Bush slashing spending, shifting staff amid campaign woes

[Contrary1]

Poor Jeb can't seem to get a break. What a shame...

"VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is drastically slashing campaign spending, including an across-the-board pay cut for staff, as the one-time front-runner seeks to salvage his bid for the GOP nomination.

The moves will reduce the campaign's payroll by 40 percent, while also cutting travel costs by 20 percent and eliminating extraneous overhead costs. Most campaign officials were told of the cost-cutting on Friday.

The changes mark a significant setback for a campaign that spent months building a large operation, but there are no signs Bush is on the verge of withdrawing from the race. He was scheduled to attend an event at Regent University in Virginia on Friday afternoon and had events with donors beginning Sunday in Texas.

Still, the former Florida governor — a son and brother of former presidents — has been under pressure from supporters to revamp his campaign as the early voting contests draw closer. The first-to-vote Iowa caucuses take place 100 days from Friday..."

More: http://news.yahoo.com/bush-slashing-spending-shifting-staff-amid-campaign-woes-153452181--election.html

[Rex]

1. JEB?

[hollysmom]

2. I heard he was spending money like it belonged to other people ha ha

Penthouse hotel rooms and charter planes, that has ended

[gratuitous]

3. All part of his strategery

Jeb! is just waiting for everyone else to fall off the high wire, then move into the vacuum left by the other failed candidates. It's not really a horrible idea, but it depends on a lot of things going wrong for other people. In the meantime, Jeb! doesn't really have to do any heavy lifting, just wait out the suckers and then swoop in like the bottom-feeder he is.

My suggested slogan for Jeb! is, "Jeb! Because I'm all you got. Mwahahahahaha!!" Maybe leave off the diabolical laughter.