Clueless Bro, Jeb Bush Tanking Presidential Ambitions

Clueless Bro, Jeb Bush Tanking Presidential Ambitions

There's only one word to describe the response to Jeb Bush's recent defenses of his brother's failed foreign policy: BRUTAL. At a closed-door event in New York, the not-yet candidate said George W. was one of closest advisers on international affairs. Following that jaw-dropper up with a FOX News interview where Jeb, knowing what we know now about the intelligence failures used to justify the war, said he would STILL have invaded Iraq in 2003. Perhaps Politico's Roger Simon ties this up best: "So to fully appreciate the importance of Jeb’s revelation that George W. will be his chief adviser when it comes to the Mideast, you’ve got to keep in mind that Jeb’s entire campaign is built around one selling point: Jeb is the smart one in the family."

POLITICO: Jeb keeps it all in the family

Washington Examiner: Jeb Bush's disastrous defense of the Iraq War

New Web Ad: George and Jeb: Foreign Policy Fools

Despite George W. Bush's admission that he would be the biggest drag on his brother's campaign, Jeb doesn't seem to care. Over and over, including in an interview with FOX News slated for tonight, Jeb has defended his brother's disastrous foreign policy -- including the fateful decision, based on false intelligence, to invade Iraq. Jeb either doesn't remember the ramifications of that war or thinks its consequences were desirable. Either way, the American people remember Jeb's brother as a terrible Commander in Chief. If that's the role model he's set for his presidency, he's doing a great job of lowering expectations. The latest from American Bridge, "George and Jeb: Foreign Policy Fools" will target specific constituencies in Nevada, where Jeb will be campaigning Wednesday, with a substantial effort including preroll and social media advertising. Watch the web ad below:

Somewhere, Whit Ayres Is Scratching His Head

Here's the premise, laid-down by Republican pollster Whit Ayres: the GOP presidential nominee will need to take at least 45% of the Latino vote to win the White House in 2016. That's a tall order, considering Mitt Romney won just 27% of this voting bloc in 2012 and John McCain did just slightly better in 2008, winning 31%. So naturally the Republican Party has studied why they've done poorly with Hispanics in presidential elections, most recently in a postmortem after the 2012 election. "We must embrace and champion comprehensive immigration reform. If we do not, our Party’s appeal will continue to shrink to its core constituencies only," wrote the authors of the report from the RNC. "If Hispanic Americans hear that the GOP doesn’t want them in the United States, they won’t pay attention to our next sentence. It doesn't matter what we say about education, jobs or the economy.

South Carolina Cattle Call Whistles Past GOP's Electoral Graveyard

Another Republican cattle call has passed, this time the South Carolina Freedom Summit, and even SNL is in on the gag by this point-- the endless parade of events is primed to remind voters of everything they don't like about the Republican party. From Jim DeMint equivocating "the left" to ISIS to the latest and greatest in Steve King's musings to shots at Jeb and endorsements of so-called Personhood laws, the cast in Greenville was doing their best to conjure the ghosts of election losses past. Here's the lowlights: SCOTT WALKER Defends Wall Street: YouTube Proud of enacting voter ID: YouTube RICK SANTORUM Calling for cuts to legal immigration: YouTube MARCO RUBIO Contrasting with Jeb, reminds that his family isn’t “rich and famous”: YouTube

Scott Walker's Re-Ups His Extreme Anti-Choice Agenda

Scott Walker doubled down on his anti-choice agenda yesterday, saying he would support the 20 week abortion ban introduced by Republicans in the Wisconsin state legislature. Walker is in favor of extreme policies when it comes to a woman's right to choose, opposing abortion even in cases of rape, incest or to protect the mother's life. The governor also supports personhood which could restrict women's access to birth control and hurts families trying to conceive through nontraditional methods like In Vitro fertilization. Take a look at more of his extreme record below:

No Exceptions

Shock and Aww…Shucks

As a scion of a political dynasty, Jeb Bush has some built-in advantages over his competitors. Family connections to donors and advisors have filled Bush's campaign coffers, bringing him media attention and immediate relevance. But in the post-Citizens United world that simply won't be enough. Under the bright lights of the presidential campaign, Jeb has proven to be lackluster on the trail, with a record to regret. There's no denying that his path to victory requires him to get the base on his side -- the same base that doesn't like his stances on Common Core or immigration, or for that matter his last name. And no amount of money is going to change that.

CC: Marco Rubio — 59% of Americans Support Same Sex Marriage

Marco Rubio's extreme conservative colors shined through again last night at an event for the Center for Arizona Policy. This fringe organization believes “homosexuals [can modify] their behavior and becom[e] heterosexual through Christian ministries and counseling," better known as conversion therapy -- a radical view that has been condemned by the American Psychological Association for its damaging psychological effects. Despite repeated recent attempts to muddy the waters on his positions towards gay marriage and LGBT rights, this isn't the first time Rubio has supported fanatic anti-LGBT groups like the Center for Arizona Policy. In 2013, Rubio keynoted for the Florida Family Policy Council, an organization infamous for its hate speech against the LGBT community. Rubio likes to obfuscate on LGBT rights and has not given his opinion on conversion therapy, but by supporting these organizations, his message to the voters is unequivocal.

Multimillionaire, Political Savant Ron Johnson is on a Warpath Against College Kids

Multimillionaire Senator Ron Johnson thinks we're helping too many young, aspiring Americans go to college. At a recent event in Wisconsin, Johnson said, "What's wrong? Well partly, student loans are available and kids are using them." Students are taking 5 and 6 years to graduate simply because loans are too easy to access and "college is a lot of fun," he went on to say.

MEMO: Mike Huckabee is the GOP in all its offensive glory

Mike Huckabee represents the extreme majority of the Republican Party in all its offensive glory. After winning the 2008 Iowa caucus and racking up the second most delegates that year, Huckabee is jumping into a crowded GOP primary where candidates are already trying to prove they’re the most conservative. Huckabee will immediately pull the primary even further to the whack job fringes of the Tea Party. He compared abortion to slavery. He said women “cannot control their libido or their reproductive system without the help of the government.” And while Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, and the rest of the field jumped to support Mike Pence’s religious discrimination law, Huckabee outflanked the pack and said: When business people you sit in church with every week are told they're going to pay a fine of $1,000 a day and possibly go to jail because their conscience won't let them make a wedding cake with two men on the top of the wedding cake.

ICYMI: NJ.com: 10 worst moments of Chris Christie's political career

Republicans have a bridge to sell to anyone who thinks Chris Christie still has a chance at the White House. The George Washington Bridge scandal is just the latest low point in Chris Christie's two decade career. Here is a look at his 10 worst moments. NJ.com: 10 worst moments of Chris Christie's political career