Jeb’s the guy W was pretending to be.

[kpete]

Papantonio: Why Is Netanyahu Coming to Congress? A Jeb Bush–Circle Neocon Set It Up

Jeb Bush happens to be the only Bush who was a card-carrying member of the PNAC. He was a neocon long before neocons were cool. In fact, one must suspect that his early defiance of his father and brother in this regard signals the act of a True Believer. He didn’t need to do it. He was Governor of Florida, not head of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He must have really thought the cause was righteous. ...

Right now he’s being given a smooth ride because the press and the political establishment is afraid that the lunatic fringe might get a crack at the white house and they see Jeb as the only sane alternative. The problem is that Jeb’s one of the crazies too, always has been.

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In that context, consider this, Thom Hartmann and Mike Papantonio talking about the kerfuffle over Israeli hard-right premier Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the U.S. and its Republican Congress (via Thom Hartmann's TV show, The Big Picture):

This is a former U.S. Florida politician, from a Florida political family, now serving as Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. — a non-political position, there as here — who is one of the key behind-the-scenes players in setting up Netanyahu's speech before Congress, over administration objections. As Hartmann asks in the video, "How does that happen?"

Papantonio's answer, "Real easy. Jeb Bush." Because Dermer comes from the same neocon Florida crowd that Jeb Bush comes from. Listen to the video for the full Florida explanation, and also what Obama has to do to stop this.

Ready for endless Middle East war? As digby said:

Jeb’s the guy W was pretending to be.

MORE, plus links, video:
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2015/02/papantonio-why-is-netanyahu-coming-to.html

[merrily]

1. Hillary, DLC/Third Way, Neocons, PNAC, etc.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026211673

[FSogol]

2. Why does criticizing Jeb require HRC bashing?

[merrily]

3. A post about Jeb and PNAC and Middle East war brought my recent OP about Hillary to mind.

I understand why that would upset you, but not why it would mystify you.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Every time I have heard him speak, W comes to mind.

Jeb is either acting dumb so the mouth breathers can understand him, or is really that dim.

Tis a sad fact that heads of companies, states and countries do not have to be very bright, since there are so many people actually pulling the strings in the shadows.
A fact that was made exquisitely clear when Darth Cheney had to babysit Bush in that infamous closed Congressional hearing.

[CrispyQ]

5. Endless Middle East War

Afghanistan
Al Qaeda
Iraq
ISIS
The next Arab boogeyman group that we need to fight so the 1% can siphon off the treasury while telling Americans we are being kept safe.