Jeb Bush: 'I don't know' if Obama is a socialist, lies about chimpish brother's approval ratings.

[jefferson_dem]

Jeb Bush: 'I don't know' if Obama is a socialist

(CNN) – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told an interviewer that he could not say whether or not President Barack Obama is a socialist, and that the president would not have been elected if he had been honest with Americans about his agenda.

Bush would not answer the question of whether he agreed with the assessment of some congressional Republicans that the president is a socialist. "I don't know. Define socialism for me," he told Esquire magazine. "It's a word… I believe he's a collectivist. He believes that through collective action, through government, you can solve more problems." He added that he believed the word "socialism" was a pejorative, and "didn't help" the GOP make its case.

The brother of former President George W. Bush and son of former President George H.W. Bush dismissed the idea that his party's policies were unpopular with most Americans. "I don't think there's any seismic shift. The Democrats have won on tactics," he said. "Barack Obama would not have gotten elected if he'd let us in on his secret plan prior to the election," he said, pointing to the president's economic agenda and energy proposals.

"….He made it appear like McCain was going to raise taxes, which was unfair, but there was no response back. When there was an ideological component, it was generally centrist or even center-right. Had he said what he was going to do as a candidate, (Obama) would have lost."

He downplayed the president's approval ratings, which remain above average. "First of all, who cares?" he said.

"His popularity is no greater – in fact it's less – than what my brother's was during the beginning of his tenure, in a time of unbelievable friction, if you think about it, because of the 2000 election. His approval ratings were higher than Barack Obama's during his first one hundred days."

According to the most recent CNN/Opinion Research Corporation polls, Obama's approval ratings have averaged several points higher than President George W. Bush's were at the same point in their presidencies.

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/09/jeb-bush-i-dont-know-if-obama-is-a-socialist/

[midnight]

1. If you think about it Jeb, America pulls together to help each other

out. Your brother who was president and ignored dire concerns from the terrorist experts that an attack on the American people was eminent was your brothers failure. If you think about it, the American people wanted to think the best of their president. Most Americans can not fathom that your brother would turn the other way and allow destruction to occur to the American people. If you think about it, we should have that second investigation into why your brother allowed 9-11 to happen, and not concern your beautiful mind with whom you cannot say is or is a Socialist.

[goclark]

2. Another Bush getting ready to run for "King"

They think they are entitled to be President.

[Bobcat]

3. Jeb

Jeb needs to shut up and crawl back under his rock. He's obviously getting his name out there to test the waters for 2012.

[YOY]

4. Take a polisci course Jeb.

Most of the idiots who say that need to severely take one.

[Turbineguy]

5. I don't know

if Jeb has sex with animals but I know his brother was dishonest.

[emulatorloo]

6. If I was Jeb Bush I would shut my Fat Trap and go hide in a hole. Nobody cares what a BUSH thinks.

Lying discredit jerk.

[kenny blankenship]

7. I don't know if it's true that Jeb Bush is a KKK grand dragon. I simply am not ready to say it yet.

Because conclusive proofs have remained tantalizingly out of reach. I don't know that Jeb Bush is a Nazi. But we've all heard that the apple never falls far from the tree. As to allegations that Jeb Bush is a child molesting Satanist, I am obliged by my scruples to say we simply don't know that for certain.

[mitchum]

8. The whole bush family is a cancer on this country