Jeb Bush: "I love to implement big ideas. I love dysfunctional things and making them work."

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Jeb Bush: "I love to implement big ideas. I love dysfunctional things and making them work."

The Devious Planner never quits.

Maybe he thinks Maine is far enough from Florida that he can operate under the radar to destroy another state.

Jeb Bush promotes 'zeal' for conservative reforms

By NOEL K. GALLAGHER Staff Writer
August 17, 2007

Jeb Bush

Gregory Rec / Staff Photographer

SOUTH PORTLAND � Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush urged Maine's conservative legislators and decision makers on Thursday to take the initiative and propose bold reforms to advance their causes. ..... "This is a really important time in this great country," he said to about 300 people attending a lunch held by the Maine Heritage Policy Center, a conservative think tank.
The rapid changes in technology, shifting economies and markets, and the "jihadist threat" have created an environment of angst and deep uncertainty across the country, he said.

"This creates an opportunity for conservatives to advance our cause," said Bush. "It is important for conservatives to lead the way and to have a zeal for reform. ... If we lead, people will be drawn to conservative principles beyond reform."

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Bush said conservatives will make gains by adhering to bedrock principles of limiting government, cutting taxes and urging personal responsibility. Known for his focus on education reform, Bush spent much of his time discussing the highlights of Florida's education reform efforts, from eliminating social promotion to rewarding successful teachers.
"The interesting part of this climate of reform is that reform begets reform," he said, adding that one benefit is that people lose their "fear" of big ideas.
"If we could make the fear of change into the cowardice of 'not' changing, imagine what the world would look like," he said. "It's worth fighting for."

The price may be the occasional failure, he said.

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The Maine Heritage Policy Center is already at the heart of such efforts, said the center's president and chief executive officer, Bill Becker.
The center, which backed last year's failed so-called Taxpayer Bill of Rights, will release two pieces of "model legislation" within the next week. One will be a version of TABOR, closing loopholes and tightening ambiguous language in the initial proposal, and another will address health care costs.

At Thursday's event, Becker urged the sympathetic audience, who paid $100 to $200 for tickets, to support reform efforts. "With your help, we're going to change the direction of the state of Maine," he said.
Bush sidestepped a question about his plans for the future, saying that he is still working it out, and that it probably will not involve political office, despite Becker's lighthearted requests that Bush consider running for governor in Maine.

"Have you ever had a dream? I actually had one that came true. It just ended," he said, referring to his governorship. "I don't have ambition in politics. I love policy, the advocacy of ideas. I love to implement big ideas. I love dysfunctional things and making them work."

Big.

Bold.

Zeal.

Conservative principles beyond reform.

Big Ideas.

"With your help, we're going to change the direction of the state of Maine,"

"I love to implement big ideas."

"I love dysfunctional things and making them work.""

...requests that Bush consider running for governor in Maine.

What say you, people of Maine? Forewarned is forearmed.