Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHow about an emetic this evening?
Emeticadjective
1. causing vomiting, as a medicinal substance.
noun
2. an emetic medicine or agent.
From Forbes:
Jeb Bush Makes A Grand Entrance
The Republican Party has an embarrassment of riches in good presidential contenders for next years race. Thus Gov. Jeb Bushs debut speech on February 4, in Detroit, the start of of his Right To Rise tour took on heightened importance.
Presidential campaigns are about much more than name recognition, resume, charisma and money. All of these matter. Yet purpose matters more. The electorate, not the elite, will decide, after interviewing the contenders throughout the primaries and then in the general election, who gets to occupy the Oval Office. And we voters want to, and get to, know what our candidates are promising for us before we hire them.
Thus it is uncommonly important that Jeb Bushs first major speech as an aspirant was firmly grounded in the supply side vision of mutual prosperity. Governor Bush presented supply side economics more capably, and more emphatically, than any presidential contender since Ronald Reagan used it in 1980 to blow past Governor Bushs father to secure the Republican presidential nomination. And then to blow past the hapless incumbent Jimmy Carter to inaugurate Morning in America.
There are important specifics still to be spelled out. Bushs continuing viability depends on the specifics of what he will offer. Still, in his first at bat in the World Series of politics Bush hit a home run.
The Republican Party has an embarrassment of riches in good presidential contenders for next years race. Thus Gov. Jeb Bushs debut speech on February 4, in Detroit, the start of of his Right To Rise tour took on heightened importance.
Presidential campaigns are about much more than name recognition, resume, charisma and money. All of these matter. Yet purpose matters more. The electorate, not the elite, will decide, after interviewing the contenders throughout the primaries and then in the general election, who gets to occupy the Oval Office. And we voters want to, and get to, know what our candidates are promising for us before we hire them.
Thus it is uncommonly important that Jeb Bushs first major speech as an aspirant was firmly grounded in the supply side vision of mutual prosperity. Governor Bush presented supply side economics more capably, and more emphatically, than any presidential contender since Ronald Reagan used it in 1980 to blow past Governor Bushs father to secure the Republican presidential nomination. And then to blow past the hapless incumbent Jimmy Carter to inaugurate Morning in America.
There are important specifics still to be spelled out. Bushs continuing viability depends on the specifics of what he will offer. Still, in his first at bat in the World Series of politics Bush hit a home run.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
6 replies, 645 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (3)
ReplyReply to this post
6 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
How about an emetic this evening? (Original Post)
IDemo
Feb 2015
OP
MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)1. That subject line is a winner.
And accurate.
NBachers
(17,110 posts)2. Obligatory, yet appropriate, enema reference here.
dhill926
(16,339 posts)3. well...
delete "riches in good," "The Republican Party has an embarrassment of riches in good presidential contenders for next years race"
and they pretty much nail it...
calimary
(81,282 posts)4. "The Republican Party has an embarrassment of riches in good presidential contenders..."
No. Fact-check time! "The republi-CON party has an embarrassment. PERIOD."
And its corollary - "The republi-CON party IS an embarrassment. PERIOD."
madamesilverspurs
(15,804 posts)5. Jeb needs to stand in line for that 'honorific'.
A year ago I started referring to Mitch McConnell as "Ipecac". But I do realize that he's not alone in being deserving of such appellation...
Xipe Totec
(43,890 posts)6. Is he tossing his cookies into the ring? nt