Posted on 05/31/2005 6:36:27 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
George Bush, the president's father, would like to see another Bush in the White House someday, saying on Tuesday that he would want his son Jeb to run for president when the timing is right.
Florida Governor Jeb Bush has repeatedly said he does not plan to run for president in 2008, trying to dampen speculation that another Bush could be on the next Republican ticket for the White House.
In an interview on CNN's "Larry King Live," former President Bush said he would want Jeb to run for president "someday," but now was not the time.
"The timing's wrong. The main thing is, he doesn't want to do it. Nobody believes that," Bush said.
But he and wife Barbara both said they believed Jeb, 52, did not want to run in the next presidential race.
Bush said he did not have a favorite candidate for the Republican nomination to succeed his son, President Bush.
Barbara Bush said she believed Senator and former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton would be the Democratic nominee in the 2008 presidential race. "I'm not going to vote for her, but I'm betting on her," she said.
No, they considered Jeb the 'serious' one; the media considered Jeb the 'smart' one . . . and we all know how discerning the media is.
Just the reality of being the Governor of Florida. Lots of Spanish speaking voters, but he didn't learn Spanish to appeal to the voters. His Bachelor's is in Latin American Studies, and he met his wife in Mexico.
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Jeb-Bush#Early_years
Reagan had a positive economic message, that's why he won landslides - an economic message plus national security plus values. now, we win only on national security and values. we have no economic message. jobs offshoring, pension benefits evaporating, retiree medical fading, jobs creation only in low cost service sectors, immigration supressing wages for many types of jobs (any americans who want to work as painters, roofers, sheetrockers, etc?). what have we got to say about it? more free trade is offered up as the answer. read the posts from many freepers in Ohio, what is happening to the economy there, and tell me you are sure we can win Ohio in 2008.
George Allen in 2008!
"I would vote for him and hope he wins, just to watch some heads explode on FR as well and ONLY for that... "
THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I WOULD VOTE FOR HIM . . . watching the lunatic left and uber right implode would be soooooooooooo fun!
In 2008, the timing is probably wrong. Hillary! wins the Presidency. Republicans have no one but turn to Jeb Bush in 2012, obviously everyone will realize Jeb is the better choice.
Reading Between the Lines:
The Fix is in.
Sorry. no dynasties.
"having lived through 3 Bush administrations and been major league underwhelmed with both of them,"
...ain't that the truth!!!!!
Let's see why we can accuse Ronald Reagan of not being conservative.....he did not abolish any departments (especially Department of Education), the budget deficit increased during his term, he pulled troops out of Lebanon after a terrorist attack (What do you think George W. Bush would have done in this situation?)
My point is that both Reagan and Bush were NOT perfect but they were great leaders. Ronald Reagan ended the Cold War and President Bush is now on pace to crush terrorism. Both HUGE TASKS to accomplish which mere mortals cannot do.
" There're a lot of amendments on the "repeal" list before the two-term 26th. If you'll remember, that amendment was enacted as a result of a rabid socialist who destroyed the notions of federalism, limited government, and individual freedom in our republic."
Yes, the worst president of the 20th century by far - a blot on the history of not only the US but of the West, who awarded eastern Europe to communists.
But, I still think there should be no limits on presidential terms.
The two underlined statements are not compatible. If the people want a foreign born president, then they will have to have a Constitutional Amendment, since the prohibition is in the main body of the Consitution itself.
Of course, if they want a president to be elected to more than two terms, they'll need an Amendment, too... repealing the one that resulted in the "term limit." Sort of like we had an Amendment for prohibition, and another one repealing it.
And since Morris is ALWAYS wrong, I'll happily support George Allen in '08.
You talk about 'message' (rhetoric), I asked about SPECIFIC policy/outcome differences between Reagan and Bush.
BTW: President Reagan won a re-election landslide because the economy 'turned' at the perfect moment (and he ran against a complete loser); prior to the economy's 'turn' his 'message' was so UNPOPULAR that he considered NOT running for re-election -- job approval ratings in the 30s will do that to a president. [NOTE: Within a year after his landslide re-election, Reagan's job approval ratings were back in the 40s where they plateaued for almost 6 years of his 8 years in office . . . Bill Clinton posted a better Gallup rating for his 8 years in office; does this mean he had a better 'message'?]
Reagan had a positive economic message - even when the economy was not going great, he stayed the course and had a message.
what is the Bush economic agenda and message? the economic problems we are facing in the US today, what does he have to say about them? offshoring? loss of pensions? the gutting of the manufacturing base? just recently, Treasury has finally woken up about the chinese currency peg, something many of us have been screaming about here for years.
A good assessment of Reagan. At Free Republic, we worship no man, although the Gipper comes close sometimes.
Reagan is the last great president the US will ever have. He will be the last man to hold the office who had the kinds of life experiences to shape his credo, that no others will bring, in my opinion. That's not to say we can't have good presidents, but there are no more Reagan's on the horizon.
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