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Hydra

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5. They were hoping the Bush fatigue would be over by now

Sat Aug 29, 2015, 11:30 PM

Aug 2015

And that he could sail into the nomination basically unopposed.

Reality happened. One of the great things about reality this time is that one of my great fears did not come to pass- President Obama gave the Republican party a helping hand out of the grave during his tenure, but after the first few (horrible) years of their zombie-ish return they seem to have died on the table again, and no amount of CPR is working.

Good. Riddance.

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The Reason Jeb Looks So Miserable [View all] seafan Aug 2015 OP

Happy to be rec #1. Well done! riderinthestorm Aug 2015 #1

Thanks for posting more from that great piece. Tomasky knows the score. seafan Aug 2015 #10

Michael Bloomberg - that's interesting. Don't know anything about him. Will Google patricia92243 Aug 2015 #23

Bloomberg was mayor of NYC LiberalElite Aug 2015 #34

I hope SO MUCH that you're right about the Bush reign! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2015 #2

I've said from the beginning JEB wasn't interested in running NV Whino Aug 2015 #3

Yeah, me, too. He's been totally uninterested from the very beginning. nt Nay Aug 2015 #11

For me it's been all the shoulder shrugging giving away his disinterest. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2015 #25

I've always thought it was because he was dieting. betsuni Aug 2015 #4

JEB's recent weight loss is very noticeable, esp. compared to photos appalachiablue Aug 2015 #36

How the food smells at State Fairs must torment him! betsuni Aug 2015 #40

Sounds delish! This is what Bill Maher said about Christie and his stomach appalachiablue Aug 2015 #41

They were hoping the Bush fatigue would be over by now Hydra Aug 2015 #5

Energy is important underpants Aug 2015 #6

I seem to remember a family intervention oldandhappy Aug 2015 #7

God, I hope you're right. joanbarnes Aug 2015 #8

Utter Mediocrities shadowmayor Aug 2015 #9

That is what is so confounding. Jeb has been nothing but a bully in Florida. seafan Aug 2015 #12

Let us not forget shadowmayor Aug 2015 #15

Not to worry. We remember. seafan Aug 2015 #31

People thought Trump would be the new Fred Thompson...turns out that's Jeb Bush alcibiades_mystery Aug 2015 #13

No more Bush...EVER! SoapBox Aug 2015 #14

Yes, and THIS MEANS? flamingdem Aug 2015 #16

My guess is it'll either be Walker or Kasich. Drunken Irishman Aug 2015 #18

Jeb is like Ted Kenendy in 1980... Drunken Irishman Aug 2015 #17

Teddy helped Reagan get elected. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #20

Don't count him out. Unknown Beatle Aug 2015 #19

in another time quaker bill Aug 2015 #21

He seems almost painfully shy. alphafemale Aug 2015 #22

Is it possible his handlers are trying to project that difference? Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2015 #24

Here is the thing. Jeb Bush and Dick Cheney pursue the same goals. seafan Aug 2015 #27

A lot of what you say about JEB's 'style' and Cheney & Poppy makes sense. What has appalachiablue Aug 2015 #37

Somewhere on here I read that his donors are also feeling it and backing away. libdem4life Aug 2015 #26

He actually called himself "Veto" Corleone? Beach Rat Aug 2015 #28

Yep, he did. seafan Aug 2015 #29

What monsters, little kings of destruction and plunder. appalachiablue Aug 2015 #39

Nauseator. lonestarnot Aug 2015 #30

"not family duty", no mention of Bush Senior? Babel_17 Aug 2015 #32

The Bush virus has been profiting from death and destruction for generations FlatBaroque Aug 2015 #33

Probably so unfortunately. I knew little about the prolific Walker family bankers until appalachiablue Aug 2015 #38

we have had 12 years of Bushes as Prez, and poppy was vp for 8. that's enough Liberal_in_LA Aug 2015 #35

I mean no disrespect to anyone with this physical deformity Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2015 #42