Jeb Bush says he'll stay neutral, calls on Romney to release tax returns

[highplainsdem]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-22/jeb-bush-cautions-republicans-on-tone-without-endorsing-any-candidate.html

Jeb Bush, the popular former Florida governor, said he will “stay neutral” in the Republican presidential primary while warning his party’s candidates to leave the “circular firing squad” of their primary debates behind and start appealing to a broader audience of voters.

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The younger Bush described both Romney and Gingrich as “credible” candidates in a November contest with President Barack Obama. “I intend to help whoever wins the nomination,” the former governor said.

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He also says Romney should disclose his income tax records during the Florida contest, calling Romney’s riches “a wonderful success story.”

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“We’re sort of in the circular firing squad right now,” Bush said of divisive disputes among the Republican candidates.

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[Thrill]

1. Mitt isn't going to release

Those taxes.

[Pachamama]

2. No way...it might reveal to LDS that he wasnt giving the proper tithings...

Not a good thing for a church elder....

[MjolnirTime]

3. Et tu, Jeb? Not only did he not endorse, he stuck his own knife in the prize pig.

[ecstatic]

4. lol! nt

[DJ13]

5. That kinda sounds like

"If theres no solid nominee by the convention I'm available."

[LAGC]

7. That was my first thought, too.

The last thing we need is more "Bush Legacy."

That family has done enough damage to this country, thank you very much...

[Eid Ma Clack Shaw]

8. I doubt that.

I think it's more a "I don't want to get involved with either of these losers until I really have to. I've got 2016 to think about."

There's no way that an unelected candidate takes the nomination in this media-hungry day and age. The system is so different to the one which led to that kind of thing in days past, and it would be a goldmine for the opponent to run on, especially for today's GOP.

"Brought to you by Republican Party insiders..."

[Honeycombe8]

6. Wow. Low blow to Mitt. nt