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spanone

(135,883 posts)
Sat Oct 4, 2014, 11:44 PM Oct 2014

George W. Bu$h: Jeb 'Wants to Be President'

Former President George W. Bush says he thinks his brother Jeb “wants to be president.”

In an interview with FOX News, the former president says Jeb Bush understands what it takes to run for and serve as the commander in chief.

"Yes, I think he wants to be president," he said. "I think he'd be a great president. He understands what it's like to be president -- for not only the person running or serving, plus family,” he said.

Bush added that his brother is "a very thoughtful man and he's weighing his options."

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/george-w-bush-jeb-wants-be-president-n216791

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George W. Bu$h: Jeb 'Wants to Be President' (Original Post) spanone Oct 2014 OP
No No No No No No! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #1
Hysterical laughter.... daleanime Oct 2014 #2
o LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #4
That's obvious from his passion for public service... Orsino Oct 2014 #3
Jeb wants to be president.... HeiressofBickworth Oct 2014 #5
He's just another Hurricane Katrina waiting in the wings. Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #6
Too bad so many 'democrats'.... daleanime Oct 2014 #9
Who was it that said "Stay out the Bushes" ? tech3149 Oct 2014 #7
I want a diamond tennis bracelet and a 28" waistline. LeftofObama Oct 2014 #8
The B.F.E.E.'s ultimate vengeance UTUSN Oct 2014 #10
No!!!! The last thing we need is the BFEE back in power! Initech Oct 2014 #11
Jeb will serve eight years and then George pee bu$h will serve eight years, yortsed snacilbuper Oct 2014 #12

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
3. That's obvious from his passion for public service...
Sun Oct 5, 2014, 12:23 AM
Oct 2014

...which has driven him to do nothing for the past seven years.

HeiressofBickworth

(2,682 posts)
5. Jeb wants to be president....
Sun Oct 5, 2014, 12:38 AM
Oct 2014

as my father used to say, Hrumph, I know where there's a lot of people who want ice water. He was, of course, referring to hell. Which, in this case, is what we would have if we had yet another Bush in the White House.

Major Hogwash

(17,656 posts)
6. He's just another Hurricane Katrina waiting in the wings.
Sun Oct 5, 2014, 12:39 AM
Oct 2014

He has about as much of a chance of becoming President of the United States as Mike Huckabee . . . . none!

The truth is, the Republicans have run out of new ideas, new marketing methods, and they can't buy any more votes!

They hate women.
They hate gays.
They hate anyone who is not a Christian.
They hate minorities.
They hate college students.
They hate poor people.
They hate sick people.
They hate old people.
They hate immigrants.

So, their party is dying out.

Keith Olbermann talked about this on his old tv program, "Countdown" many times when he kept mentioning the fact that the Whig party used to be a majority party in this country, a little over 150 years ago.

What we are witnessing today is the death of another major political party.

And it ain't going to be pretty.

tech3149

(4,452 posts)
7. Who was it that said "Stay out the Bushes" ?
Sun Oct 5, 2014, 01:23 AM
Oct 2014

If this country is ever stupid or uninformed enough to elect another Bush, it deserves to die the slow and painful death it created.

UTUSN

(70,744 posts)
10. The B.F.E.E.'s ultimate vengeance
Sun Oct 5, 2014, 10:14 AM
Oct 2014

They have two drives: 1) Feeding from the public trough. 2) Getting vengeance on their enemies.

For #1, they go back generations in their governmental/financial complex; government jobs; "My boys have a right to make a living" = Neil fleecing us through the S&L, Shrub and the others profiting from front companies going broke; Jeb Crow Shrub with CIA-Cuban partners in Medicare scams involving suitcases full of cash. And we don't even know the extent of their doings.

For #2, the main motivator for Shrub has been to wreak revenge on his, Poppy's, and the BFEE's enemies: First act of his Coup, sealing Poppy's presidential records; Saddam, Dan RATHER, GORE, whomever. Shrub first took vengeance on his own Poppy, must have smarted that he exceeded Poppy's ONE term, and vengeance on Jeb Crow Shrub by stealing the top spot for himself.

And every single thing they do is without regard to the best interests of the country, especially undermining democracy and stealing elections (1980 for starters).

Tiberius, no piker himself, when he pondered inflicting Caligula as his heir, said he was leaving a viper to Rome. What did Rome do to him? Well, Shrub's ultimate vengeance on us all, now that he's beaten Jeb Crow Shrub is to inflict him on us. What did *we* do?!1

Initech

(100,104 posts)
11. No!!!! The last thing we need is the BFEE back in power!
Sun Oct 5, 2014, 10:20 AM
Oct 2014

If he even has a remote chance, fuck it. I'm done. There would be no saving America at this point.

yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)
12. Jeb will serve eight years and then George pee bu$h will serve eight years,
Sun Oct 5, 2014, 11:35 AM
Oct 2014

add it up, the bu$h cabal will have been in the white house for a total of twenty eight years and Murka will be down the toilet!

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