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Title: Did Jeb Bush Actually Say That? “I used to be a conservative, and I watch these debates..."
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URL Source: http://swampland.time.com/2012/02/2 ... ay-that/?iid=biz-main-mostpop2
Published: Feb 24, 2012
Author: Joe Klein
Post Date: 2012-02-24 19:23:33 by Brian S
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Views: 3002
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We may be reaching critical mass in the belief that this pathetic field of Republican candidates has jumped the shark…even many Republicans have come to that conclusion. Politico today cites several sources that Jeb Bush said this during a post-speech question and answer session the other night in Dallas: “I used to be a conservative, and I watch these debates and I’m wondering, I don’t think I’ve changed, but it’s a little troubling sometimes when people are appealing to people’s fears and emotion rather than trying to get them to look over the horizon for a broader perspective, and that’s kind of where we are.” You must understand: Jeb Bush really is a conservative, and a thoughtful one at that. And yet, he manages to live on this planet, in this country, in the 21st century, and has a track record of actually trying to solve the problems we’re facing without denying that they exist or demagoguing them. He obviously senses that the current Republican candidates are on a Jonestown course, drinking the Rush Limbaugh Kool-Aid on a wide variety of issues. It is especially sad to watch Mitt Romney, who is not an unintelligent man, make such a fool of himself on so many issues. Part of his alleged “electability” had to do with the fact that he was not insane, that he could appeal to moderates and independents–the sliver where presidential elections are won and lost. But I’ve not yet seen him say, “Whoa guys, that’s a little bit extreme for my tastes” in any of these debates, much less disagree with his opponents from the center. Instead, he has–shamelessly and sometimes hilariously–tried to portray himself as righter than thou whenever the opportunity arises. This hasn’t worked particularly well with the wing-nuts–who are, by the way, more radical than they are conservative–and, if Romney wins the nomination, his history of posturing is likely to be cataclysmic in the general election. Jeb Bush is clearly frustrated by the byplay, and his fellow Republicans would be wise to heed his words.
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#1. To: Brian S, *Yukon neo-Progressive Vermin* (#0)
Don't it make you wonder what he is now?
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
I KNOW! I KNOW! But would I have to leave out the profane adjectives? ;)
("Every fetus that DOESN'T go on welfare in 18 years because he/she was aborted yesterday... brings a smile to my face today" ~ GrandIsland - LibertyPost)
Jeb Bush is another God, in a long lineage, from George H. Bush passed onto George W. Bush and now, himself. He should be ordained as a God Of Jupiter, similar to the lineage of Roman Caesars from over 2000 years ago.
I don’t think I’ve changed, drinking the Rush Limbaugh Kool-Aid on a wide variety of issues. Sound byte lib whackos sniping at the grown ups !
If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons - question marks are for girlie boys !
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
Uhhhhhhhh......... no.
I used to be a conservative
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#2. To: hondo68 (#1)
"Don't it make you wonder what he is now?"
#3. To: hondo68 (#1)
Don't it make you wonder what he is now?
#4. To: Brian S (#0)
“I used to be a conservative, and I watch these debates and I’m wondering,
#5. To: BorisY, *Yukon neo-Progressive Vermin* (#4)
A grown-up debates the Three Stooges
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#6. To: Brian S (#0)
You must understand: Jeb Bush really is a conservative
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