Jeb Bush Blasts GW Bashers: Good God Man Read a Book!

President G. W. Bush's brother Jeb, the former governor of Florida is finally...finally taking exception to Obama's continual bashing of older brother George.

Jeb Bush

Jeb said Obama's remarks are "childish," and shows his lack of maturity and habit of never accepting responsibility. JB suggested Obama is so caught up in listening to and listening for stories about himself, that he does little else:

“I mean, good God, man, read a book!” Mr. Bush said with a laugh. “Go watch ESPN!”

I think Jeb has this one a bit wrong, although I agree that BO is thoroughly immersed in himself, I believe he watches plenty of ESPN when he should be preparing for the important matters of the nation - like maybe, that Spring meeting when General McChrystal accused Obama of not being prepared.

“By and large, I think the president, instead of being a 21st-century leader, is Hubert Humphries on steroids,” Mr. Bush said. “I don’t think there’s much newness in spending more money as the solution to every problem.”

“The issue to me is what we do now,” Jeb Bush said. “Who cares who’s to blame?” 

Now maybe GHW and Barbara Bush will follow their youngest son's lead and speak out about the slanderous GW talk coming from this administration - and while they're at it, perhaps they will invite Bill and Hillary to not come sniffing around for their far-too many charitable photo ops. 

Jeb Bush: Crist Decision Not About Principle or Policy: Charlie Crist as Disingenuous as EVAH

Crist was never one to demigogue, he says, right after he thanks his "God." Crist believes he is the people's choice and that is why he is switching parties to be an Independent - from the Republican party that was just swell not too long ago.  Saying he will be with "you," - his supporters for EVAH, we see that whatever the issue might be, Crist will jump the fence to do it, if it will further his career. And by the way, he is talking to his "Father" much more these days, he said - and he didn't mean his biological father.

After Crist's announcement that he was moving to the Independent Party, his predecessor, Jeb Bush said this:

I am not surprised. This decision is not about policy or principles. It is about what he believes is his political self-interest.

Harsh, harsh...good for Jeb speaking truth to power.

About those Republicans who supported him when he was a Republican,  but now want their money back, The Lonely Conservative says Crist is offering "pro-rated refunds." How about the money the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) gave him after jumping-the-gun and endorsing him immediately?  Perhaps they'll get the message when their donations dry up.

Charlie Crist on Becoming an Independent

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George Stephanopoulos Bill O'Reilly Interview: Health Care, Sarah Palin, Jeb Bush, Ross Perot.

George Stephanopoulos interviewed Bill O'Reilly. Several interesting things in this. The interview begins with health care. O'Reilly says the President's bill will cost far more than the Democrats claim of $1 trillion - instead it will be between $2 trillion and $6 trillion. See the video below.

Stephanopoulos says you sound more and more like Ross Perot. You are representing the angry people in the middle.

Sarah Palin - they play a clip of Jeb Bush saying she needs to take the personal charisma and add some principles of the complexity of the way we live today. O'Reilly said Palin needs to go to political college, and she is doing so, she has hired the people to bring her up to speed.

O'Reilly says, hey, you don't think Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid are genuises? They're afraid to come on my show. They're not genuises.

    Bill O'Reilly interviewed by George Stephanopoulous (video)

GOP American Action Network: Move Over Tea Parties, or ....

Six Republicans are establishing a new political organization, the American Action Network, to organize "grass-roots support" and raise funds for the November 2010 mid-term elections.

The organization will be a 501(c)4 with Rep. Eric Cantor's (R-VA) senior aide, Rob Collins, serving as the first executive director. Founding Republican leadership: former Florida Governor, Jeb Bush, former Minnesota Senator, Norm Coleman, Republican strategist Ed Gillespie, Republican donor Fred Malek, and former GW Bush adviser, the Architect, Karl Rove.

Establishment conservatives apparently...finally, get it...maybe: grass-roots patriots mean business, and part of that business is NEVER supporting limp-wristed pretty boys and girls for candidates?

Is this a "move over Tea Parties, the big boys have arrived?"

If the mindset is constitutional conservatism, American Action Network will succeed. If the mindset is "business as usual," they better start looking for other sources for election funding.

At least Newt Gingrich isn't a part of this bunch.

Charlie Crist Marco Rubio: Marco Rubio is Charlie Crist Challenger

Marco Rubio is challenging Charlie Crist for a Republican seat from Florida in the U.S. Senate. Crist is the sitting governor of Florida. Rubio is a former speaker in the Florida House of Representatives. The GOP endorsed Governor Crist months ago, although Crist has had an embarassing love affair with Barack Obama and his administration. See video below.

Marco Rubio

The Miami Herald reported this week that Rubio has cut Crist's lead in the Senate race by half. That's encouraging news because Marco Rubio is actually a conservative Republican. 

Crist, who surpassed Rubio by 29 points in an August survey, now leads 50-35 percent in the Republican contest for Florida's open Senate seat, according to a Quinnipiac University survey of 1,078 Florida voters released Wednesday.

``The fact that Crist has fallen below 50 percent in a primary against a lesser known opponent suggests potential vulnerability,'' concluded the Rasmussen poll.

Since Quinnipiac's last poll in August, Crist has fallen 5 percentage points and Rubio has gained 9 percentage points.

Another encouraging sign for Rubio: Forty-four percent of Republicans view him favorably, compared with only 3 percent who have an unfavorable view...Brown says Rubio's numbers are ``phenomenal'' since only Republicans can vote in the primary.

About 63 percent of Republicans view Crist favorably, and 30 percent have an unfavorable view. But only 5 percent of Republicans say they haven't heard enough about Crist, while 64 percent say they haven't heard enough about Rubio.

While the GOP stubbornly funds Crist, Rubio is reminding Republicans of Crist's appearance with Barack Obama, and worse, his enthusiastic support of the $787 billion federal stimulus package, and a committed support of climate-change legislation.

Rubio has gained ground by combining social-networking tools -- like Facebook and Twitter -- with old-fashioned retail politics, trekking to Republican clubs and civic groups throughout the state to make his case. He's picked up his fundraising pace, earned glowing praise in conservative media, and bested Crist in roughly a dozen nonbinding straw polls at local Republican club meetings from Monroe to Hillsborough counties.

 Hero Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) endorsed Marco Rubio:

I enthusiastically support Marco Rubio in his campaign for U.S. Senate. Marco is exactly the type of conservative leader Americans need in Washington today fighting for the principles of limited government, individual liberty and personal responsibility.
“Like me, Marco believes that the federal government works best when it returns dollars, decisions and freedom to our local communities and families. In the Senate, Marco will stand up for America’s taxpayers, not with President Obama and dangerous big government spending,” he added.

 Dr. Richard Swier, writing for Red County, calls Crist a "cap and trader," and an "Enviro-Statist," and says the State of Florida will "pay a dear price in jobs, taxes and increased [energy costs] if Cap and Trade passes into law.

In May 2009, The Mike Thomas Blog said that much of Rubio's success in this Senate race depends on Jeb Bush's support.

Bush has no love for Crist, and has preached against the evils of Republicans turning to a ‘Democrat Lite’’ strategy to get elected. Crist is the poster child for Democratic Lite. In fact, I’m hard pressed to find much positive Bush has said about Crist since Crist was elected.

A former Republican governor turning against a sitting governor would be a surprise and, probably a shock, but it should not be. We need some honest backing of conservatives. Contrary to business as usual, the good ole boy networking must end.

Also in May of last year, there was a flurry of interest when Jeb Bush did endorse Marco Rubio, but that Jeb Bus is the son of former governor Jeb Bush.

Thomas puts it this way:

One might argue that if Bush feels strongly enough about the direction of the party, he should put some skin in the game and publicly back Rubio. That would open a lot of donor doors and redefine Rubio’s chances from none to slim. If Rubio showed a spark of life here, it actually could open up a floodgate of disgruntled conservatives, unhappy with Crist’s direction.

The National Review Online interviewed Marco Rubio this past summer and said Rubio considers Jeb Bush The Governor his mentor. NRO quotes Bush criticizing the Republican Senatorial committee for endorsing Crist at such an early date:

“I think [Rubio] should be given a chance. I think that the idea that the national party would pick a winner a year and a half before an election is the wrong way to go.”

Marco Rubio is 38-years-old. He was born in Miamia, FL, lived in Las Vegas, NV for about 6 years from the age of 8. He attended South Miami Senior High School and graduated in 1989. He graduated University of Florida with a B.S and received his J.D. Cum Laude from the University of Miami in 1996. He and his wife, Jeanette have 4 children.










Marco Rubio is Charlie Crist Challenger (video)

Jeb Bush is an Idiot! Calls Conservative Principles "Nothing"

This sums up everything that is wrong with the Republican party. Two quotes from Jeb Bush:

Jeb Bush

...it's time for the Republican Party to give up its "nostalgia" for the heyday of the Reagan era and look forward, even if it means stealing the winning strategy deployed by Democrats in the 2008 election.

"You can't beat something with nothing, and the other side has something. I don't like it, but they have it, and we have to be respectful and mindful of that," Mr. Bush said.

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