THORNER: JEB BUSH ORDINATION UNACCEPTABLE (PART 1)
By Nancy Thorner -
The results of CNN poll on April 20, placed former Governor Jeb Bush, as of yet an undeclared candidate, at the top of the Republican Party's presidential picks for 2016. With no competition Hillary won the top spot for the Left. Although name recognition is helpful in attracting supporters, in regard to Jeb Bush, how much is really known about him? Jeb describes himself as a "Conservative Reformer", but it will be remembered that his brother's presidency exhibited "Compassionate Conservatism". After G.W. was elected president conservatives were not at all pleased with what his compassionate conservatism was all about.
It would be negligent not to explore and investigate Jeb Bush, the candidate. Is Bush really the conservative he vigorously touts as being when he served as a two-term Florida governor? There are reports that claim Jeb Bush governed as a conservative, but a number of years have passed since Jeb completed his second term in 2007.
As detailed in Part 1 of "Jeb Bush, a Conservative, a Moderate, or a Globalist," Bush didn't allow challengers to stand in his way when running and winning the governorship two times in Florida. As such it is fair to use past behavior to present insight into Jeb Bush's possible conduct in his yet-to-be-announced presidential bid. A Crowley Political Report on Feb. 26 questioned whether Jeb Bush would act like a bully if and when he declares himself a GOP presidential candidate. Since Bush vowed that he would run for president only if he could do so "joyfully", the bully concept cannot be dismissed.
Noted in a New York Times article is that behind the scenes Bush and his aides have pursued the nation's top campaign donors, political operatives, and policy experts with an eye to rapidly locking up the highest-caliber figures, making it all but impossible for other Republican candidates to assemble a high-octane campaign team. In each of his governor elections in 1998, and 2002, Bush attempted to corner the market, willing to "joyfully" hurl a fastball straight to the noggin of anyone who dared to get in his way. This Times story is worth reading for more insight in the "Bush way of campaigning joyfully."
As observed when Jeb Bush made an appearance in Nashua, New Hampshire, on April 18, Bush may very well mirror his actions that twice helped him win the governorships of Florida. As reported on April 18, ties between Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (a 43-year-old son of Cuban immigrants) and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (a 62-year-old member of one of the nation's most powerful political dynasties), political allies for more than a decade, are fraying as the Republican presidential campaign picks up steam. In public, mentor Bush and protege Rubio, have avoided criticizing each other since Rubio announced his candidacy, but Bush allies have started quietly spreading negative information about Rubio's record. So far Rubio's team has declined to respond in kind.
As Al Cardenas remarked, a Bush adviser also close to Rubio: "Sparks are going to fly. For the first time in our country's history you've got two guys from the same town in the same state from same party running in the same primary." A well connected individual in Florida told Thorner that it was Jeb Bush who pushed Rubio into supporting amnesty in the Senate, which in turn hurt Rubio with the Republican conservative base. Jeb wasn't pleased when Rubio withdrew his amnesty position.
Early on there are cues pointing to likelihood that Jeb Bush is being endorsed and funded heavily by the Republican establishment. As Phyllis Schlafly relates in her book. "A Choice Not An Echo." in early 1936 a little group of secret kingmakers (prominent financiers and industrialists) laid long-range plans to control the Republican Party. This group has used every trick to dictate the choice of the Republican presidential nominee up to now. It was the kingmakers who were responsible for derailing and destroying Senator Barry Goldwater in the election of 1964. In the eyes of the kingmakers, it was anyone but Goldwater, preferring, as they did, the continuation of the policies of Democrat incumbent Lyndon Johnson to those of Goldwater.
With this in mind, there is every reason to believe the kingmakers of today, although faces have changed, are partial to Jeb Bush as the 2016 Republican presidential nominee. The perception being, Bush is himself a loyal Republican Establishment member and also a confirmed globalist, following in the steps of his father (G.H.) and brother (G.W.). Writing in the Christian Science Monitor Mark Sappenfield had this to say about Jeb Bush as a yet undeclared candidate:
"Bush III is not yet in the presidential race, though he is apparently raising enough money to singlehandedly send Richard Branson to Jupiter, so there's not much mystery about his intentions". . . "Bush's hundreds of millions are as good an indicator as any right now of where the establishment's money is (literally)."
To some it might seem conspiratorial to imply that the mechanics are already being set in motion to ensure that Jeb Bush is the 2016 Republican candidate. Consider this: Even before Jeb Bush has officially declared his candidacy for 2016, he is preparing to give the traditional campaign a makeover by turning some of his campaign's central functions over to a separate political organization (a PAC) that can raise unlimited amounts of money. Not that other candidates haven't done so, but for Bush the potential benefits are enormous. Campaigns can raise only $2,700 per donor for the primary and $2,700 for the general election. A super PAC, however, enables a candidate to raise unlimited cash from individuals, corporations and groups such as labor unions. This means that in theory a small group of wealthy Bush supporters could pay for much of the work of electing him by writing massive checks to the super PAC.
Bush, when he finally does declare, would begin a White House bid with confidence that he will have the money behind him to make a deep run into the primaries. Even if Bush should stumble early on, spooking small-dollar donors and starving his own campaign of money, he would still have the means to carry on. It is perceived that the ability of the super PAC to legally raise unlimited amounts of money far outweighs its primary disadvantage, that of not being able to legally coordinate its actions with Bush or his would-be campaign staff.
On the whole, conservatives aren’t happy with the broken campaign promises of those they elect to office, such as now exists in the 114th United States Congress where Republican Party members are failing to live up to their campaign promises. Few would dispute that our vote for president stands above all others in importance. This is especially true in 2016 given the precarious state of this nation and its descent into financial insolvency and moral bankruptcy.
Does Jeb Bush have what it takes to turn this nation around as a conservative reformer? It's going to be extremely difficult to convince many American, other than establishment Republicans who want to win at any cost, that Bush's views on Amnesty, Common Core, and Climate Change are not Democrat-lite in their scope.
Part Two will explore Jeb Bush's positions on Amnesty, Common Core, and Climate Change, as expressed by Bush himself, in his still unannounced campaign.
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