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Bushes name Mitt Romney as their 2012 favorite
The Hill ^ | 11/23/2010 | Emily Goodin

Posted on 11/23/2010 10:18:28 AM PST by Qbert

Former President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush named Mitt Romney as their favorite Republican for the 2012 presidential nomination.

"If you asked me, who was the nominee be, I couldn't tell you. We like Mitt Romney. We know him well and like him very much," Bush said in an interview with CNN's Larry King.

The former president then joked about his support, saying: "Don't want to kill him off."

"He's a reasonable guy. A conservative fellow, which is good. But, no, I think he'd be a good president, a very good president," Bush said of the former Massachusetts governor.

The former first lady echoed Bush's words when she was asked her favorite.

"I'll go with George. Mitt Romney. I like a lot of them. But I like people who feel that you can respect other people's ideas. I like that a lot," Barbara Bush said.

The Bushes were asked if their son, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, was thinking about a presidential run.

"I don't think he is. In fact, I know he's not. But, would he be a good president? Absolutely. Don't just take that from a father prejudice view. I mean, he's a good man. He performed as governor. He's well spoken. He is not an extremist. He's not a wild guy that attributes bad motives to those that disagree with him, and he's good. And people that know him and hear him say the same thing. So, I think the bottom line is he just doesn't want to try, doesn't want to do it," the former president said.

The interview aired Monday night on "Larry King Live." It got attention over the weekend when CNN previewed it, airing a clip that featured Barbara Bush saying she hoped former Gov. Sarah Palin stayed in Alaska.

"I sat next to her once, thought she was beautiful," the former first lady said. "And I think she's very happy in Alaska, and I hope she'll stay there."


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"The former president then joked about his support, saying: "Don't want to kill him off."

You just did there, genius...

1 posted on 11/23/2010 10:18:34 AM PST by Qbert
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To: Qbert

No surprise there.


2 posted on 11/23/2010 10:19:49 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: Qbert

As Gomer Pyle would say: “Suuuprise, Suuuprise, Suuuprise.”


3 posted on 11/23/2010 10:19:56 AM PST by Lou Budvis (Refudiate 0bama '12)
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To: Qbert

I’m beginning to think we’ll end up with O for another four.


4 posted on 11/23/2010 10:20:24 AM PST by Sparky1776
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To: Qbert
A conservative fellow, which is good.

Great googly moogly! They don't even know what a conservative is!

5 posted on 11/23/2010 10:21:08 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
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To: Qbert

rombot sux.


6 posted on 11/23/2010 10:21:29 AM PST by ken21 (who runs the gop?)
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To: Qbert

Sounds like Bush is aspiring to be the next Carter. Shut up, old man.


7 posted on 11/23/2010 10:21:44 AM PST by dr_who
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To: Qbert

8 posted on 11/23/2010 10:21:50 AM PST by TSgt (On 11/08/2010 at 0421 my life changed forever. I became a father.)
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To: onyx; Virginia Ridgerunner; Brices Crossroads; Clyde5445; Al B.
Hmmmm......a Bush barage?

Maybe W and Babs just sunk Romney by mistake.....

9 posted on 11/23/2010 10:22:10 AM PST by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: Qbert

Kiss of Death Alert!


10 posted on 11/23/2010 10:22:44 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (0bama thought he'd find "common ground" on 0bamaCare because of ROMNEYCARE!)
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To: Qbert

Fade whatever the Bushes say...


11 posted on 11/23/2010 10:22:48 AM PST by Rutles4Ever (Ubi Petrus, ibi ecclesia, et ubi ecclesia vita eterna!)
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To: Qbert


The fix is in.
12 posted on 11/23/2010 10:23:48 AM PST by jimbo123
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To: Sparky1776

Mitt is using W's play book with the slow drip of endorsements before the caucus and primaries. First Hatch and now 41. There will be many more to pledge for Mitt over the next year. Mitt will raise an obscene amount of money too , just W. in 99. The money race and endorsements scared away most of W's competitors in 00 and all but Mccain withdrew after IA.


13 posted on 11/23/2010 10:23:48 AM PST by RED SOUTH
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To: DJ MacWoW

Connecticut Republicans for a Massachusetts Republican. Imagine that.


14 posted on 11/23/2010 10:24:04 AM PST by Renderofveils (My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music. - Nabokov)
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"The former president then joked about his support, saying: "Don't want to kill him off."

He's a shoe in now that he has the whole "New World Order" crew wrapped up.

15 posted on 11/23/2010 10:24:04 AM PST by NeoCaveman (Touch my tagline and I'll have you arrested)
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To: Qbert

Well, That settles it then........................


16 posted on 11/23/2010 10:24:23 AM PST by Red Badger (The House finally fell on Nancy Pelosi..........)
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To: Qbert

Bush never met a person he didn’t like, but really?


17 posted on 11/23/2010 10:24:44 AM PST by TribalPrincess2U (demonicRATS= Obama's Mosque, taxes, painful death. Is this what you want?)
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To: Diogenesis

Woot, there it is....which explains the elitist snobbery we’ve been seeing and Rove’s recent behavior.


18 posted on 11/23/2010 10:24:51 AM PST by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin has crossed the Rubicon!)
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To: Lou Budvis

Haha As soon as I read the headline, Gomer’s saying popped into my head.


19 posted on 11/23/2010 10:25:26 AM PST by catbertz
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To: Qbert

This toast is extra crispy.


20 posted on 11/23/2010 10:25:50 AM PST by dforest
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