Jeb Bush Raised $100 Million, But Now He's Mad About Citizens United

[bemildred]

We need direct bribery, this indirect bribery is too hard to manage.

WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush wants to get rid of the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision, but it's not because he's worried about too much money in the political system.

No, he wants to let all those wealthy donors to super PACs just send their unlimited checks directly to the candidates' campaigns.

"If I could do it all again, I'd eliminate the Supreme Court ruling," Bush told CNN on Monday. "This is a ridiculous system we have now where you have campaigns that struggle to raise money directly and they can't be held accountable for the spending of the super PAC that's their affiliate."

The former Florida governor's statement might sound odd since he has likely benefited more from the Citizens United decision than any other presidential candidate. He directly raised some $100 million for his Right to Rise USA super PAC while pretending not to run for president last year. Most of that money came from donors giving well in excess of the $5,400 limit on contributions to official campaign committees -- such as Bush's once he formally acknowledged he was running in June 2015.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jeb-bush-citizens-united_us_56b8f1a6e4b01d80b2475655

[DesertFlower]

1. WTF? talk to your idiot brother.

[Dont call me Shirley]

2. Hey Jeb...

[ViseGrip]

3. JEB! withheld announcing his campaign until late, to keep USING Citizens United to stay connected

to that dirty money as long as he could. In other words, JEB! used the law to the furthest extent that black hole of a law would allow! Everyone knew he was going to run, but he kept telling reporters, "I'm still exploring", and that was to be close to the dark money as long as he could, before he'd have to break away, by announcing. Do you remember this? I sure do!

He has NO SHAME!

[Roland99]

4. ^^ THIS ^^

[Initech]

5. Translation: He's mad he lost.

[passiveporcupine]

6. Talk about living in a bubble

The Bushes have all been living in their own little world for so long they don't have a smattering of understanding how people in the real world feel any more.

[NewJeffCT]

9. Why should he waste his beautiful mind

thinking about the "real" world?

[hatrack]

7. Fuck you, you inbred twit

Leave. Leave now, and leave us alone.

[tavernier]

8. He was certain the fix was in

so he didn't have to work on campaigning. Now he is blaming the SC for not allowing the super pacs to directly tuck the money in his pocket.

New book: The Audacity of a Dope.

[NewJeffCT]

10. and wasn't Jeb supposed to be

the "Smart" Bush?

I remember last year, Morning Joe and Nicole Wallace almost sounded like they were having orgasms together when they discussed how smart Jeb Bush was and how he was always the smartest guy in the room. I was expecting Wallace to start acting like Meg Ryan in the diner it was so bad.

[Angry Dragon]

12. Isn't Morning Joe a killer

[NewJeffCT]

14. after all of his missteps

it's apparent that Jeb is the smartest person in the room only when he's alone.

[Angry Dragon]

11. For the Bushes it has always been about the money

[Unknown Beatle]

13. Money and power.

That's why the bushes want to keep it all in the family. With the presidency, they can start new wars to pocket even more money.

[MariaThinks]

15. the whole this is unfair so screw you bush.