Jeb Bush - GOP Darkhorse '08?

[MethuenProgressive]

Term limited out as Florida Gov, skipped running for FL Sen, married to a Mexican, speaks fluent Spanish, the Fundis love him for Schivo, elected in a Dem State, will carry FL's electorial votes, the die-hard Bushies will back him, has the family machine connections...

And Rudy, McCain, and Romney don't seem up to it, imo.

[Red Zelda]

1. I'd vote for him

NOT ... he'd win, though.

[niceypoo]

14. Yeah, right....he'd win....uhuh! If you say so...

Im sure america would just love another Bush in office right now.....NOT! I doubt the Bush family will ever get anyone in national office ever again after what Georgie has done to this country...america has awoken to what the Bush family means for america.

[mwb970]

24. Never again!

Surely this nightmarish experience with this awful president will inoculate us now and forever against having any more Bushes anywhere near the levers of power. Is there another family that has been so destructive to America?

I'm remembering that W's grandfather did business with Hitler, and didn't Poppy do a lot of business with the bin Laden family? These Bushes sure are cozy with America's enemies!

[lyonn]

30. The sad part is that the people forget way too quickly Nixon

and the "real" Reagan,the one who destroyed the economy. They forgot Viet Nam. Never underestimate the ability of people to forget history. If only our media would help remind the people, hell, just whip out a few video tapped speeches by the evil doers, that shouldn't be too much trouble or cost that much. Otherwise we may get another bushie in office.

Where were some of the clips from the Gates nomination hearing in 2001(?)? Nothing to see there it seems.

[KansDem]

40. We have the Internet now: It is the nation's collective memory...

When they strove to seize control of the nation starting in 1980, I seriously doubt the neo-cons understood how the Internet would eventually work against them. They probably thought all they had to do was gain control of the traditional media outlets to propagandize, but the Internet undermined this effort and put a stop to their desire to establish a permanent fascist state.

I don't really believe the Corporate Media's constant rantings that "the people have short memories when it comes to politics." They may want it that way, and it might have been true when the Corporate Media controlled the message, but not now. We just need to keep the Internet free...

[lyonn]

45. Ah, thanks for the reminder, the internet!

This truly is something the repubs had not considered. Who would have thought 2 or 3 years ago that the internet would become a substitute for newspapers and the tv media. Youtube is a real biggie! Who knows how much bigger the internet will be for the masses, IF the govt. doesn't put restrictions on it where we cannot speak freely or cause it to become too costly for the average person.

[Norrin Radd]

55. The internet, the web, plus faster speeds.

Though the faster bandwidth needs to be cheaper.

[Red Zelda]

36. "america has awoken"???

Say what? Where you livin'? Mars?
I saw more "W" stickers this week than before the election.

[The Gunslinger]

52. George H had a terrible approval rating...............

[driver8]

25. I pray that Jeb runs.

No way in hell will he win.

I think America has seen enough of the Bush Crime Family for awhile...for a long while!

What...the Bush family hasn't stolen every last penny that this country has yet?

[Jawja]

48. Nope. My staunch Repug

brother has admitted that Jeb doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of being elected.

Stealing it - maybe; but like his brother, never elected.

[babylonsister]

2. BITE YOUR TONGUE! nt

[rusty charly]

3. this is rachel maddow's theory

she's got some sort of prize of she's wrong

[Nickster]

4. I've been saying it for awhile now. I fully expect Jeb to come out and run. McCain is going to get

smashed by the slime machine that the BFEE has in place and Jeb is going to step up to the plate. Dubya has been setting up the White House with all the powers to hand over to another true believer. Scary thing is, Jeb is the smart one.

[ellenfl]

11. i hope mccain has some ammo to fight back. to be slimed

twice by the same bfee . . . didn't he get the promise of backing if he kissed up to dimson?

ellen fl

[Nickster]

27. I think he got the promise alright, but I don't believe they plan to actually

pay up on that promise. 1st rule, NEVER trust the BFEE. They basically did the same thing to Guiliani with Bernie Kerrick. I don't believe for a second that Bernie's problems weren't known by the BFEE, they wanted to send a warning to Rudy that they would have plenty more of that waiting for him if he ran in 08.

Not to mention, Jeb is a signatory of the PNAC documents, he's the only one that didn't get some kind of high power DC job. I don't believe that PNAC will give up their power when they still have a shiny Bush under the tree. A Bush that will be able to fool people into thinking that he's a moderate. He can play the game unlike Dubya. I fear Jeb running because I think he'd be able to make enough voters think he's worth giving a shot and won't be nearly as bad as Dubya.

[AndreaCG]

56. Let them slam and slime each other

It'll be good for us!

[EVDebs]

How does he explain the stories re 9-11 sequestering documents ?

Jeb Bush linked to Florida's 911 Terrorist Flght School
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/02/334029.html

How does he get around this ? Answer: he can't run in '08 or ever.

[Nickster]

28. Heck, dig a little deeper, he's got way more than that on him. He's got ties to Iran-Contra

as well, but that sure didn't hurt him running for Governor. Do you think anyone other than us knows about the dirt on Jeb? Do you think anyone in the liberal media will ever throw a single rock towards Jeb?

[marmar]

5. Horse's ass in '08....

This country can ill afford to spend any more time in the Bushes. :scared:

[rusty charly]

8. "you rule with the dynasty you have,

not the dynasty you want"

[valerief]

21. Good one. nt

[featherman]

6. I do think the media would rebel against the dynastic implications

of "too many Bushes" that weren't that great anyway. It would be a simple enough "handle" most of them could grasp without difficulty.

[skipos]

7. America is sick of Bushes. Even HILLARY beats Jeb in the polls

that I have seen.

[JDPriestly]

9. His kids are too much of a problem.

They were totally out of control as teenagers and even young adults. He can't cover those issues up. The apples don't fall far from the tree.

[Ninja Jordan]

22. His last name is the problem.

Nothing to do with his kids. No more Bushes.

[Auntie Bush]

43. And his wife was arrested for something about

maybe not paying taxes on bringing something into the country. I obviously don't remember the facts...but it was something really, really embarrassing and illegal.

Jeb also hasn't been so good on children's welfare.

I don't think the country can stand any more Bushes!

[AlCzervik]

10. Bush fatigue for one and the wife has had some "Shopping problems" in the past

and yeah maybe it's lousy to mention that but you can be sure it will be used against him, the Terri Schaivo matter is another problem for him on both sides as well.

[TheCowsCameHome]

17. The whole family is messed up.

Of course, the daughter could be a good pick for the head of the FDA.

[Captain Hilts]

23. Daughter and son have both been arrested. Wife fined for major tax evasion. nt

[TheCowsCameHome]

29. That's essential criteria for any GOP candidate . Now I'm worried.

Here we go again.

[ellenfl]

12. so i guess we'll just have to work just as hard in '08 as

we did in '06. we'll just have to wupp jeb's butt! you know we can do it. let's get those voting irregularities fixed!

ellen fl

[Joe Chi Minh]

13. Heck, I thought I read a couple of weeks ago that Jeb was chased

down the street by an angry mob! I doubt if that's happened to too many promising prospective presidential candidates in the past.

Or is my memory really playing me false? It would sure be a first in a matter like this.

Whatever the case, I don't think any candidate with the name Bass, never mind Bush, would get a sniff at a congressional candidacy, never mind the Oval Office for the next 1000 years.

[TheCowsCameHome]

15. No chance. America is Bushed-out.

*W* has ruined that crime family's name for eternity.

[PsN2Wind]

16. Nice bumper sticker

Jeb in 08, he hasn't had his war yet.

[Beausoir]

41. Wow. I want one of those. Sad but true.

[venable]

18. The MSM is not quite on board with how much w is despised.

but he is widely and deeply loathed by all but the mouth breathing, toothless racists wallowing in primordial slime in stanky pockets across this great land. (throw in a few cologned cheney cronies just to round out the numbers)

Jeb has less chance than do I. He's a bush.

[napi21]

19. I think this is media hype. No Bush will get elected for a long time.

I think I can honestly say that Jeb is smart enough to know that! i don't doubt he's pi**ed at his bro for screwing things up for him, but he won't run.

[Ninja Jordan]

20. No way in hell.

[MonkeyFunk]

26. Actually

a lot of fundies HATE him for the Shiavo case - he just talked, but didn't do anything.

And no, in general, I think America's done with the Bushes for now.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

31. Jeb, good for the environment, good for America..... but from what

I saw in Fl, the environment would fare a tad better if he weren't calling the shots re: the Everglades.

http://www.saveoureverglades.org/
Still, we are gravely concerned that because of other national priorities, the federal government may reduce funding for its share of the 30-year project. Under the current federal-state plan, the majority of the water CERP captures should be devoted to environmental restoration and reviving a dying ecosystem--with the remaining water supplies allocated to cities and agriculture sustaining the south Florida economy.

With the advent of the state's plan to step up the pace on eight of the CERP's key restoration projects in October of 2004, many scientists fear that the original intent of the restoration effort to proovide benefits to the natural system may be compromised in favor of urban development, agriculture, industry and other interests. Without careful oversight, the environmental needs of the ecosystem might get left behind.

[greenbriar]

32. ya'll are forgetting they own the voting machines

so if jebbie runs

jebbie wins

[windbreeze]

33. I have been saying this for months...

they are going to run JEB..you betcha...no secret to this, and no mystery either...Jr. has already stated it's Jeb's turn...and that it's only right that he gets to take his place at the top...natural line of succession, after all....pop, Jr, young'un....yep...that's the way it's gonna be...get used to it, and we better plan accordingly...by picking our candidate wisely...
Certainly we don't still think that 800 signing statements have been done for no reason? or that all the finagling with the constitution, habeas corpus, etc., has been done just for the hell of it? People make plans for what they intend to do, the power grabbing wasn't for no reason...they were surprised this election, but it won't happen again...so our Democratic congress had better jump right into the election securing mode as soon as they take office...(if they get too, that is)....
windbreeze

[snowbear]

34. YOU HAVE OFFICIALLY LOST YOUR MARBLES

America will NEVER again elect a Bush ----- EVER.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

37. That would be something like this:

Bob Hitler: Your candidate for Prime Minister of Israel.

Ain't ever gonna happen. George Jr. has ruined the family's political franchise

[The Gunslinger]

51. That's why noone thought W would get elected....

[liberalpragmatist]

35. mccain-bush ticket maybe

But there might be an anti-dynasty backlash in that case.

[Joe Chi Minh]

38. Are you serious? McCain is as marginalised as the Bushes.

Bush lite would not be viewed as that much of an improvement on a Bush. And in combination?!?! You have lost your marbles.

That picture of McCain hugging Bush, like a 2-year old in a particularly clingy mood, will have finished McCain politically, on its own.

[fuzzyball]

39. Jeb is gearing up for 2012

if dems win WH in 2008 (a likely event).
If McCain wins in 2008, he will retire by 2012.

[Kelly Rupert]

42. I can only hope that we can present the American people

a chance to leave the "BUSH (REPUBLICAN)" box unchecked.

[HughBeaumont]

44. I present THIS graphic for the people of America:

Please. For ALL of us, money.

[Imagevision]

46. I hope jeb runs so we can get that out of the way on the first go-round...!

[leftofthedial]

47. If we don't put this cabal out of our misery

they'll keep coming back, keep stealing and lying and killing our kids, and keep getting away with it.

[Infinite Hope]

49. No Chance n/t

[The Gunslinger]

50. It's a given

He probably will be the next president of the USA.......and maybe the last elected one considering all the powers big bro has obtained for the office. I believe this was the plan all along.

[BenDavid]

53. Yes, he will be the dark

horse or better yet the major players will convince old Jeb the party needs him and he will get in and behind the scenes all those power shakers and movers will have made Jeb the sacrificial lamb candidate.

[Jack Rabbit]

54. "The die hard Bushies will back him"

Both of them?