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Jeb Bush 2016? -- (link)

Posted by znufrii (10 days) (aka znufrii) Jun 11 '12, 10:40

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Jeb takes GOP to task for ideological inflexibility (www.nytimes.com)

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if Romney wins I think the GOP goes even further nutbag. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 10:43 27
- I'm waiting for the GOP to split in half. -- nm - Remlik Jun 11, 11:00 7
  - It would just be a shift of people from one party to another, just like the Reagan Democrats eventually just moved over to the GOP. -- nm - spamlet Jun 11, 11:23
  - It would be nice to have a viable third party in America. -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 11:15 5
    - it would be. - znufrii (10 days) Jun 11, 11:23 1
      - Kucenish!!! -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 11:25
    - See, I think a "third party" is mythical fool's gold. I'd like to see about 5 or 6 major parties. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 11, 11:16 2
      - will never happen absent a complete restructuring of our electoral system. -- (link) - znufrii (10 days) Jun 11, 11:25 [youtube]
      - Well, you have to have three to get to four, and four to get to five, and five to get to six! -- nm - Spawn Jun 11, 11:21
- that is a possibility as well, of course - znufrii (10 days) Jun 11, 10:53
- I think that will happen regardless of what happens in November. - Roger More Jun 11, 10:47 6
  - Maybe, but that scares me much less. And at some point, there needs to be a tipping point and more in the party will try to "right" the ship a la Jeb - Don Homer Jun 11, 10:48 5
    - I agree, but I honestly thought that tipping point would come before this election. I've been thinking about whether this parallels with the Dems in - Roger More Jun 11, 11:00
    - except, and maybe i read this wrong, Jeb seems to be bending more towards the "loons" - tRuMaN (CPA, representing ST) Jun 11, 10:52 3
      - No - he's saying things like Reagan and Bush Sr. worked across party lines, that he would accept some tax increases as part of a package of spending - Roger More Jun 11, 11:05 1
        
        all that is true, and yet, - tRuMaN (CPA, representing ST) Jun 11, 11:11
      - I see him as calling them out. - Reagen Jun 11, 11:00
- Not debating, just asking your perception. To me, Romney strikes me as a moderate pandering to the hardcore base. -- nm - Mop (199 lbs) Jun 11, 10:46 8
  - Remember that he will only be as moderate as the GOP in Congress. - TWuG Jun 11, 10:50
  - I don't think that is an inaccurate perception, but his willingness to pander says more about how he will approach governing than his "moderate" views - znufrii (10 days) Jun 11, 10:49 4
    - There's no better way for the GOP to blow themselves up entirely than to go full on Tea Party at all levels. - Mop (199 lbs) Jun 11, 10:52 3
      - unless it works and the country gets better. -- nm - tRuMaN (CPA, representing ST) Jun 11, 10:55 2
        
        "Hmm. My dishwasher isn't working as well as it used to. Maybe if I shoot it with my shotgun it will work right!" -- nm - Don Homer Jun 11, 10:57 1
        
        isnt there entire sections of the internet supporting this train of thought - tRuMaN (CPA, representing ST) Jun 11, 11:01
  - It doesn't matter what he is in his heart (assuming he has one). It's what he does. How far does he go to pander? - Don Homer Jun 11, 10:48 1
    - I am not so sure. He could end up being like Scott Brown. maybe? -- nm - Jovian Jun 11, 10:50
- right. Scares me to death. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 11, 10:43 1
  - and if he loses too. - Reagen Jun 11, 10:51
Just another Republican saying what anyone with brains already knows. Bowing to ideology is crippling the party. - Mop (199 lbs) Jun 11, 10:42

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