Political Ruminations

Jeb Bush Bashes Republican Presidential Candidates

“I used to be a conservative and I watch these debates and I'm wondering, I don't think I've changed, but it's a little troubling sometimes when people are appealing to people's fears and emotion rather than trying to get them to look over the horizon for a broader perspective and that's kind of where we are.”

- Jeb Bush made the quoted comment referring to the Republican presidential candidates during a Q & A session following a speech Bush gave in Dallas on Thursday.

A fairly ironic comment from Jeb Bush considering that during the years of his brother's administration, Republicans appealed only to fear and emotion. No need for Bush to be so surprised that Republicans have continued the practice.

Adding.......Goddard also notes that Bush said again that he would not run in 2012:

When asked if he might be convinced to run as a consensus candidate, Bush told CBS Dallas/Fort Worth, “Not going to happen.”.

Morning Quote: Jeb Bush

“I don't know what the Republican establishment is. I haven't learned the secret handshake, and I don't know where to go for a membership card.”

-A very disingenuous statement from former governor, Jeb Bush (R-FL), to TIME magazine.

Via Taegan Goddard

Quote of the Day

Republican heir to the Bush throne, Jeb Bush, to Republican presidential candidates:

“You can't just be against the president.”

Jeb Bush Involved in Michigan Education Reform

Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder announced a plan to reform Michigan’s public education system today, a plan which includes a takeover of struggling schools, and included assistance from former Florida governor, Jeb Bush. The Michigan Messenger, emphasis mine:

Doug Pratt, Communications Director of Michigan Education Association, in an email to the Michigan Messenger said adopting merit pay would be futile in attempting to increase student achievement, saying research shows no correlation between the two.

“Jeb’s ideas are designed to dismantle and privatize our system of public education,” Pratt said.

Bush also talked about how the role of teachers would change when Michigan moved toward a more technology and online based learning environment.

“It makes the teaching experience different, less focused on world class content and more focused on managing the learning experience that could be unique for each child,” said Bush. “That may sound like some weird notion but that’s how life works in America and across the world today and it could easily work in education with structural changes.”

But not everyone was convinced. Rep. Brown questioned Bush and Levesque about their success with college entrance exams, pointing out that, even after the Bush reforms in Florida, Michigan’s college bound students outperformed Florida students in the ACT. Michigan students, she said, average a score of 19 on the ACT, while Florida students averaged 16.

I agree with the statement that these governors are looking to privatize schools, i.e., sell them to the highest bidder, especially since Republicans have made it clear that they want to be done with public education.

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Bush Family Pushing Jeb to Run for President in 2012

@DavidShuster on Twitter this morning:

Bush family encouraging Jeb to run for President in 2012. Family/surrogates also taking steps to muddy GOP field for possible Bush entry.

WTF is wrong with these people, this Bush family?? Haven’t  they done enough to this country yet? Apparently not.

Do I think this is funny, as in “haha…Jeb Bush, any Bush, has no chance of winning” funny? Nope.

Never underestimate the stupidity of American voters. And they think that Jeb Bush is the “smart one”.

H/T Bob Cesca

Jeb Bush on 2012 and a Sarah Palin Candidacy

When CNN’s John King asked Jeb Bush whether he would support a Palin run for the presidency in 2012, Bush’s response was unequivocal:

A, I’m not running and if Sarah Palin’s the nominee and if she’s running against Barack Obama, you betcha.

Thank the Sky Fairy that we don’t have to go through another damn Bush either as a presidential candidate, or as a president. But Sarah Palin? Really?

Not to worry. Palin is dangerous but she can’t win. The best GOP ticket for the Dems in 2012 would be Palin/Bachmann or Palin/O’Donnell or….. Palin/take your pick.