Rush Limbaugh rejects Jeb Bush comments

Politico ^ | 6/14/13 | REBECCA ELLIOTT

[jimbo123]

Rush Limbaugh snapped at former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for calling Republicans too reactionary, saying the party lost in 2012 because it “is considered wishy-washy.”

“Jeb Bush said that too many Republicans are reactionary,” the conservative radio host said on his program Friday, according to a show transcript. “It’s a code word used by people who aren’t conservative to taint us as extremists.”

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“So Jeb Bush, who we really like here, said at the Faith and Freedom Coalition today that he wasn’t gonna be critical of the Obama administration. That really worked out for Romney, didn’t it?” Limbaugh responded.

[cripplecreek]

I’m not a fertile, entrepreneurial immigrant.

LOL

What Jebby doesn't seem bright enough to understand is that its not fertility, but a welfare state that encourages children without consequence. On the other hand are the families who can't afford children because they're supporting the welfare state.

As far as immigrants being entrepreneurial, its a lot easier for those who don't pay taxes, get business licenses, or face the same scrutiny as the rest of us.

[Stepan12]

Bush(43) won both his elections. In 2004, he increased the number of congressional seats. He is hardly a catastrophe.

McCain is the one who helped elect The Messiah - not George W. Bush. And the moral decline of the American people did not help either.

[Arlis]

I don’t hate them - or anyone. I believe GW is a good man, but blind to the principles of our nation in the beginnning and how he damaged them.

Jeb however, is another McCain/Romney/Dole. He is pure politician. He seems to lack the character that his brother has.

And if the GOP is stupid enough to nominate him, we are indeed past recovery.

Without a “reset” that would be traumatic.......

[kabumpo]

I didn’t say “them”, I said “him”. Jeb.

[TheGipperWasRight]

I agree. George H W Bush never really did like Reagan. Bush saw himself as one of the elite, and to him, Reagan was just a rube.

I think the party started moving away from conservatism sometime around the late ninties. The 1994 election was the last hurrah for conservatives in the GOP.

[TomGuy]

Bush(43) won both his elections. In 2004, he increased the number of congressional seats. He is hardly a catastrophe.

Until 2006, when he lost BOTH chambers, but at least he 'had a Congress he could work with on comprehensive immigration.'

He did manage to collapse the economy and start the first bailout bills.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

"So I guess Jeb is the one we’ll lose to Hillary with."

The political demise of the Bush clan will be the only silver lining to the dark cloud of a future Hillary presidency.

[School of Rational Thought]

The need to stop RINOS before they get going is urgent.

The RNC was as interested in stopping the Tea Party as the left.

[Will88]

Bush(43) won both his elections. In 2004, he increased the number of congressional seats. He is hardly a catastrophe.

9/11 increased Republican congressional seats, and also provided cover for W's liberal, big-spending programs of his first term.

After the unity and patriotism of 9/11 waned, we got the real W/Rove effect in 2006 and 2008, which were two consecutive catastrophes.

All either Bush did was ride in on the political capital and influence earned by others (Reagan, Gingrich, etc.), and then fritter it away with their Democrat-lite, big spending approach to government.

[cripplecreek]

The RNC was as interested in stopping the Tea Party as the left.

No kidding. Kapo Karl Rove probably sent the IRS a list of potential targets himself.

[TheLawyerFormerlyKnownAsAl]

You captured it. Only thing I would add is the intentional squandering of the Tea Party/Conservative resurgence in 2010.

[oh8eleven]

Rush Limbaugh rejects Jeb Bush comments
BFD - don't care what any Bush has to say, nor Rush, especially since Rush has been saying the same thing for the last 5 years ... "Øbama regime" ... but hasn't DONE a damn thing to stop him.
In fact Rush opened his big mouth calling Sandra "Flake" a slut and gave the loonie-left's "GOP war on women" enough ammo for weeks and weeks.
Been listening to Rush since 1991 and believe me, it's been a looooong time since he's been on the the "Cutting Edge of Societal Evolution."

[McGavin999]

Yep, Bush won’t say anything bad about the democrats, but Romney couldn’t say anything bad about the democrats either.....and McCain refused to say anything bad about his opponent either. Wimps never win and it looks like Jeb inherited his father’s wimp factor.

[presently no screen name]

McCain is the one who helped elect - The Destroyer

You are correct. The MSM has their very usable mc cain to promote the 'it's bushes fault' during Bush's admin. It was so obvious, yet mc cain relished in being used by enemy for their purpose. He was rewarded with letting him run - he bowed to BHO yet couldn't stop kicking Bush whenever he got the chance. Is there something in the Arizona water that makes them dull and they can't see the obvious? He showed his rabid side some more during the primary with the conservative opponent for his seat. He truly is the enemy within.

[robowombat]

You are correct. JEB Bush is just a classic careerist political whore. His brother is actually a decent man who never thought very much about what the foundational documents of this country were really about. Unfortunately his wife, who did help turn him away from a destructive lifestyle, is a classic ‘Christian social liberal’. If you are a Methodist or baptist you can find a lot of such women in various church committees. They really think being a poor is something morally special and those who aren't are obliged to constantly kiss the posteriors of the maladaptive and dysfunctionals because that is how they interpret the Sermon on the Mount and the parable of the Prodigal Son. GW is a good man personally but is aversion to abstract thinking and the people around him that he leaned on, Bill Clements, Baker, Rove, are or , in the case of Clements, snakes and evil people. Also, as a rich Texan GW , as many in his class do, really personally prefer Mexicans over working class white Texans. White Texans have too much self respect and while they work for you they make it clear they are not your servants or serfs. Mexicans fawn all over ‘El patron’ and wealthy Texans too often can't get enough of believing these folks really do love them. It is sickening to see but it is part of the Lone Star landscape.

[volunbeer]

Bush 1 abandoned the Reagan legacy and became a one term proposition for it. The Rockefeller wing of the GOP never understood Reagan and never bought into Reagan’s principles.

Jeb Bush is probably the best politician of the three - but he is a middle of the road type guy. Florida is a different animal - GOP Governor’s there - Crist/Bush - made a political living riding the fence because that is what gets you elected in Florida - not firebrand conservatism. That is why the Rockefeller GOP likes GOP Governors from Florida so much - the demographics favor them.

They are blind to the fact that it won’t translate to the conservative base in the rest of the country. As popular as Rubio was prior to the shamnesty debacle, I would argue Rubio would have had a better shot at being elected President than Governor of Florida.

I hate saying it, but this reality carries huge ramifications for the GOP nationally moving forward. Florida is gradually shifting towards becoming a reliable pickup for the rats in Presidential elections and when that happens, regardless of adding millions of reliable rat voters thanks to Rubio and gang, the GOP is done in the White House statistically - can’t get there without Florida.

[Will88]

You captured it. Only thing I would add is the intentional squandering of the Tea Party/Conservative resurgence in 2010.

Yep, the Bushes were less involved in 2010, but once again the GOPe, Beltway crowd has squandered the victories won by more conservative activists, this time the Tea Party in 2010, and set the party back once again.

They are all a bunch of squatters and wastrels who do nothing but fritter away the victories won by others. And now Boner and McConnel and others (Rove still hanging around) are continuing the 'work' of GHWB, W and Rove, etc.

[presently no screen name]

I believe the husband and boys, listened to mama Barbara. They got their hatred of Reagan/conservatism through her. She hates them so - the impulsive woman couldn’t shut her mouth and made a comment about Sarah which showed her contempt. It was very wrong of her to say with contempt - Sarah should stay in Alaska. The old hag Barbara has many character flaws. IMO, she lost her ‘first lady’ appeal and even as a mother she sounded like not a good role model. Glad I didn’t grow up in that household.

[CodeToad]

“They are mining for liberal voters even now, and more than ever.”

Which is why the eGOP lost the last election and will lose even more going forward.

[CodeToad]

“I believe GW is a good man”

There is one thing we can say of GW: He loved this country and never meant it any harm. He did harm with TARP and PATRIOT, but that wasn’t his intention.