Gingrich: Gov. Bush could be president

[sabra]

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/05/28/State/Gingrich__Gov_Bush_co.shtml

Gingrich: Gov. Bush could be president

His brother's approval ratings are in the cellar, and that whole dynasty thing doesn't help. But don't underestimate Jeb Bush's prospects as a future presidential contender, says former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

Probably '08 is a little bit tricky, but " '12 or '16 isn't. And he's a young enough guy (53) that he has a great future," Gingrich said on the Political Connections television show airing today on Bay News 9. "I just think his natural, personal ability is so great that people are going to realize he is not his father and he's not his brother. He's a very unique, charismatic leader with extraordinary capabilities. ... Jeb Bush may well be the most innovative (governor) in the entire country."

Gingrich taped the interview after headlining a recent fundraiser for state Rep. Gus Bilirakis' campaign to succeed his father in Congress. He addressed everything from his fears that Republican loyalists won't turn out heavily in November to congressional intervention in the Terri Schiavo case (reasonable idea, clumsily executed) to Florida being a competitive but Republican-leaning state.

"A Republican Party that comes down and thinks, 'I can yell Republican, Republican, Republican, and I'll win,' I think misunderstands the underlying character of the state. That's why for example you have in Bill Nelson such a formidable opponent, because he's a guy who figured out that there is a niche where Democrats can win down here," said Gingrich, who did nothing to discourage speculation about him running for president in 2008.

[mac56]

1. "he is not his father and he's not his brother."

This is called "damning with faint praise."

[aquart]

26. What a slogan!

[zann725]

34. Not his father, OR Brother...OR "no Jack Kennedy," but if Momma wants it

ya never know, you know...

[mithnanthy]

39. he is....

the Walrus....KOO-KOOK-A-CHOO!

[NJ Democrats]

2. He won't run in 08.

He try to get the VP Nom though. He will run in 2012 if the Dems win the WH or in 2016 if the Repukes win.

[rocktivity]

21. If Jeb gets the VP nod in '08

our meme is that he will be the real power behind the throne--Dick Cheney to the Repub president's Dubya--and the result will be more death, greed, and corruption. As for paying any kind of attention to Newt...

:boring:
rocknation

[pennylane100]

3. the nightmare continues.

[TheWatcher]

4. That would make me finally leave the country.

This country won't survive another Bush in the White House.

It may not survive this one.

[roguevalley]

20. I will join you. I would leave.

[wakeme2008]

5. You will know he's running when his wife dies in an "accident" or

they spilt up. IMHO she is not first lady material and has a lot of baggage.

I am guessing a small plane accident....

[area51]

23. "I am guessing a small plane accident...."

Why bother w/a small plane accident? I'd imagine that the Bush mafia would just put her in one car, then let Pickles get behind the wheel of another car and ....

[Poppyseedman]

6. Jeb will never run for President

The public would never accept his wife, Columbia. She is a native born Mexican.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Newt step aside for Jeb? I don't think so . . . . n/t

[joemurphy]

8. I think Newt's been drinking again. n/t

[lumpy]

16. I think Newt has aspirations

to be sitting in the White House himself. He is not to be trusted, you can't always observe his forked tongue.

[fshrink]

9. Frankly, I don't see why not.

This country is stupid and decayed enough.

[salin]

10. Why does the GOP hate America?

America suffered under bushsr, and America may not recover from Bushjr for a long, long time; Given their track record - why would anyone wish a bushredux administration upon America unless they simply have a wish to see the country completely fall apart to the point of being unrecognizable.

[Oversea Visitor]

11. Really ....... Maybe

2006 with Dem take both Congress and Senate?
Will there be investigation?
Would not shit hits the fans if there is investigation?

2008 depending on what happened in 2006 a future President will be elected
Dem or Repuke?
If Dem will he set country back on right track or will he go the path of denial
If Repuke look forward for massive cover up. Only possible with wide spread suppression
Does not look good for Freedom, Liberty or Democracy

Jeb Bush 2012 :rofl:
Only possible if US now no more a Democracy
See time reveal everything.
Too much evil stuff happened
World watch long and deand truth
Maybe all cover up
Maybe all hidden TOP SECRET
Maybe US people goes into decades of massive denial
All this maybes will reward US people with Jeb Bush

Two road
Face the truth and reality and heal
Cover up and refuse to face reality and LIVE IN NEW BUSH REALITY

Simple deductions
Really up to the Elected Representatives.
Really up to the US people who elect them

Do not really know just wait 2006 then 2008 maybe answer clearer
US in too deep a hole. Not easy. Going to be bad.
How bad who can tell now
Bit sad truth Bush take US down path that should never be walked
Now US all changed maybe will never recover
Maybe react so defensively from potential hurt of bush legacy that US will be forever a Pariah Nation in this world.

[MikeNearMcChord]

12. GW has poisoned the country, so a chance

that another Bush in the White House, probably won't happen for at least a few generations, besides there are politicians in the GOP who would fight it, they want that White House also.

[Fovea]

13. except for that whole

crime spree thing in his family.

[struggle4progress]

14. These election-stealing SOBs really DO want a civil war, I guess.

[UpInArms]

15. UpInArms: Gingrich is Full of Shit

His history is full of dirt and his theories are full of doom., and that whole language thing doesn't help. But don't underestimate his personal delusions for grandeur that may land him in the mental ward, says UpInArms, a career poster at DemocraticUnderground.

[lumpy]

17. Yay, UpInArms

Gingrich is an oily little bastard. He might appeal to some who don't know much about his shady career.

[bemildred]

22. Indeed. A full of shit has been. nt

[Marthe48]

18. they own the voting machines --

so whoever they want to win will win.

I wonder if the news media will bring up what a crybaby Jeb is (and what the hell kind of a name is Jeb?)

[Binka]

32. His Initials Spell JEB John Ellis Bush n/t

[flyarm]

19. no f'ing way!!!!!!!!!!!..enough already!..n/t

[sofa king]

24. All the evil and twice the smarts.

I can think of no better way of destroying my country, and should I ever turn against it and wish America to be destroyed, I'll go help steal votes for Jeb.

But until then, I think it's a pretty bad idea.

[Nickster]

25. Here it comes. I'm bracing myself for this for awhile.

This turkey is going to run and Dubya is setting up house for him. He has to run in 08 to fully be able to benefit from Dubya's work AND the most important part, he needs to keep the bodies buried for the BFEE. Can you imagine how many investigation will happen between 08 and '12 or '16? Jebbie can't afford to wait and he darn sure wants to be President.

[dogfacedboy]

27. Not going to happen.

I would be willing to bet that there will never be a Bush in the WH for at least decades to come. I think that there are those who would work toward guaranteeing that Jebro Bush will never be Pres.

[NEOBuckeye]

28. We should rename the GOP -- the "Bush Party"

It now exists only for the aggrandizement of the Bush Family.

[CHICKEN CAPITOL USA]

29. there ain't gonna be any '12 or '16 - christians are going to heaven

instantly when nukes melt the planet

[rasputin1952]

30. Jeb may not be as stupid as his brother by a percetage point or two

but the chances of this nation voting in another bush are nil.

If the Fopunders had wanted a "dynasty", they would have made Washington a king. It is apparent that the GOP is fixated on royalty, as they made a stink about Reagan being distantly related to English royalty, and the bush's as well; that alone should have soured people to the notion that the bush family is anywhere near democratic. Right now, the GOP supports a landed gentry of the wealthy, and everyone else should be a serf to the lord of the manor...:grr:

[Vinca]

31. I don't think so. Jeb's skeletons are in the public record.

Wife stopped by customs for failing to declare thousands of dollars in designer duds after a Paris trip. Daughter in and out of rehab. Hints here and there about extracurricular activity. Jeb's probably the brightest of the bunch, but it's not going to happen.

[Doremus]

33. As opposed to the chimp, whose records show he went AWOL,

was arrested for DUI, did absolutely nothing worthwhile for the first 40 year of his life and whose wife killed her boyfriend as a teen.

Nahhh, nobody'd be that stupid, would they?


Be afraid, be very afraid of the likelihood of a successful jeb candidacy. The guy has something like a 55% approval rating in Fla. despite all his baggage.

[Judi Lynn]

36. Maybe they only poll in Little Havana!

Published on Monday, December 2, 2002 by the Guardian/UK
The Bush Dynasty and the Cuban Criminals
New book reveals links of two presidents and the governor of Florida with exiled hardliners

by Duncan Campbell in Los Angeles

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/1202-05.htm

[Zorra]

35. Florida is a mess. n/t

[ificandream]

37. Not another Bush, please!!

The prospect of another Bush running this country, even as vice president, scares me to death. The Bushes have been the lamest family to run this country. But the stupid Republicans, with their love of well-known names without a look at their qualifications, will probably embrace him. Aaaaarrrgh!

[DuaneBidoux]

38. Fool me once, shame on you, twice shame on me, thrice? Holy Fuck!

[ramapo]

41. My thought exactly n/t

[wicket]

40. Why don't you go back to getting BJs in the House parking lot, Newt

:eyes: