Tag: George W. Bush
George Bush Represents a Kinder Political Age
I had a twinge of nostalgia watching George W. Bush campaign for his little brother in South Carolina Monday night… He was earthy… Bush was corny… He was also self-deprecating. … But mostly, W’s cameo in the 2016 campaign served as a reminder that, not too long ago, conservative politics wasn’t so beastly. Bush, wading into the manure pile that is the 2016 Republican primary fight, was pleasant, civil and decent.
— Dana Milbank, Washington Post
Iowa Voters OK with Ex-Presidents as Political Advisers
57%
Of likely Republican caucus-goers said that it would be “mostly good” for Jeb Bush’s presidency if he were to tap his older brother, George, as a close adviser, according to a new Bloomberg/Des Moines Register Iowa Poll. Thirty-three percent said such an arrangement would be “mostly bad” for Jeb Bush’s presidency. As for Hillary Clinton, a whopping 83% of likely Democratic caucus-goers approved of the idea of her using her husband, Bill, as a close adviser, while just 9% said doing so was a “mostly bad” suggestion for her presidency.
Jeb’s Not Converting George’s Supporters
25
Out of about 120 people who worked for George W. Bush — from cabinet secretaries to foreign policy advisers to advance aides — said they were supporting his younger brother, Jeb, while 50 others said they were neutral or supporting another candidate, according to the New York Times. The rest did not respond.
Elect Jeb, Get George
If you want to know who I listen to for advice, it’s him.
— Jeb Bush, surprising many of the 50-plus attendees at an exclusive Manhattan gathering by naming his brother, former president George W. Bush, as his most influential counselor on U.S.-Israel policy, the Washington Post reports.
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- The National Memo: Jeb Planned to Avoid Vietnam by Filing As a Conscientious Objector
- Daily Kos: Politico Admits Media Is ‘Primed to Take Down Hillary Clinton’
- Washington Post: One of Jeb Bush’s Top Advisers on Israel: George W. Bush
- Wonkwire: Stop Calling the Estate Tax a ‘Death Tax’
- Politico: Liberals, Conservatives Unite vs. NSA spying
- Huffington Post: Why Carly Fiorina Won’t Survive The GOP Presidential Primary
- Matthew Yglesias: The “Decline” of Marriage Isn’t a Problem
Dr. Democrat: Don’t Be Fooled by Phony Hillary Email Scandal
Dear Dr. Democrat:
In light of this CNN story, which Republican or tea partier do you think will be our next president? Because it damn sure won’t be a Democrat.
Discouraged in Destin
Dear Discouraged:
Don’t be!
Honestly, truly, sincerely, this is nothing. Less than nothing.
Karl Rove wiped 22 million emails in the middle of the U.S. Attorney scandal and the Valerie Plame criminal investigation. Nothing happened to him — in fact, it was barely even a scandal at the time. This is all smoke and mirrors by the GOP. I’ll admit it’s working, but there’s absolutely no “there” there.
