Comments on: Jeb Bush: As president, I’d wheel and deal like Lyndon Johnson

By: Count to 10

Count to 10 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:52:35 +0000

Aren’t there enough people in the US for us not to have to hand power to the same families over and over again?

By: slickwillie2001

slickwillie2001 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:47:35 +0000

Hillary will not be the nominee in 2016. Democratic party primary voters are not going to elect an ugly and fat old white woman after the Chicago Jesus, and the crop of young and dynamic black and hispanic pols that will fight for their nomination will not lie down and let her have it just because “it’s her turn”. Bob Dole anyone?

By: ButterflyDragon

ButterflyDragon — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:14:26 +0000

Most likely in policy as well as style.

By: tommy71

tommy71 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 16:05:02 +0000

@Illinidiva Yes, you already mentioned that upthread. I read it. Thats your opinion. Mine is different. Thats all.

By: Illinidiva

Illinidiva — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:58:01 +0000

If Jeb Bush enters the race, I have no doubts that he’ll win the nomination. And yes, he’ll win the GE too. Except for Pappys 2nd term loss, the Bushies know all the levers of power, and how to manipulate enough to win. But after winning the GE, he’ll promptly go ahead and set back Conservatism by another 20 years. Thats exactly why hes dangerous. Just my 2 cents.

tommy71 on February 17, 2013 at 10:41 AM

Because Dubya is oh so beloved with the populace. Seriously, if Jeb wins the nomination, he loses the General Election. He brings absolutely nothing to the table in terms of fresh, new ideas or a fresh new face and brings all the baggage associated with his brother. Plus, Clintons know how to beat Bushes. Seriously, Jeb loses to the Wicked Witch by double digits.

Not only that but a Jeb Bush candidacy means that a guy with an actual chance of winning the GE would be pressured to drop out. I think that the bigwigs at the RNC are concerned about this and that Jeb has been receiving a lot of hints to drop it from Washington. Hence the fact that Jeb and the Savior’s relationship has gotten pretty chilly.

Geez.. I really don’t feel bad for the guy that he isn’t going to get to run for President. He’d have gotten to be President in 2000 if he’d have won the 1994 FL Governor’s race.

By: Pork-Chop

Pork-Chop — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:49:05 +0000

"Bush, who has a book on comprehensive immigration reform due out next month, said it was "un-American" to have illegal immigrants living in fear of exposure."

Mind-boggling. There is no hope for the Republican Party as long as they continue down their current path, lead by "progressives" Like Jeb Bush and Rubio.

By: rbj

rbj — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:45:53 +0000

So, Jeb, you’d
1) cheat on your wife
2) get the nation hooked on new entitlements
3) destroy the black family
4) be an imperial president
5) micromanage a war
Which one? Or is it a combination package?

LBJ was not a good guy.

By: tommy71

tommy71 — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:41:44 +0000

If Jeb Bush enters the race, I have no doubts that he’ll win the nomination. And yes, he’ll win the GE too. Except for Pappys 2nd term loss, the Bushies know all the levers of power, and how to manipulate enough to win. But after winning the GE, he’ll promptly go ahead and set back Conservatism by another 20 years. Thats exactly why hes dangerous. Just my 2 cents.

By: besser tot als rot

besser tot als rot — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:32:54 +0000

Well – I may be alone – but I think I understand what Jeb meant to say.

Maybe – just maybe – he was taking a dig at Obama – who never works “across the aisle”.

jake-the-goose on February 17, 2013 at 10:05 AM

Of course that’s what he meant. Doesn’t mean that it is an epic fail and beyond tone deaf for him to compare himself to LBJ.

By: besser tot als rot

besser tot als rot — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 15:29:37 +0000

Interesting that Bush thinks that the issue that needs to be wheeled and dealed on is immigration and not fiscal insolvency.