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On 'his way or the highway' governing style and his repeatedly very poor judgment of business associates:
From the archives: Candidate Jeb Bush talks about his past, December 19, 1993
From the archives: Jeb Bush, his name is scrutiny, December 20, 1993
From the archives: For candidate Bush, humility's the thing, November 4, 1994
From the archives: Day 1, Jeb Bush skirts Sunshine Law, January 7, 1999
Jeb Bush Lobbied On Behalf Of Infamous Medicare Swindler, Says Former HHS Secretary, January 21, 2012
Jeb Bush's tie to fugitive Miguel Recarey goes against business-savvy image he promotes, March 18, 2015
Jeb Bush in 2015 : Rusty and still rude (and helped his brother steal an election), May 17, 2015
Jeb Bush's History of Outsourcing His Campaign So He Can Raise Big Money, May 28, 2015
Carl Hiaasen: Jeb Bush raises tons of money, loses credibility, May 30, 2015
A Preview of Jeb Bushs Super PAC Donors: Titans, Tycoons and Lobbyists, June 5, 2015
What's keeping Jeb Bush from announcing his run for president?, May 31, 2015 (see above)
Jeb Bush: I would never violate campaign laws, May 31, 2015
Watchdog groups ask Justice Department to investigate Jeb Bush's Super Pac, May 27, 2015
Jeb Bush: "I'm The Guy To Beat", June 3, 2015 (Laughingly, he uttered this one during his "if I run" charade.)
Update June 4: He's now just announced that he will defy campaign finance laws for only 10 more days.....
On his domestic policy ideas:
Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio open to more oil drilling as issue gains attention in Florida, May 28, 2015
<<Oooops, Marco Rubio should be open to more hours in driving school.>>
Marco Rubio and his wife have been cited 17 times for traffic infractions, June 5, 2015
Millionaire Jeb Bush Decides That Americans Need To Work Longer Before They Can Retire, May 31, 2015 (yeah, to age 68 or 70)
Jeb Bush backs higher Social Security retirement age. Big issue for 2016? (+video), June 1, 2015
Jeb Bush Offered To Help Obama Administration Re-Authorize No Child Left Behind, Emails Show, May, 2015
Jeb Bush Speaking at Secret Coal Industry Retreat, June 1, 2015
On his national security ideas:
Jeb Bush says Rand Paul 'wrong' on ending surveillance laws, May 31, 2015
Jeb Bush supports Patriot Act at GOP fundraiser in Nashville, May 31, 2015
On his foreign policy ideas:
Jeb Bush, Marco Rubio condemn latest Obama move on Cuba, May 29, 2015
Gulf War II a Bush Disaster? So was Gulf War I, May 29, 2015
Jeb Bush: I learned about protecting the homeland from the way George W. Bush kept us safe, May 31, 2015
Jeb Bush says US should embed troops with Iraqi forces, arm Kurds, May 31, 2015
The irony meter just exploded again.
Jeb Bush Busted for Lying About His Brothers Failures in Iraq, May 30, 2015
[div lass="excerpt"]Politifact rated Bushs statements as Mostly False, saying in part:
Bush said, ISIS didnt exist when my brother was President. Al-Qaida in Iraq was wiped out when my brother was president. There are problems with both pieces of Bushs claim. Yes, a group called ISIS didnt exist while Bush was president, but the roots of the organization were indeed present and operating under a different banner. As far as claiming al-Qaida was wiped out, most experts consider that a stretch. The groups power certainly diminished under Bush but it wasnt wiped out.
But what they fail to mention, and what Jeb Bush damn sure doesnt want anyone to talk about, is that much of the instability in the region that led to the Arab Spring and the chaos that broke out in Egypt, Libya and Syria was all related in part to the Iraq War destabilizing the entire region. As we should all know, that destabilization is really what lead to the rise of ISIS, the chaos in Iraq and the fact that the Middle East is more dangerous than ever. Jeb Bush can try to blame President Obama for George W.s mistakes all he wants, but all hes proving is that hes incapable of governing any differently than his brother.
On who this guy really is:
Not the Bush You Think He Is, June 2, 2015
The arrogance of Jeb Bush, May 31, 2015
Jeb Bushs alternative universe, June 3, 2015
Jeb Bush 'is more ruthless than he looks', June 2, 2015
(via Business Insider)
On his hatred for media scrutiny:
There will be blood: Prepare for nasty Jeb Bush but dont expect any fingerprints, June 3, 2015
'The press is desperate to see Jeb Bush start viciously trashing his opponents. Oh, it's coming'
(via Salon) photo credit Reuters/Rebecca Cook
Stand back. This farce, this greed, this whole fetid abscess is nearly ready to rupture.
And the way home is to witness it.
11 Bravo
(23,926 posts)primary way back when.
herding cats
(19,565 posts)That appears to be quite a comprehensive list you've put together. Thank you for all the time and work!
seafan
(9,387 posts)It keeps me up at night.
BlueJazz
(25,348 posts)"Jeb is like a nasty, selfish shark on a bad day" "He's crafty but too stupid to know he's really not that smart"
Johonny
(20,852 posts)they got burned on going young with Palin and Ryan. He's the "safe" VP pick. Doesn't have star power to out crazy the other clowns to win the nomination and is to Mitt Romney boring for the Tea Party... just my pointless speculation.
He does have that Agnew smell about him. I'm thinking it will be Walker*Bush III. Seems almost poetic. And don't kid yourself, Koch Bros. can sell that to the lumpen.
hifiguy
(33,688 posts)seafan
(9,387 posts)A primer here and here and here.
And this is O N L Y a fleeting glimpse of the magnitude of this Bush's obscene corruption.
This man must never be allowed anywhere near the levers of power over our government, economic policy, social policy, educational policy, end of life issues (Terri Schiavo) or heaven forbid, foreign policy.
Floridians know this. Now, the rest of the country will.