Source: [url]http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/11/11/navarrette.george.jeb.bush/index.html?hpt=Sbin[/url]
[quote]Americans are horribly divided over the legacy of our 43rd president: George W. Bush. These factions locked horns when Bush was in office, and they're at it again this month now that Bush has released "Decision Points," a memoir of his personal and political life.
Supporters see a good man, a compassionate conservative and a natural-born leader who said what he meant and meant what he said and shepherded the country through some of its most difficult moments after the attacks of September 11, 2001, and who didn't dodge tough issues to be popular.
Detractors see a dishonest politician who never had the smarts for the job, and thus surrendered control over the presidency to a Svengali-like cast of characters who ran the country and the economy into the ground while the president spent his days mountain biking and turning in early.
As with most things, the truth is probably somewhere in-between. One thing is certain: After nearly two years of watching President Obama try to navigate the most important job in the world like a boat without a rudder and, in the process, watching him disappoint, anger and frustrate even loyal supporters, George W. Bush never looked so good.
In fact, some folks in the GOP are so convinced that there is a Bush renaissance in the offing that they're hoping to turn that wave into another White House victory for the Bush family.
That's right. If the era of Bush fatigue is really over, then here comes baby brother. Jeb Bush, the popular former two-term governor of Florida, is being mentioned as a viable Republican candidate for the presidency in 2012, although he has denied having an interest in running.
While Jeb has his share of detractors, he also seems to have the same knack for bringing people together that his big brother had for driving them apart. And, with the Tea Party ready to go to war with the GOP establishment in the political equivalent of a cage match for control of the Republican Party, that skill set could come in handy.
Jeb...seems to have the same knack for bringing people together that his big brother had for driving them apart.
Another thing that Republicans need right now is someone who can help them make peace with Hispanics. The nation's largest minority, and one of the fastest growing segments of the electorate, has declared a war of its own: against Republicans who treat them like piñatas with racism and scare tactics to rustle up voters from white people.
In states like California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas, that translated into solid Latino turnout for Democrats. But it was a different story in two other states; Sen.-elect Marco Rubio got 55 percent of the Latino vote in Florida, and Gov.-elect Susana Martinez got an impressive 38 percent of the Latino vote in New Mexico. But in both those cases, Rubio and Martinez took positions on the volatile immigration issue that were somewhat nuanced, and resisted the kind of racially charged rhetoric that other Republicans find so irresistible.
The lesson: Hispanics are fair-minded folks who won't issue a blanket indictment against every Republican on the ballot, but they will hold accountable those who cross the line in words or deeds.
That's good news for Jeb Bush, a fluent Spanish speaker who is married to a Latina and who, in his 1994 election and 1998 re-election as Florida governor, got as much as 60 percent of the Hispanic vote -- an even better showing than his brother registered with Hispanic voters in Texas.
George W. Bush has said he doesn't think his brother will run for president in 2012, and he might be right. But that could change, and W is right to say he hopes it does. After all, with Latinos on their way to becoming 20 percent of the U.S. population, one of W's most significant political legacies is that he showed that Republicans could get a fair hearing from Latinos -- if they gave those voters the respect denied them by Democrats who take their support for granted.
In some parts of the country, as tempers flare over the immigration issue, that legacy is now being threatened. George W. Bush built all these bridges to the Latino community, and they're being blown up one by one by idiotic and shortsighted opportunists in his own party who aren't thinking long-term.
Someone needs to get in there and repair the breach. Someone needs to convince Hispanics that Republicans aren't their enemies and point out that Democrats haven't always been very good friends. Paging baby brother.[/quote]
Fuck, if he's elected I'm leaving America.
America is the best.
not another one!
A third? Is this a Monarchy now?
I don't think I want some dude named "Jeb" to be the president.
A vote for "Jeb" is a jab in the back.
[QUOTE=GetBent;26077386]I don't think I want some dude named "Jeb" to be the president.[/QUOTE]
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If this happens im moveing to cannda or Alaska ( Yes it s still the USA but its so remote... )
Almost anyone is better than Obama.
[QUOTE=ineedateam1;26077484]If this happens im moveing to cannda or Alaska ( Yes it s still the USA but its so remote... )[/QUOTE]
If it's US territory, you'd still be under Bush law. Moving to Alaska would be stupid as fuck. And plus, the Palin's live there.
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[QUOTE=The Pretender;26077495]Almost anyone is better than Obama.[/QUOTE]
:bandwagon:
[QUOTE=faze;26077497]If it's US territory, you'd still be under Bush law. Moving to Alaska would be stupid as fuck. And plus, the Palin's live there.
[editline]15th November 2010[/editline]
:bandwagon:[/QUOTE]
God dam it Fine - here i come cannda ( i DO want to move up there so :P
[QUOTE=ineedateam1;26077511]God dam it Fine - here i come cannda ( i DO want to move up there so :P[/QUOTE]
And plus, Alaska has oil, and the Bush's are in the oil business. You do the math.
Not Jeb, you need a Republican president that can win.
Jeb Jeb Bush
Jub Jub Bush
Jub Jub Bird
it's a conspiracy
[QUOTE=CoolCorky;26077553]Jeb Jeb Bush
Jub Jub Bush
Jub Jub Bird
it's a conspiracy[/QUOTE]
Maybe to you it is. :smug:
[QUOTE=faze;26077534]And plus, Alaska has oil, and the Bush's are in the oil business. You do the math.[/QUOTE]
Shut up...
Ruing my day and i just woke up ! ARGGGGGG
[editline]15th November 2010[/editline]
[QUOTE=The golden;26077571]I strongly suggest you rethink what you just said.
Some of the candidates for 2012 are downright [b]scary[/b].[/QUOTE]
agreed
[QUOTE=The Pretender;26077495]Almost anyone is better than Obama.[/QUOTE]
So you'd rather have Sarah Palin, or Jeb Bush? That's about all you got to pick from so far. If you want your redneck presidents, vote away. I'll be moving to Europe.
[QUOTE=faze;26077599]So you'd rather have Sarah Palin, or Jeb Bush? That's about all you got to pick from so far. If you want your redneck presidents, vote away. I'll be moving to Europe.[/QUOTE]
Want a roommate?
So what is it that so many Americans have against Obama? I don't get it.
Hey what can go wrong? At least well get funny speeches and plenty of new inspiration for SNL skits.
Fuck Jeb, I want Ron Paul to be president.
[QUOTE=ineedateam1;26077621]Want a roommate?[/QUOTE]
I got one room free.
[QUOTE=The golden;26077671]I don't know. I may be a Canadian, but if you ask me, he's been the best president the US has had in many years. I'm assuming it's because Obama is trying to change America to make it more secure for the future, but many Americans don't want the change. (For example: Greece).[/QUOTE]
Generally speaking, Americans hate change.
[QUOTE=ineedateam1;26077484]If this happens im moveing to cannda or Alaska ( Yes it s still the USA but its so remote... )[/QUOTE]
Then you can see Russia from your front porch!
[QUOTE=Chrille;26077624]So what is it that so many Americans have against Obama? I don't get it.[/QUOTE]
As an American, I don't get it either. I can only assume that people expected the economy to fix in as little as 2 years and since it hasn't, Obama is automatically to blame. People don't realize that fixing something as fuck up as that takes a lot of time.
[QUOTE=furious_d;26077935]As an American, I don't get it either. I can only assume that people expected the economy to fix in as little as 2 years and since it hasn't, Obama is automatically to blame. People don't realize that fixing something as fuck up as that takes a lot of time.[/QUOTE]
People want the president to wipe their ass, take out the garbage, change their baby's diaper, and fix all their problems. The president is the leader of a country, so all of the sudden he's to blame for all the problems. Economy, gas prices, etc. People also don't realize that the president is no more than a figurehead nowadays. Most of the country is run from the State Department, and the House/Senate.
Hopefully America has learned it's lesson from the last two Bush-es v:v:v
[QUOTE=Dashiel;26078013]Hopefully America has learned it's lesson from the last two Bush-es v:v:v[/QUOTE]
Unfortunately they've not. I know lots of people that loved both Bush's.
That motherfucker ran one of his campaigns on freeing a terrorist who killed 60-100 people by blowing up a plane, he should be arrested not be allowed to run for president.
[quote]Freed from Venezuelan charges, Bosch went to the United States, assisted by US Ambassador to Venezuela [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Reich"]Otto Reich[/URL]; there, he was ultimately arrested for a parole violation. Bosch was pardoned of all American charges by President [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H.W._Bush"]George H.W. Bush[/URL] on July 18, 1990 at the request of his son [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeb_Bush"]Jeb Bush[/URL], who later became Governor of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida"]Florida[/URL]; this pardon came despite objections by the then President's own defense department that Bosch was one of the most deadly terrorists working "within the hemisphere."[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubana_Flight_455#cite_note-3"][4][/URL] "Although many countries seek Bosch's extradition he remains free in the United States. The political pressure to grant Bosch a pardon was begun during the congressional campaign run by [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ileana_Ros-Lehtinen"]Ileana Ros-Lehtinen[/URL], herself a Cuban American, and overseen by her campaign manager Jeb Bush.[/quote]
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And OP, do your research. He's NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT
[QUOTE=Occlusion;26078021]That motherfucker ran one of his campaigns on freeing a terrorist who killed 60-100 people by blowing up a plane, he should be arrested not be allowed to run for president.
[highlight][B][URL]http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/morning-fix/-1-2-republican-joe.html[/URL][/B][/highlight]
And OP, do your research. He's NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT[/QUOTE]
What? Read the article...
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