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TexasTowelie

(112,434 posts)
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 11:23 PM Nov 2016

Jeb Bush to teach at Texas A&M in January

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is coming back to Texas.

The recent presidential candidate announced Friday that he will be teaching at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University in January.

“I’m proud to be a teacher, teaching about what it is to be a governor,” said Bush, the son of former president George H.W. Bush, for whom the school is named.

Jeb Bush grew up in Midland and graduated from University of Texas.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/jeb-bush-teach-texas-january/YvyMrOetUhu8uXPV8HmYWM/?ref=cbTopWidget

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Jeb Bush to teach at Texas A&M in January (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2016 OP
Frankly, he will probably be quite good at it. He's a very smart man. Raster Nov 2016 #1
IMO that's a good move for him and he will do quite well. n/t RKP5637 Nov 2016 #3
Establishing Texas residency? Hmmmm… regnaD kciN Nov 2016 #4
you think he's going to run for governor there? dlwickham Nov 2016 #5
Michael McCaul appears to be interested in Cruz's Senate seat, TexasTowelie Nov 2016 #7
It would be interesting TexasTowelie Nov 2016 #6

dlwickham

(3,316 posts)
5. you think he's going to run for governor there?
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 11:49 PM
Nov 2016

the republicans already have their hand-picked candidate to go up against Cruz in 2018

TexasTowelie

(112,434 posts)
7. Michael McCaul appears to be interested in Cruz's Senate seat,
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 11:54 PM
Nov 2016

but Jeb would have many advantages over McCaul with this family name and strong financial backing. McCaul is known by only a small subset of GOP voters in one congressional district.

TexasTowelie

(112,434 posts)
6. It would be interesting
Fri Nov 4, 2016, 11:51 PM
Nov 2016

if he thinks that he can get into the Senate to replace Ted Cruz. Cruz isn't very popular and a candidate with Jeb's pedigree could stand a strong chance of replacing Ted since Jeb speaks Spanish, has a Latina wife and a son in a state political office.

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