George W. Bush acknowledges family name will hurt Jeb's 2016 campaign

[IDemo]

Former President George W. Bush on Saturday said his brother, Jeb, faces a unique hurdle in the presidential horse race: his own name.

While fielding questions at a closed-door meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition, Bush "acknowledged being a liability to his brother's candidacy," according to The New York Times, which spoke to attendees as they left the event.

"He basically said being a Bush is a challenge," Norm Coleman, a former senator and current RJC board member, told the Times.

"That's why you won't see me," Bush reportedly said, according to the paper.

http://theweek.com/speedreads/551759/george-w-bush-acknowledges-family-name-hurt-jebs-2016-campaign

[blm]

1. It's NOT a liability when corpmedia refuses to examine ANY financial benefits

bestowed upon the Bushes for so many decades, including those from foreign industrialists and governments.

Hey look - the RW machine wants us to talk about CLINTON CASH!!!

[Initech]

6. Clinton Cash sounds like the name of a lottery scratcher.

[Novara]

2. Too bad he never recognized what a liability he was to the COUNTRY....

....when he was installed as president.

[misterhighwasted]

3. I believe it's more the dirty criminal business behind the family name

The family Bush is a corrupt bunch of self serving crooks.
That's the real problem for Jeb.

[hifiguy]

4. i guess that's why you don't see anyone named Capone or Stalin

running for public office.

[lpbk2713]

8. That reminds me of a Hill Street Blues episode.

A guy named Vic Hitler couldn't understand why he couldn't make it as a night club comic.

[lpbk2713]

5. He might not be quite as dumb as I thought.

[hifiguy]

7. That has to be one of the very stupidest expressions

any primate face has ever managed.