Lindsey Graham endorses Jeb Bush for president

[Grassy Knoll]

Source: politico.com

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Sen. Lindsey Graham on Friday endorsed Jeb Bush for president, a major get for the former Florida governor who has struggled to gain traction in the contest.
"Honored to have @GrahamBlog on our team. A proven leader with a clear understanding of the national security threats we face," Bush tweeted on Friday morning.


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[Mass]

1. In a normal world, it would be a good endorsement, but, once again, we are not in a rational world

or Bush or Kasich would be the frontrunner. They are the only ones who are rational (not good).

[Gidney N Cloyd]

8. In a rational world, no one named Bush would ever again be a front runner in any race.

Unless it's a race out of town ahead of the pitchforks, torches, tar and feathers.

[Judi Lynn]

29. That's a blissful image, actually. Might be soothing to think of it trying to go to sleep! n/t

[tom_kelly]

2. I'm confused. What will that mean? n/t

[DFW]

4. One possible scenario

Bush's numbers might rise from a mere 6% all the way up to an overpowering 7%.

[Wellstone ruled]

18. Brokered Convention with

Bush as the power brokers conscientious candidate.

[Doc Holliday]

21. What will it mean???

We are talking about potentially DOZENS....possibly even HUNDREDS....of new supporters for Bush.

[onecent]

24. Or it means Bush is going to steal the election right from

under everyone's noses, and we will never know what hit us, and there will be mass crowds in America fighting the Bush Dynasty.....
Wouldn't surprise me. WHY THE HELL IS HE STILL IN??? Now he is giving out toy turtles to kids who he talks too.

Yes there is a brother stoopeder (mispelled on purpose) Than W...

[Gregorian]

3. How sad and meaningless. Haha.

[underpants]

5. Lindsay finally gets to bomb something

[YOHABLO]

6. Yawn.

[callous taoboy]

13. I raise you a loud snore.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. Lindsey's final Hail Mary at relevence.

[global1]

9. Why Is Bush Still Even In This Race?....

He should have dropped out long ago. He doesn't have his heart in it and I don't think he really cares. The only reason I can think he is still in it is that there will be a brokered Repug convention and he was assured that he would emerge as their candidate. His money backers will see to that and certainly Bush has a lot of money bankrolled for him. After all - he was the 'presumptive nominee'.

Like his brother - he'll be a figurehead president and the country will be run by the same group that ran it when Poppy and Dubya were presidents.

[brooklynite]

10. Meanwhile, Ted Cruz has apparently swept up the coveted George Pataki supporters...

[MowCowWhoHow III]

11. Don't forget to thank Lindsey for the tip Jeb!

[blm]

12. And so it begins….just as expected. Personally, I'm all for this.

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[Myrina]

17. My thought also.

tRump must be getting bored with the whole Jerry Springer-esque scene & is getting ready to bail.

[robertpaulsen]

23. Me too. I love seeing the GOP establishment divided!

[bobthedrummer]

25. Its all BFEE when you really get down to it, isn't it blm? Its the DNA. K&R

Chapter 21-Omaha
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1016139460

[LibDemAlways]

14. One Titanic passenger without access to a lifeboat

speaking well of another as the water rushes in.

[Babel_17]

15. "Excellent!"

With Jeb! as the candidate they'll be lucky to get 90% of the turnout they got with Romney. The destruction of Iraq, the collapse of the economy due to greedy capitalists; there are Republicans who think their establishment has some responsibility for that and they see Jeb! as representative of that part of the establishment. They won't show up for him.

Jeb! serves as a reminder that the establishment hasn't learned.

[lark]

19. Duh, of course he would.

Graham is all about all war all the time and the Bushes fit that mold so well. (not a compliment).

[Cassiopeia]

20. Well that should get Jeb up to 3 or 4 voters now.

[briv1016]

22. I'm a little surprised he wasn't ordered to endorse Rubio.

If the Republican establishment doesn't make there choice soon, they will ensure a Trump or Cruz nomination. Maybe Bush is hoping that everyone will have forgotten about his family by 2020.

[potone]

26. If, by some horror, we end up with a Republican president, I would prefer Jeb.

I listened to the Republican debate last night--no, not all of it; my stomach isn't that strong--but I heard the part on foreign policy, and Jeb was the only one who sounded sane. He understands that we need to have allies in the Muslim and Arab worlds, and that you don't build relationships by insulting 1 billion people. Unlike his brother, he seemed to learn something from his father.

Trump, Rubio and Cruz all came across as, to borrow David Cameron's phrase about the right wing of his own party, swivel-eyed loons. God help all of us if any of them gets elected!

[tomm2thumbs]

27. and somewhere in the world, a squirrel farted

prolly made about the same impact

[John Poet]

28. Losers hafta stick together.

This has to be one of the most non-consequential, and most comical, endorsements EVER.