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This move by Jeb Bush late in the game with huge public backing is hardball politics at its hardest.

Common Tator, Thanks for your informative, straightforward post. You may be absolutely correct in everything you say, especially above.

However, I would like to politely point out I did not see it that way at all, and here's why: The matter was in the hands of the court, right up to late Friday afternoon.

Consequently, Gov Bush HAD to wait until the court made a decision. The court decided not to intervene late Friday. Saturday, Sunday, Monday, went by - and today, Tuesday, Gov Bush has made public the fact he has issued this letter to the judge.

In all honesty, I don't think Gov Bush could have moved any faster than he did, even though it may have seemed he was moving quite slow. Had he intervened any sooner, shouts of interference with the judicial process would have accompanied any move he made.

But, once the decision was rendered by the court, it made sense to me that he would then perhaps speak - and, he did.

[Common Tator]

Had he intervened any sooner, shouts of interference with the judicial process would have accompanied any move he made.

Let me see if I understand your point. Jeb could not involve himself in the case before now, because it would look bad for a governor to involve himself in a case before the courts. So while this case is still being decided by the court Jeb issued a letter making an intervention in the court. You seem to be saying that an intervention by a governor in the courts is not an intervention by a governor if he waits until after the supreme court decision on a preliminary ruling on a matter before the court.. UHHHH HUH!!! OK I got it figured out.. You used to date Paul Begala.... right? Whatever did he whisper in your ear?

In seems to me it matters not if a governor intervenes in a court before or after a preliminary ruling is upheld. Either way it involves the governor making an intervention in the courts.

Would the governor look more like a court bully by taking on the Supreme court or the local county court? Should he intervene in the local court early or late? The decision was ... WHEN... not .. IF ... to intervene.

Gov. Bush just intervened in the local court DESPITE the Supreme courts decision AGAINST his position. It takes GUTS to do that... not fear of criticism.

I rest my case or at least plan to cool it off in the 'frig until it is ready for human, or in my case inhuman, consumption.