EEL123 wrote:Bush has a surname which is anathema to most Americans.
While I can see the logic behind that sentiment, most of the denizens I encounter are more concerned about the current day. The American electorate has a wonderful ability to forget most things that only happened a few years prior. Plus I think Jeb would be able to show he is a different kind of leader than George was.
That being said this is primarily why I am attracted to the Republican Party, we have such diversity in our ranks ideologically speaking. The GOP is home to what I wager are the last true moderate politicians in America (see Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) ) while it also hosts right wingers like Senator Ted Cruz and libertarians like Senator Rand Paul. Looking at the Democrats I see they all believe the same thing, within a certain standard deviation. They all support bashing the evil banks, the evil Koch Brothers, they all support same sex marriage, abortion and such. I mean you just tick the boxes and after a while they all believe the same thing, again within the standard deviation. The GOP is a much more diverse party...plus we are also diverse in other ways too. Out of the 5 women governors in America, 4 are Republican, out of the three Hispanic senators, 2 are Republican, the GOP elected the first female governor of a state and the GOP has the first indian American governor and the first female indian American governor. so suck it!!!
however for a presidential ticket in 2016 i'd like to see: Chris Christie for President and Susana Martinez (R-NM) as the Vice President nominee.
I could also support Jeb Bush, and Paul Ryan and I would support Ted Cruz although id be less enthusiastic about a Huckabee or Santorum campaign.
Afro- you seem to deserve the Rockefeller Republican label more than me as you are a social moderate and an economic neo-liberal while I am a social conservative and more supportive of some government intervention, I did support the bailouts and the financial rescues.
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