Posted on 10/19/2015 5:20:28 PM PDT by jimbo123
Inside a sleek Denver condominium, George W. Bush let a hundred donors to his brother’s campaign in on a secret. Of all the rival Republican candidates, there is one who gets under the former president’s skin, who he views as perhaps Jeb Bush’s most serious rival for the party’s nomination.
It isn’t Donald Trump, whose withering insults have sought to make Jeb pay a political price for his brother’s presidency. It also isn’t Marco Rubio, Jeb’s former understudy who now poses a serious threat to his establishment support.
It’s George W. Bush’s former employee — Ted Cruz.
“I just don’t like the guy,” Bush said Sunday night, according to conversations with more than half a dozen donors who attended the event.
One donor in the room said the former president had been offering mostly anodyne accounts of how the Bush family network views the current campaign and charming off-the-cuff jokes, until he launched into Cruz.
“I was like, ‘Holy shit, did he just say that?’” the donor said. “I remember looking around and seeing that other people were also looking around surprised.”
“The tenor of what he said about the other candidates was really pretty pleasant,” another donor said. “Until he got to Cruz.”
Bush took a harsh view of Cruz’s apparent alliance with Trump, who stood with the senator at a Capitol Hill rally last month in opposition to the Iran deal. While Trump, the current GOP poll leaders, has attacked most of his competitors in the 2016 field, he has avoided criticizing Cruz.
One donor, paraphrasing the former president’s comment in response to a broad question about how he viewed the primary race and the other Republican candidates, said: “He said he found it ‘opportunistic’ that Cruz was sucking up to Trump
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Well, if W doesn’t like him, Ted mush be doing something right.
“Former President George W. Bush is calling former President Clinton his “brother from another mother.” “
He’s enraged at, guess who ? Not Obama or Clinton. This should disabuse any of the last GWB holdouts just who this guy serves. Hint: it’s not us.
GO Ted Cruz!!
George W., didn’t get it then. Doesn’t get it now.
Cruz would make a much better president that W.
W. continues to live down to my expectations.
What a mistake it was, to put that blithering idiot into a position of power.
W was barely tolerable. He and his father were a big part of creating the mess we’re in. W isn’t fit to shine Cruz’s shoes and he knows it, which is why he’s heaping scorn upon him. Ted is making all the right enemies.
Cruz really isn't sucking up to Trump. Why would he attack someone who is also despised by the establishment and beloved by the grassroots? It would be political suicide and the establishment GOP will still hate his guts.
I don't get it. Cruz simply avoided the MSM-inspired initial scrum intended to intimidate Trump. After the media BS died down (as it always does) Cruz looked a lot smarter afterwards because of his discretion.
Maybe W feels that Cruz owes the Bush family something, from some previous, unknown business together.
Yea but unless we elect them no matter what the liberal wing of FR will go into another ‘2 year old on the floor’ tantrum as usual so best we just cave in to them again and destroy the country to avoid a scene
It is a good endorsement. You’d be nuts if you wanted a Bush saying good things about you.
In a contest of wits, George W. has half of one to compete with.
“Dubya has never criticized a single thing Obola has done. But he has no problem criticizing a Republican. “
And that tells you all you need to know about the establishment GOP.
WOW! GW finally speaks not to Obama’s last 7 and a half miserable years, but trashes CRUZ. I really did hold some much regard and respect for him as governor of my state and also throughout his Presidency! I always supported him even at his worse choices. I’m so glad I haven’t a problem with TRUMP TROUNCING on the Bushes! They deserve it!
The GOPe is dying an ugly death. But it needs to die if our Republic is to survive.
Go, Cruz, GO!
Go, Trump, GO!
George W. unleashed...
FAIL!
Good grief. Not a single criticism of the assclown obozo in 7+ years but already lighting up a Republican candidate. Just stfu W. You have made yourself 100 % irrelevant.
lol
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