Jeb Bush, the Outstanding Governor of This Decade, Should Run for Senate

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kikus of AL 7:32PM June 12, 2010

No More Bush-Inc

What is happening in Florida? Is anyone paying any attention down there? I just read that on Fox News Sunday that past President, George H. Bush, thinks that it would be good for all Americans if his other son, the former Governor of Florida, was President of the United States one day. Do any of you people get out? Florida, let me stir your kettle-of-fish with the femur-bone of reality.

“W” just successfully closed the longest-running, most-expensive frat party in the history of the world. It was so messy afterwards that they had to hire a janitor, Barac Obama, to clean up afterwards. Now the younger Bush-brother, not to be out-done, wants to book the Whitehouse for his frat pals in eight-years.

Florida, this is where you need to pay close attention. The Senate Seat that will be vacated by the Republican, Mel Martinez, is no accident. It’s a void-of-convenience for Bush, Inc. Mel is leaving it because he has been paid handsomely to step aside so Jeb can do Florida a favor. Jeb, won’t do Florida any favors.

Jeb has already used Florida as a doormat to acquire untold wealth and get his brother elected. After his term as Governor was up, he took his vastly accumulated wealth from Florida’s development lobbyist back to Texas in a tractor-trailer. These same lobbyists are the ones that are responsible for turning the “Rainbow Rivera,” a once flourishing, proud south Florida community, into the “Repo Riviera.” Now, Jeb plans to use Florida as a condom to commit rape on Lady Liberty. Do the Bushes have no shame? Is anyone in Florida using his/her top three inches?

Florida has always considered itself a “politically progressive state.” To that point, I have a progressive idea. Let’s “out-source” the soon to be vacant Senate Seat of Mel Martinez. “What do I mean by out-source?” you ask. If you haven’t been paying attention, let me fill you in on a frightening trend here in America. It’s called out-sourcing and politicians think it’s the best thing since no-term-limits. Let’s do unto them what they have been doing to the working class for decades. Let’s find someone over in India, Pakistan, or maybe even Mexico to sit in a “Virtual-Senate-Seat.” This Virtual-Senator couldn’t possibly be any more corrupt than an actual Senator. We can save millions by just letting the “Senator” telecommunicate from whatever country he’s in. Just think of the overhead we could save on perks alone. As a bonus, we could lease out the office space in the capital building and make enough money to pay the Senator’s salary, costing the people of Florida nothing out-of-pocket. When you consider that our Representatives only work 72-days-a-year, we may even clear a profit. Now, that’s what I call progressive political thinking and an idea whose time has come. While we’re on the subject of out-sourcing, let’s start a new political party, a grassroots movement if you will. We’ll call it the “Out-Source Party.”

Bruce Wachob of NC 8:43AM January 06, 2009

Jeb's state is broke, has ACT and SAT scores that sweep the floor while dropout rates touch the sky, is losing population as few can afford its taxes and insurance rates, and he wants to take a Senate seat. Exactly what would be his platform..look

how I left Florida, let's duplicate this mess everywhere?

m of FL 10:24AM January 03, 2009

Do your homework Repubs. Jeb Bush corruption goes way back. Google is your friend.

And Real Peace, I do love your rationale that everything is Clinton's fault as far as the Bush family goes. Now the insane Right is blaming everything on Obama. And you wonder why we call you the lunatic fringe?

No Busy Not Now Not ever again of FL 11:14PM December 13, 2008

Do your homework Repubs. Jeb Bush corruption goes way back. Google is your friend.

And Real Peace, I do love your rationale that everything is Clinton's fault as far as the Bush family goes. Now the insane Right is blaming everything on Obama. And you wonder why we call you the lunatic fringe?

No Busy Not Now Not ever again of FL 11:13PM December 13, 2008

Having lived in Florida for over six decades, my perspective is that Jeb Bush would make a horrible senator He does not have a collegial personality and, as so many celebrity senators have found out, the U.S. Senate does not confer power upon the rookies. Add to this that he will be part of the minority for some time, and I think he will chafe at his place in the pecking order.

Oh, yes, and he was a lousy governor -- Florida is near the bottom among the states in almost every quality of life category (except the weather and football) -- health care, education, social services, etc.

DTH of FL 12:19PM December 08, 2008

Oh no, another Bush. Count me as one conservative who is not excited about this prospect. But with his name recognition and apecial interest donor base, he'll likely have no trouble getting elected to the Senate. But beware that he is another elitist who believes in amnesty for illegal aliens and doesn't live with the first hand effects of this.

George of ID 9:10PM December 07, 2008

Without his assistance, current president would never had made to the White House in 2000.

AR of IL 6:05PM December 07, 2008

Jeb Bush is THE original good guy. chrissy, you obviously have never even seen him on the street. He is the most decent, caring, honest person there is. People who know him and worked for him saw him at his best, and, like any human, at his worst. And to this day, all are intensely loyal to him, as he is loyal to his staff. He is principled, hard-working and humble. He is not in it for the money. He is in it because he has great ideas on how to make our country better.

ForLaw of FL 8:48PM December 06, 2008

oh no not another bush !

carole of MI 8:23PM December 06, 2008

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