Fri Apr 20, 2012, 05:58 PM
onehandle (35,488 posts)
Jeb Bush: I'd Consider Vice Presidency
Source: Huffington Post
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says he'd consider running as vice president with Mitt Romney, but doubts he'll ever be asked. Bush tells the conservative website Newsmax that Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is "probably the best" choice to share the ticket with Romney, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee. Bush said he hopes the freshman senator is offered the No. 2 slot and accepts it. Rubio has said repeatedly that he isn't interested in leaving the Senate. Bush said he'd consider running if Romney were to ask him. But the former governor added that he's not sure running for vice president is the right thing for him and said he's doubtful he'd even receive the call. Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/20/jeb-bush-vice-presidency_n_1441729.html
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| onehandle | Apr 2012 | OP | |
| Fearless | Apr 2012 | #1 | |
| MaineDem | Apr 2012 | #2 | |
| polichick | Apr 2012 | #3 | |
| Bozita | Apr 2012 | #11 | |
| Baitball Blogger | Apr 2012 | #20 | |
| cyberpj | Apr 2012 | #23 | |
| southernyankeebelle | Apr 2012 | #28 | |
| cyberpj | Apr 2012 | #35 | |
| southernyankeebelle | Apr 2012 | #39 | |
| CoffeeCat | Apr 2012 | #66 | |
| southernyankeebelle | Apr 2012 | #67 | |
| Tax Man | Apr 2012 | #40 | |
| Art_from_Ark | Apr 2012 | #74 | |
| Auggie | Apr 2012 | #44 | |
| MatthewStLouis | Apr 2012 | #48 | |
| polichick | Apr 2012 | #77 | |
| babylonsister | Apr 2012 | #4 | |
| orpupilofnature57 | Apr 2012 | #9 | |
| Diclotican | Apr 2012 | #58 | |
| Octafish | Apr 2012 | #76 | |
| aquart | Apr 2012 | #5 | |
| Dont call me Shirley | Apr 2012 | #17 | |
| The Velveteen Ocelot | Apr 2012 | #6 | |
| cyberpj | Apr 2012 | #25 | |
| dflprincess | Apr 2012 | #72 | |
| orpupilofnature57 | Apr 2012 | #7 | |
| Dont call me Shirley | Apr 2012 | #19 | |
| crunch60 | Apr 2012 | #29 | |
| rurallib | Apr 2012 | #8 | |
| crunch60 | Apr 2012 | #30 | |
| Rozlee | Apr 2012 | #68 | |
| HereSince1628 | Apr 2012 | #10 | |
| LiberalEsto | Apr 2012 | #12 | |
| BlueToTheBone | Apr 2012 | #13 | |
| graywarrior | Apr 2012 | #14 | |
| Drunken Irishman | Apr 2012 | #15 | |
| lastlib | Apr 2012 | #16 | |
| Skittles | Apr 2012 | #18 | |
| Dont call me Shirley | Apr 2012 | #21 | |
| wandy | Apr 2012 | #22 | |
| sulphurdunn | Apr 2012 | #24 | |
| rhett o rick | Apr 2012 | #36 | |
| Vidar | Apr 2012 | #26 | |
| SDjack | Apr 2012 | #27 | |
| crunch60 | Apr 2012 | #31 | |
| newspeak | Apr 2012 | #64 | |
| Major Hogwash | Apr 2012 | #32 | |
| Politicalboi | Apr 2012 | #33 | |
| rhett o rick | Apr 2012 | #37 | |
| SammyWinstonJack | Apr 2012 | #82 | |
| Tax Man | Apr 2012 | #42 | |
| Ter | Apr 2012 | #47 | |
| Tax Man | Apr 2012 | #50 | |
| Ter | Apr 2012 | #55 | |
| goclark | Apr 2012 | #59 | |
| truthisfreedom | Apr 2012 | #34 | |
| 1monster | Apr 2012 | #38 | |
| SemperEadem | Apr 2012 | #41 | |
| eyewall | Apr 2012 | #43 | |
| Dawson Leery | Apr 2012 | #45 | |
| dipsydoodle | Apr 2012 | #46 | |
| Blue Owl | Apr 2012 | #49 | |
| HughBeaumont | Apr 2012 | #51 | |
| Mosaic | Apr 2012 | #52 | |
| The Second Stone | Apr 2012 | #53 | |
| Ter | Apr 2012 | #56 | |
| Zoeisright | Apr 2012 | #54 | |
| alp227 | Apr 2012 | #57 | |
| oberliner | Apr 2012 | #61 | |
| sofa king | Apr 2012 | #60 | |
| DCBob | Apr 2012 | #75 | |
| sofa king | Apr 2012 | #80 | |
| Skidmore | Apr 2012 | #62 | |
| marshall gaines | Apr 2012 | #63 | |
| CoffeeCat | Apr 2012 | #65 | |
| Scuba | Apr 2012 | #69 | |
| mother earth | Apr 2012 | #70 | |
| caseymoz | Apr 2012 | #71 | |
| Pachamama | Apr 2012 | #73 | |
| Tikki | Apr 2012 | #78 | |
| Daniel537 | Apr 2012 | #81 | |
| underpants | Apr 2012 | #79 |
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:05 PM
Fearless (12,396 posts)
1. Oh yes, the clusterfuck continues!
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:06 PM
MaineDem (18,161 posts)
2. Of course he would.
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And Daddy will probably make it happen.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:06 PM
polichick (30,375 posts)
3. I guess Bush thinks his name is a no-go for president...
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...unless he's a veep first and can just slide right into place.
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Response to polichick (Reply #3)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:16 PM
Bozita (26,949 posts)
11. Positioning himself for '16
Response to Bozita (Reply #11)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:30 PM
Baitball Blogger (11,299 posts)
20. We must be prepared.
Response to Bozita (Reply #11)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:39 PM
cyberpj (9,266 posts)
23. They have their puppet, now to install the handler. See: Bush Cheney administration. nt
Response to cyberpj (Reply #23)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:50 PM
southernyankeebelle (10,725 posts)
28. Remember what Norquist said. All they need is a body in the white house. The congress will
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make things happen. The words of President Norquist.
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Response to southernyankeebelle (Reply #28)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 07:20 PM
cyberpj (9,266 posts)
35. They've already installed more electronic machines & voter ID (Dem suppression) laws. Next, media
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will start the drumbeat of how close this election will be.
It's all part of the long-term plan people, all part of the plan to retain power and control. Wanna see a prediction? - Bush is offerred and accepts the VP nomination. - The Romney-Bush ticket manages to get a small percentage victory during late night vote counting in Ohio (or maybe they'll use another pawn this time). - The Bush Family Empire inaugurates Bush III. - The end. |
Response to cyberpj (Reply #35)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 07:46 PM
southernyankeebelle (10,725 posts)
39. They just said it on Tweety's show.
Response to southernyankeebelle (Reply #28)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 11:35 AM
CoffeeCat (19,419 posts)
66. This validates what I've been saying all along..
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...about the presidency. A cabal of neocons, corporatists and other assorted psychopaths has
taken over our government. The president is just a figurehead--and who holds that position really means nothing. The cabal has the power. The "President" is for us--the lemmings, who actually want to believe that we have a democracy. |
Response to CoffeeCat (Reply #66)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 12:28 PM
southernyankeebelle (10,725 posts)
67. Exactly until the lemmings have had enough then the streets will be filled in protests. It will
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have to be everyone teabaggers and OWS and in the middle. God help the country when they finally figure it out and protest in the streets.
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Response to cyberpj (Reply #23)
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 07:44 AM
Art_from_Ark (16,918 posts)
74. See also Reagan-bu$h administration
Response to Bozita (Reply #11)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 08:14 PM
Auggie (16,196 posts)
44. Yes. I won't be surprised.
Response to Bozita (Reply #11)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 09:34 PM
MatthewStLouis (674 posts)
48. Exactly! It's a win-win for Jeb.
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God help us if they get another Bush installed as President!
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Response to Bozita (Reply #11)
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 10:17 AM
polichick (30,375 posts)
77. Exactly. His brother made it tough to run on the name...
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...but if he's already veep he may have a chance.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:07 PM
babylonsister (144,180 posts)
4. omg, shades of cheney? So he can pull romney's strings??
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Response to babylonsister (Reply #4)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:14 PM
orpupilofnature57 (10,553 posts)
9. Shades of Junta
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&feature=related
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Response to orpupilofnature57 (Reply #9)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 08:51 AM
Diclotican (3,793 posts)
58. orpupilofnature57
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orpupilofnature57
It is little scary - after all this years, he still is a man who we should listen to... I think he was way ahead of his time sometimes Diclotican |
Response to babylonsister (Reply #4)
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 09:23 AM
Octafish (33,462 posts)
76. Shades of John Hinckley.
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With Jebthro on deck.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:07 PM
aquart (67,538 posts)
5. Of course you would, Jeb.
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Now that you know the Secret Service can be blackmailed.
But perhaps I'm too cynical about the way Bush obstacles become suicidal or have problems with small planes. I mean, where's the evidence? |
Response to aquart (Reply #5)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:27 PM
Dont call me Shirley (1,395 posts)
17. And heart attacks, strokes, brain aneurisms.....
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:09 PM
The Velveteen Ocelot (34,730 posts)
6. Why would he want to be Mittens' running mate
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Last edited Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:14 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) which would make him part of a losing ticket in the likely event that Mittens gets his ass handed to him in November? Why wouldn't he rather wait until 2016 and go for the #1 spot, when he wouldn't have to run against an increasingly-popular incumbent and when maybe some of the stench of big brother W has dissipated?
For that matter, why would anybody want to be Mittens' running mate? |
Response to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #6)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:41 PM
cyberpj (9,266 posts)
25. He gets to go out there and give speeches to prepare for the top job. And if they rig it right
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and Mittens actually wins - he gets experience and a fast slide into the top slot when required.
People keep forgetting how far ahead these Empire Managers think. |
Response to cyberpj (Reply #25)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 11:52 PM
dflprincess (19,526 posts)
72. Should, God forbid, Willard get elected and Jebbie is his running mate
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I agree with the poster above that the number one threat to the president's life would be the vice president. It's one way to get Jeb-boy into the White House without having to face the electorate.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:10 PM
orpupilofnature57 (10,553 posts)
7. Waiting in the wings , and are we
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smart enough to see ,the devastating results of another for years of New World Order .
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Response to orpupilofnature57 (Reply #7)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:29 PM
Dont call me Shirley (1,395 posts)
19. Pure, unadulterated evil
Response to orpupilofnature57 (Reply #7)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:54 PM
crunch60 (1,412 posts)
29. BFEE! No more ..Two of them in the White House devastated this country.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:13 PM
rurallib (31,155 posts)
8. fucking jesus, please no more fucking Bushes
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their families or friends.
They have collectively done more damage than any others to this country. |
Response to rurallib (Reply #8)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:55 PM
crunch60 (1,412 posts)
30. Thank God the Old Bush lady, can't push out any more little shrubs!
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Response to crunch60 (Reply #30)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 12:50 PM
Rozlee (1,373 posts)
68. Oh, but haven't you heard...
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her offspring can push out more shrubs. Jeb Bush's son, George Prescott Garnica Bush (another Bush with two middle names), will be eligible to be president in another year. Yeah, that guy; the one who stalked his ex-girlfriend, broke into her house and tore up her yard with his SUV. He's half-Hispanic and he'd be considered a good choice for political office since Republicans would think we Hispanics would be wooed by another Bush that wreaked our lives. Not to mention that the only Spanish we've ever heard him speak was at the 1992 Republican convention when he said, "Viva Bush!" at the end of his little family values spiel. Cry me a river.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:14 PM
HereSince1628 (26,670 posts)
10. Thus creating the first north-south, east-west axis with a Texas twist for good measure.
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The voter appeal of that team is pretty complicated to even think about!
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:19 PM
LiberalEsto (16,771 posts)
12. I knew it!
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Heaven help this country if another Bush gets his claws on the inner workings.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:20 PM
BlueToTheBone (2,358 posts)
13. Oh snap!
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A primal scream just came out of my mouth! I'm sick.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:23 PM
graywarrior (57,074 posts)
14. It's a wet dream!!!!!!!!
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:24 PM
Drunken Irishman (24,587 posts)
15. Just stay out of the bushes.
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:25 PM
lastlib (3,794 posts)
16. Oh, yeah, Mitt, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE pick Jeb.....
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...so we can BURY both of ya!!
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:28 PM
Skittles (86,338 posts)
18. please.......please.......no more Bushes
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haven't they done enough damage?????
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:31 PM
Dont call me Shirley (1,395 posts)
21. Stop the chain of abuse, no more bushmafias in charge
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:36 PM
wandy (1,532 posts)
22. The far right would love it. This would put Romney over the top, and the rest of us.......
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Australia?
Denmark? Possibly just anywhere far, far away. |
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:40 PM
sulphurdunn (3,501 posts)
24. Bush accepts the VP nomination.
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Romney/Bush squeak out a one vote victory in whichever battleground state decides the election this time. The team is coronated by the Vatican Five Black Robes. Obama graciously concedes defeat, goes to work for Goldman Sachs. President Romney is tragically killed when he falls and is trampled by his polo pony. President Bush III takes the oath of office before a shocked nation, united in mourning and resolve to bring the farrier terrorist who shod Romney's pony to justice . The farrier terrorist's great grandfather emigrated to the Land of the Free from Ice Land in 1900. The US invades Ice Land, spends billions of dollars rebuilding the geothermal plants that cost billions of dollars to destroy with million dollar a piece bombs. Thousands of Ice Landers are killed as are hundreds of American heroes. President Bush declares victory ten years before the war ends.
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Response to sulphurdunn (Reply #24)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 07:23 PM
rhett o rick (26,749 posts)
36. Hell, that's just the good news. nm
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:42 PM
Vidar (18,335 posts)
26. And the fix is in.
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:49 PM
SDjack (1,066 posts)
27. The Bush record: Vote in a Bush, lose your job. n/t
Response to SDjack (Reply #27)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:58 PM
crunch60 (1,412 posts)
31. Vote in another Bush, lose your country!
Response to crunch60 (Reply #31)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 10:52 AM
newspeak (4,847 posts)
64. "yep, vote a bush lose your country"
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I swear some people have no sense at all if they vote for another bush. The BFEE must need some more moolah. It's bad enough that little boots had alleged insider trading, that a bin laden helped finance his business and he made money while the business went south. And then there's niall, who is now in the education industry (god help us), who was part of the S&L scandal. And yet, the truly ignorant in this country, just love, love getting screwed by the grand bush.
the family is one piece of work, and has done more harm to this country. Yeah, elect another bush and maybe they can declare that now they're royalty. "it's good to be king." Didn't poppy once state that if the american people knew what they'd done, the people would be in the streets with pitchforks? |
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 06:58 PM
Major Hogwash (12,365 posts)
32. So would I, Jeb. And I've got as much chance as you do of actually being the vice president in 2013.
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Which is exactly NONE!
And I'm not even on the ticket!! |
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 07:02 PM
Politicalboi (9,486 posts)
33. Rmoney would
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ALWAYS have to look over his shoulder if Jeb gets in.
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Response to Politicalboi (Reply #33)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 07:24 PM
rhett o rick (26,749 posts)
37. Why do people think Rmoney has a choice? nm
Response to rhett o rick (Reply #37)
Mon Apr 23, 2012, 05:23 PM
SammyWinstonJack (35,105 posts)
82. I'm sure he doesn't.
Response to Politicalboi (Reply #33)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 07:59 PM
Tax Man (104 posts)
42. exactly, politicalboi
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think about it; a gop president seriously distrusted by the teabagging, ted nugent-loving, lunatic fringe of his party, with a guy they just worship a heartbeat away.
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Response to Tax Man (Reply #42)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 09:20 PM
Ter (4,179 posts)
47. But tea baggers despise Bush's
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Bush ain't no tea bagger.
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Response to Ter (Reply #47)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 10:02 PM
Tax Man (104 posts)
50. the ones i know love him
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he's right up there with cheney and christie
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Response to Tax Man (Reply #50)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 01:09 AM
Ter (4,179 posts)
55. I think you're confusing tea baggers with establishment neo-con hacks
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I check Freak Republic for laughs, and they blame Bush for expanding the government, and call Christie and Cheney (along with Rove) moderate establishment RINO's.
They seem to like Allen West, Sarah Palin, Jim DeMint, and Rand Paul. Even Rupio has his haters there for voting for NDAA and initially supporting SOPA (along with being soft on immigration). |
Response to Politicalboi (Reply #33)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 09:00 AM
goclark (30,404 posts)
59. Romey doesn't know how to look over his shoulder
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because he doesn't have a clue . Jeb would do the talking for him ~ |
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 07:04 PM
truthisfreedom (17,678 posts)
34. Do it! Do it! Do it! We need another bush ticket! It absolutely guarantees a Democratic win!
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Do it!!!
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 07:46 PM
1monster (8,738 posts)
38. Only if your are certifiably insane, Mr. Romney.
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 07:54 PM
SemperEadem (7,997 posts)
41. dear god.
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hasn't this country suffered enough from their ilk?
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 08:09 PM
eyewall (660 posts)
43. Remember when Ronnie Raygun was president
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and GHW Bush was vice president, and a guy who was the son of one of the Bush's business associates took several shots at close range at Ronald and could have killed him. Which would have made Bush president several years earlier than eventually happened.
Mitt should be careful who he allows to be next in line (as if he has a choice). |
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 08:18 PM
Dawson Leery (8,382 posts)
45. Stay out of the Bushes.
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That family has already done too much harm to this world.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 08:40 PM
dipsydoodle (32,668 posts)
46. Have a cupcake
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Fri Apr 20, 2012, 09:34 PM
Blue Owl (8,523 posts)
49. What a sleazy ticket that would be
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n/t
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 12:13 AM
HughBeaumont (20,461 posts)
51. Learn it. Know it. LIVE IT:
Ah, good ol' Dumberica. Learn from their mistakes, they sure fuckin' don't . . . |
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 12:25 AM
Mosaic (1,346 posts)
52. NO WAY TO BUSHES!
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EVER!
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 12:32 AM
The Second Stone (1,029 posts)
53. Romney isn't stupid
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He remembers that Hinckley came within a half inch of killing Reagan.
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Response to The Second Stone (Reply #53)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 01:12 AM
Ter (4,179 posts)
56. I once knew a hard rightist that was convinced Bush tried to kill Reagan in 1981 with MKULTRA
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He said the CIA (or whoever is in charge of the Shadow Government) never misses or botch's up an assassination, so Jesus must have stepped in and saved Ronnie.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 12:51 AM
Zoeisright (7,846 posts)
54. Well, that would be the final nail in the coffin.
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Bushes are poisonous to America.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 01:29 AM
alp227 (20,488 posts)
57. The Other Forum: BOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
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Last edited Sat Apr 21, 2012, 01:35 AM USA/ET - Edit history (2) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2874721/posts
However, a writer at The Daily Caller wrote this article "Time to deploy Jeb": ...Bush’s record of accomplishment and straightforward philosophy on the role of the public sector — he maintains that government should do nothing that is advertised in the Yellow Pages — would create a welcome contrast with Obama, and rekindle enthusiasm among Republican voters. Apart from the logistical challenges of launching a run at this late date (discussed below), there are two major impediments to Bush’s presidential candidacy: branding and will. Branding is the easy bit. There are many who negatively associate Jeb Bush with the presidencies of his brother and father. Years ago, after I published a newspaper column extoling Jeb’s success as Florida governor and suggesting he would make a potent president, one fellow responded, “I wouldn’t listen to another Bush if it were burning.” At the Michelle Malkin-founded HotAir.com, "Allahpundit" wrote: "Hey, how about a Jeb Bush vs. Palin brokered convention?" |
Response to alp227 (Reply #57)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 09:46 AM
oberliner (22,147 posts)
61. The "other forum" also hates Romney
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Especially their Fearless Leader.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 09:43 AM
sofa king (8,707 posts)
60. A clever move.
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Last edited Sat Apr 21, 2012, 09:44 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1) I'm going to go by the time-honored Bush rule of "never tell the truth," and guess that what Jeb is really up to is this.
Publicly, he displays interest in being VP. Privately, he tells the Romney people to fuck off and he will never take the job. Bush generates public interest in himself and a non-useful uptick in interest for Romney, to be followed by a post-convention downturn of disappointment. Then Romney picks someone else, gets his ass whipped, and every knuckledragger in the country spews, "he wood of one if heda pickled Jbeb," all over the Internet for four years. And Satan, laughing, spreads his wings. |
Response to sofa king (Reply #60)
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 08:47 AM
DCBob (14,773 posts)
75. Yes, that is my interpretation as well.
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Never take anything at face value when a Repuke speaks.
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Response to DCBob (Reply #75)
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 09:11 PM
sofa king (8,707 posts)
80. You know, at this point in the primaries...
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...when it becomes evident that one candidate has the nomination in the bag, but the convention is still months away, a campaign has to offer a "dangle," an implausible but somehow intriguing running mate that gets kicked around in the press for a few weeks or months to buy time and keep the obvious selection somewhat fresh for the convention.
The Kerry camp dangled John McCain for awhile, for example. Bob Dole dangled George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, and so on. But the Bushes, including Karl Rove and Jeb, are a special brand of Republican not particularly loyal to anyone but themselves. So I wonder if Jeb, sensing the impending VP tail-chase, just dangled himself, knowing it could only help himself and harm Romney? |
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 10:03 AM
Skidmore (29,032 posts)
62. Oh, puke.
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 10:32 AM
marshall gaines (347 posts)
63. one heartbeat
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one heartbeat away from presidency and we'd have another shrub. A smart shrub this time and I could see him and his repub dominated legislative houses passing SYG as a constitutional amendment, for white men only.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 11:32 AM
CoffeeCat (19,419 posts)
65. This is like Tony Soprano going on television...
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...and politely "suggesting" to everyone in the garbage-removal business that 10 percent
of their profits. We can all infer that the BFEE just sent a message to Romney. They want something. And who says no to these thugs? |
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 04:02 PM
Scuba (26,778 posts)
69. I would posit that having a Bush on the ticket would further energize the left and further...
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... alienate the few sane souls left on the right.
Obama will win by 30 million pre-Diebold. |
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 05:18 PM
mother earth (3,269 posts)
70. Shocked, a puppet and another VP running the plundering, the Bush carnage continues.
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This shit just never ends. How screwed are WE THE PEOPLE?
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sat Apr 21, 2012, 11:42 PM
caseymoz (5,179 posts)
71. Failing up just like Dad. nt
Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 03:04 AM
Pachamama (8,847 posts)
73. Ahhhh.....the table is being set.....
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 12:20 PM
Tikki (9,613 posts)
78. Why hasn't this bush run for any other office after leaving the Governorship?
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Tikki |
Response to Tikki (Reply #78)
Mon Apr 23, 2012, 08:12 AM
Daniel537 (1,044 posts)
81. Waiting for "the right time"?
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He knew the GOP didn't stand a chance in 08, doubts they do this year, so maybe its 16 or Bust? Or maybe he's trying to be the Party's "statesman"? Who knows? Just stay out the bushes.
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Response to onehandle (Original post)
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 05:33 PM
underpants (105,621 posts)
79. Oh....PLEASE DO!!!
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They have been trying to act like W never happened (the purpose of the TeaBaggers) and Jeb can bring the whole fiasco back into the public eye.
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