In Michigan, Jeb Gives Unsolicited, Sketchy Business Advice
Jeb Bush is taking his second trip of the year to Michigan today to tour a business, meet with senior execs, and speak to a Lincoln Day dinner. Perhaps Jeb will impart his controversial business experience that the Associated Press today described as "a dizzying array of corporate connections that earned him millions of dollars and occasional headaches" and could become a major issue in the election. If his ineffective business experience isn't enough, Jeb's opposition to the auto rescue will dissuade Michigan workers and business owners. If Jeb had his way, 4 million jobs would have disappeared and Michigan's auto industry would have been left to die.
Four-day work week is the only good news for Bush
Jeb Bush hasn’t been able to recover since his stumbles on Iraq two weeks ago. He ended last week with…
Jeb's Rhetoric on W. Crashes Into Reality
Memo to Jeb: You can run from W all you want, but you can't hide from your record. From Politico's Florida Playbook: Overall, bottom-line budget spending increased nearly 46 percent in his eight years in office, growing from nearly $48.9 billion to about $71.3 billion. The state's debt increased as well (in part due to voter-approved environmental and class-size reductions measures).... 'BIG GOVERNMENT REPUBLICAN?' - "Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2006," by Cato's Stephen Slivinski: "Real per capita general fund spending has grown an annual average of 5 percent over the past two years, making Bush one of the biggest spending Republican governors in this report card. Bush is seen by many as an attractive candidate for higher office. He certainly has a solid record on taxes. But the one glaring question that his second-term budget record has produced is whether he's turned into a big government Republican."
Bush Tells Voters To Get Over His Name, Voters Comply
Bush to Voters: I Love My Brother, Get Over It Before a question was even asked at a round-table event here, Jeb Bush delivered blunt advice to those who view his last name as a burden: Get over it. Voters: Oh, We Are Iowa Republicans say they feel overwhelmed by the large number of potential candidates at this stage of the 2016 presidential nominating contest and are waiting for the field to shrink before they focus on the race. But they share one concern: Jeb Bush’s viability. ... Instead, they said Bush's loyalty to his brother, former President George W. Bush, and his stumbles in saying whether he would have invaded Iraq may weaken his chances for the nomination as well as his ability to beat Hillary Clinton if she is the Democrats’ 2016 nominee.
Like Protege, like Mentor: Rubio and Bush are BOTH Running from their Miserable Records
It's not just Jeb Bush who is feeling the heat for his unprincipled positions this week. Marco Rubio backed up his mentor in a deja vu - inducing swing on whether he would have invaded Iraq in 2003. This is reminiscent of Rubio's immigration reform flip-flop and it's raising questions about his preparedness for the presidency. Rubio's panicked sprint from his own immigration bill continues to haunt him after he tied his political fate to the bill's success. Rubio and Bush -- protege and mentor -- can't hide from their past positions.
RNC Sticking With Its Signature Brand of Bigotry on RFRA.
Keeping with its narrow-minded ways, the Republican National Committee will vote to put its full support behind discriminatory 'religious freedom' laws today at its spring meeting. While the majority of Americans are against Indiana-style RFRA laws, the GOP continues to double down on its signature brand of bigotry. Back in April, 2016 contenders Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Bobby Jindal, Rick Santorum, Mike Huckabee, and Ben Carson all stood with Gov. Mike Pence.
VIDEO: 'Misoverestimated': Jeb Bush's Terrible Week
Jeb Bush isn't even a candidate for president but he's already close to ruining his chances. His week could be…
'Misoverestimated': Jeb Bush's Terrible Week
It's only Thursday and it wouldn't be a stretch to say Jeb Bush has had the worst week of any presidential candidate this cycle. He's aligning himself with his brother's disastrous foreign policy, running scared from the conservative wing of his party, flubbing answers to simple questions and, unsurprisingly, tanking in the polls. Speaking in the language coined by his brother, Bushism, it looks like we "misoverestimated" Jeb and his bid for the White House. Take a look at Bush's wince-inducing week:
Iraq
Politico: Was Jeb dropped on head as a child?: "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." New York Times: Wow, Jeb Bush Is Awful: "The bottom line is that so far he seems to be a terrible candidate. He couldn’t keep his 'I’m-my-own-man' mantra going through the spring. He over-babbled at a private gathering. He didn’t know how to answer the Iraq question, which should have been the first thing he tackled on the first day he ever considered that he might someday think for even a minute about running for president."Fourth Time's a Charm? No One's Buying Jeb's Iraq War Shifts
After four days and four different answers from Jeb Bush on the Iraq War, no one's buying Jeb's Iraq War "shifts." It's like he's not related to the president who made that decision...or hasn't heard about it's disastrous consequences... or hasn't been thinking about running for president for years. His team wants you to think he's unprepared, but he's not: Jeb is unprincipled and no one is buying his Iraq war "shifts."
Run, Walker, Run: Scott Walker Flees Press and State Budget Woes
Where in the world is Scott Walker? This week, he's in Israel, conveniently far away from the press and Wisconsin's budget woes. Not that Wisconsinites or the press should expect anything else -- the governor has a habit of disappearing when things get tough and his advisers are likely terrified of another foreign policy slip up. Between his flub-filled trip to London in February and comparing hard working union members to ISIS, Walker already has more than his fair share of gaffes. But that's no excuse for leaving the country when his state's budget faces severe cuts to education, health care, and emergency services. Walker is just too busy not running for president to take care of his governing responsibilities. It looks like, for now, Wisconsin will have to fend for itself.