No Senate run for Jeb Bush
ByJan 7 2009
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, brother of U.S. President George W. Bush, on Tuesday ruled out running for a Senate seat he had been considering contesting.
Bush, who was a popular Republican governor, said in a statement he would not run in 2010 for the Florida Senate seat that is being vacated by Republican Sen. Mel Martinez.
"While the opportunity to serve my state and country during these turbulent and dynamic times is compelling, now is not the right time to return to elected office," he said.
Jeb Bush was said to have been torn between trying to win the Senate seat and moving to Washington or continuing his consulting firm and staying close to his family in Florida.
In his statement, the younger brother of George W. Bush said he still hoped to play a constructive role in the future of the Republican Party, which has suffered losses in the last two elections.
"We must rebuild the Party by focusing on the common purposes and core conservative principles that unite us all — limited government, a strong national defense and safe homeland and the protection of liberty tempered by personal responsibility," Bush said.
Democrats were likely to be heartened by Bush’s decision, as a race against him might well have been more difficult than other potential Republican candidates.
Former President George H. W. Bush, father of both Jeb Bush and the current president, said this week he would like to see his second son become president one day, although he conceded in a television interview "right now is probably a bad time."
George W. Bush will leave office on January 20 with approval ratings hovering just below 30 percent in many polls, some of the lowest of any president in history.
The last thing we need in Washington and especially the White House is an even more conservative Bush than George W.
NO MORE BUSHES!!!!!!!!
Allow me to interpret
“core conservative principles” = class division. Ethnic, economic, cultural, gender et al… you name it. Conservatism is all about elitism… whether intrinsic or imaginary.
“limited government” = unregulated business sector activity and faith-based morality imposed via legislated social prohibitions.
“strong national defense” = proactive Middle East war policy committed to purging the biblical holy land of all non Judeo-Christian factors.
“safe homeland” = draconian police-state powers enforceable as a matter of convenience… in the name of hysteria.
“liberty tempered by personal responsibility” = nonsensical doublespeak talking point.
The real reason he is not running is because the Florida Democrats have too much dirt on Jeb at this time. If he did run it would all come out, stuff like the illegal slush funds funded by gambling boats offshore around Florida. One thing for sure the Bush family knows when to cool it.
There needs to be more time between his governorship and his running for the Senate. He is to hot right now.
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