Posted on 04/19/2015 4:12:15 PM PDT by jimbo123
Only yesterday Jeb Bush was the Republican flavor of the week, the favorite of the Republican establishment, those wonderful folks who yearn for a nice man who oozes political propriety and respectability. Establishment Republicans — Rockefeller Republicans, they were once called — live in dread of frightening the horses.
They’re something like the young man sent off to college with his mother’s entreaty to remember his raising ringing in his ears: “Remember, son, what you have been taught, go to church, say your prayers, avoid worldly temptations, stay away from loose women, and pay no attention to those who mock you for your faith.”
The boy agreed, and when he returned for Christmas vacation he wore a wide smile on his face, and couldn’t wait to tell his mother his good news: “Mom, I learned how to cuss, gamble, get drunk, hang out with tarts and strumpets, and,” he said triumphantly, “nobody even knows I’m a Christian.”
Jeb Bush thinks he won’t have to abide jeers and taunts for conservative Republican principles, views and goals. Falling in with Barack Obama’s immigration politics hasn’t yet made him invulnerable to the contempt of the dominant media, but he’s the favorite Republican of “the vast left-wing media conspiracy.” The conspirators can destroy him later.
In the face of falling polling numbers among Republicans, he’s doubling down on what cooled the Republicans who will choose a nominee next summer in Cleveland. The establishment, with all its money and country-club respectability, has yet to get its head around the fact that it no longer chooses the party’s presidential nominees. Jeb is entitled to his changing convictions, but he can’t sell them to the party.
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Most Americans are astute enough to understand that another Bush or Clinton in the White House in not in America’s or their interest. Their Bush /Clinton agenda is more about Singapore GM and TPP and turning the USA in Mexico lite than rebuilding America.
I will not vote for any President unless they make the USA their unadulterated total priority. Not the Middle East, not war with Iran, not BS free trade, and not immigration reform and not scams to give Wall St oligarchs or multi-national corporations more clout. It is time to rebuild the USA for hard working Americans.
Whatta dick
I didn’t turn traitor on immigration after marrying a latina. What’s Jebs excuse?!?
Maybe Bush will pick up an illegal vote to replace my vote.
I will not be voting for him under ANY circumstance.
Bob Dole had more charisma than this dope.
Like liberal Mittens he is not running to win the general election, his plan is to sneak into the nomination by getting the biggest nibble of a lot of candidates, win by plurality until it is a fait accompli
He wants to reform conservatism into ... Something else.
Exactly! We have seen this rerun numerous times.
So Jeb is an open border, global warmist with a common core. He says he’s conservative. Would someone ask him what that means?
There will be thirty million new votes out there by election day and Jeb thinks he can get them.
Hello Establishment Republicans,
Jeb Bush is unelectable. Especially against a sort-of woman. Cruz or Rubio need to be the candidate. Be realistic, folks.
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