ok, what's Jeb Bush up to ? (rumored 2012 candidate)

[steve2470]

Hannah Bell made a good point here.

Does anyone think he's actually running in 2012 ?

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[hlthe2b]

1. your link doesn't work for me...

But, I don't think he is crazy enough to waste his chance on the Presidency with a run in 2012... He is looking to 2016.

[LawnKorn]

2. I agree about the run in 2016

Over Christmas I was watching TV, and there was a short news clip with JEB in it. The some reporter in the crowd ask JEB if he was running in 2012 to which he replied an emphatic "no". Then a reporter out of the crowd asked "What about 2016". JEB smiled acknowledging that he heard the question, but he turned and walked into a group of people without answering.

[SoCalDem]

3. I think he will run and might even win

He's rumored to be "the smart one"...or he may lay back & groom his son..

The Bushies are in love with "Heritage, Dynasty & Legacy", so the idea of having a Father, son & grandson would be the grand trifecta..the Holy Trinity of Presidential politics.. They have always had Kennedy-envy, and this would elevate them to the tippy-top.

and by the time the "little brown one" would be old enough to run, the Bushes would have had a little time to sweep the GW shit under the rug & nail the edges down securely..

[Frank Cannon]

4. Maybe if he grows a beard and changes his name to Bert Kowalski

and pretends he has no connection whatsoever with the Bush family, he might have a chance.

Otherwise, I think his idiot brother ruined any chance that he might have.

[hatrack]

5. What, and give up five years of gravy from school "reform" and think-tank rubber chicken speeches?

Never.

Maybe in 2016.

[KharmaTrain]

6. We'd Know By Now...

The first primaries are a year away and anyone who wants to run better have the money machine up and running. Thanks to Citizens United, the cost of next year's Presidential election could top 1 BILLION dollars and that money doesn't show up overnight.

If he were serious, he'd be doing what his brother did...set up a massive campaign organization that would overwhelm the primaries...lock things up before the first votes in Iowa and New Hampshire are cast. This isn't the right time anyway. He sees what a mess his party is and how the teabaggers are going to lead the party to a train wreck in 2012. Also no matter how people here may think, President Obama remains popular and would be very tought to beat.

2016 is another story...

[Jawja]

7. And he should be working hard to set up the Diebold election

theft for key States. Will be easier for him without hanging chads and butterfly ballots.