Posted on 04/02/2014 8:52:40 AM PDT by bkopto
Support for a Bush candidacy is building far beyond Florida.
At a gathering of prominent conservatives in Las Vegas last weekend — where presidential hopefuls kissed the ring of billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson — Bush was among those who puckered up. And the donors liked what they saw.
"GOP elite hoping to lure Jeb Bush," trumpeted the headline at the top of the Washington Post's Sunday-morning paper.
Some see Bush as the party's best hope.
Others see weaknesses ripe for exploitation.
I think both sides are right.
Right now, Florida's 43rd governor towers above most of the other Republicans toying with a presidential run.
Other guys may have their moments in the sun, temporarily firing up the base with a wisecrack, filibuster or fiery talk-show appearance. But their moments are fleeting.
"None of these big donors think Rand Paul is going to win. None think Ted Cruz is going to win," MSNBC's house conservative, Joe Scarborough, told his audience Monday. "None of these big donors think ... any of these people can win. They think Jeb can win the nomination."
I agree with Joe. Of the party's current crop, he is the GOP's best shot — a guy with a track record of doing, rather than simply yapping.
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The elites sure are pushing this.
NO WAY.
That's the way I see it too. 2016 will probably be a replay of 2012. Just replace Romney with Jeb, and Obama with Hillary.
The only way out of that would be for the trailing conservatives to drop out early in the primaries, and then throw their support to the leading conservative candidate.
But I don't see that happening. Too many big egos.
So sad. But they’ll nominate him.
Why?
Dubya should never have been President, the game plan drawn up in 1992 was for Jeb to win the Florida governorship in 1994, and serve a full term, before being nominated for the Presidency in 2000. But Dubya won his election in Texas, and had a full term under his belt, while Jeb was only in the second year of his first term, as Jeb had lost to Lawton Chiles in 1994, by a very narrow margin (considering this was Florida, probably an honest count would have tipped the election to Jeb).
Jeb is WAY smarter than Dubya, and a whole lot more serious. Not to say Dubya is not himself quite intelligent, just that Jeb is both quicker and more composed in his thinking.
But the moment has passed. The opportunity that existed in 2000 no longer applies, and the demographics have simply moved on beyond any stepping back in time.
QUACK DYNASTY?
Is there a new rule that only the Obamas, Clintons and Bushes can be president?
Perhaps for thee, but not for me!
Will we manage to have a good President in this century? So far we have had 2 duds. Why not, let’s nominate a third Bush.
Adelson is definitely a member of the GOPe club.
He’s also a strong supporter of Israel but after that we part ways and its unfortunate that the “Israel Lobby” is interlocked with the GOPe types like John McCain who spoke against Putin recently at AIPAC.
Big bags of cash are being delivered in Jeb’s behalf.
Here in Texas, I will vote for a ‘rat to beat P.
Of the big money guys, Foster Freiss appears to be one of the more solidly conservative.
Most of the rich people and big money folks are way out in left field.
The top two guys in my town who make political contributions (1 R and 1 D) fully support liberal social agendas including Planned Parenthood, plus consolidated government structures for the county as a means of bailing out the financially failing city government.
Rich guys like Michael Bloomberg pump their millions into tearing down the Second Amendment.
The large businesses-money men want bailouts and debt management from Washington, not a real conservative solution like a balanced budget.
I’ll stay home then.
Speaking of staying home...Scott Brown vs Jeanne Shaheen running for the Senate in Red Hampshire. Not a dime’s difference...
Democrats can blame the "Bush nightmare" on Lawton Chile's massive ego.
RINO or red herring, some choice.
LOL...not much of one.
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