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8. After Bushtard was re-selected....

Reply to teddy51 (Original post)

Thu Jan 26, 2012, 11:23 PM

Jan 2012

I have never since felt that there was a bottom to our national insanity.

Until the media is fixed, the fix is in.

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Anyone betting against a Republican National Convention that will nominate Jeb Bush [View all] teddy51 Jan 2012 OP

Will somebody PLEASE explain to me WHY they feel Jeb would be the apple of gateley Jan 2012 #1

I am certainly not advocating a Jeb Bush Candidicy, but Kissinger vows to China: “Jeb Bush Will Be teddy51 Jan 2012 #4

Oh -- I didn't think you were advocating him. It's just that everybody says gateley Jan 2012 #7

The big problem, IMHO he has much more appeal than any of the Republican candidates that teddy51 Jan 2012 #10

I don't get it either RZM Jan 2012 #9

I'm not sure about that, cause I don't think that the Republicans can live with any one teddy51 Jan 2012 #11

They have to live with them RZM Jan 2012 #12

I have serious distane for any and all Bush's, but I am concerned that they may try to teddy51 Jan 2012 #13

So do you think he'd appeal to Republicans across the country? They themselves won't utter Bush's gateley Jan 2012 #26

I agree davidpdx Jan 2012 #30

Because people want to believe there is always a vast conspiracy... randome Jan 2012 #33

Well if they didn't pull a rabbit out of the hat for the McCain/Palin fiasco, doubt gateley Jan 2012 #39

High unlikely he would want to touch it. He knows his best shot is 2016 for multiple reasons. nt Cognitive_Resonance Jan 2012 #2

bush isnt popular this year. ;) roguevalley Jan 2012 #3

You're on the right track, look to NY Gov Pataki to play the adult. nt CK_John Jan 2012 #5

How would he fare with fundamentalists? JDPriestly Jan 2012 #24

With the baffoons they have now, I would guess anything is possible. What would they have to lose- deacon Jan 2012 #6

After Bushtard was re-selected.... upi402 Jan 2012 #8

Jebbie is way too 'liberal' on illegal immigration customerserviceguy Jan 2012 #14

Compared to what they have to chose from, I wish I could rule him out. Not saying teddy51 Jan 2012 #16

Forget it customerserviceguy Jan 2012 #17

Hope your right! Guess we will wait and see. n/t teddy51 Jan 2012 #21

Also I don't he would do well with the religious right maryellen99 Jan 2012 #31

The Bush name will be no more in this country. FarLeftFist Jan 2012 #15

I'm not betting on that. I would love to see that, but compared to what we have teddy51 Jan 2012 #18

Jeb won't be the candidate for the same reason he didn't run Orangepeel Jan 2012 #19

NOOOOOOOO!!! NOT ANOTHER BUSH!!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AndyTiedye Jan 2012 #20

That would be a LOL if it weren't close to what might be! It makes to much sense teddy51 Jan 2012 #22

I think the current bunch of contenders HeiressofBickworth Jan 2012 #23

Nah, he's not far enough to the right.. X_Digger Jan 2012 #25

Putting Bush on the 2012 ticket would get a lot of disaffected voters out to vote Democratic Samantha Jan 2012 #27

No way. Summer Hathaway Jan 2012 #28

I've heard Christie's name, not Jeb's, as the name for a brokered convention. no_hypocrisy Jan 2012 #29

really? Puzzledtraveller Jan 2012 #32

That could very well happen. I keep telling people that these extremist IDIOTS are red herrings BlueIris Jan 2012 #34

That's ProSense Jan 2012 #35

I'd bet against it in a heartbeat onenote Jan 2012 #36

Jeb Bush who they passed on to take GW? That guy? Their own second string? Bluenorthwest Jan 2012 #37

Wouldn't a lot of Republican voters be upset about this? Nikia Jan 2012 #38

This is almost as bad as the "Hillary will be the new VP" crap. Jennicut Jan 2012 #40