreedom (A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Richard Nixon—all tax hikers at one point or another during their presidencies—would have raised their hands, and might have been booed off stage. That’s how much the Republican party has changed.

Let's see. One resigned in disgrace. The other lost in disgrace, and third would NEVER have campaigned on tax increases. Never. If these turds in DC can point to one time where Reagan campaigned on higher taxes, I'd like to hear it.

In fact, he reluctantly signed on to one of these failed plans where taxes went up now for future promised cuts, and it was a horrible mistake. His decision to do it and GHWB's raised taxes are the very reason no candidate president would or should agree to such fascicle deals now. It's taxes now for non-existent cuts later. Cut 10% this year, and maybe a tax increase could be traded. Maybe.

18 posted on 02/23/2015 12:29:19 PM PST by ilgipper
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5 to 7 actual conservatives in the race.

Those circular firing squads need to end.

19 posted on 02/23/2015 12:29:23 PM PST by ConservingFreedom (A goverrnment strong enough to impose your standards is strong enough to ban them.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The Left deserves the Republican candidate they pay for. It's the American way.

Oprime número tres por inglés.

20 posted on 02/23/2015 12:29:38 PM PST by Kenny Bunk (Muslims here? Not a good idea. A gay Muslim POTUS? Not a good idea, either.)
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