Jeb Bush

[rockytopva]

He has a long way to go to capture a presidential look...

 

[nightflight]

I would hope you look for more than a "look" in who you want as president.

 

[bhsmte]

He has a long way to go to capture a presidential look...

If it were Hollywood, I would agree.

 

[DaisyDay]

I would hope you look for more than a "look" in who you want as president.

Yeah, that's what got us Mitt Romney - tall with good hair - last time.

He does look a bit like young Chevy Chase, though. I wonder who SNL will get to play him should he win.

 

[rockytopva]

I would hope you look for more than a "look" in who you want as president.

Well... I have not made the decision who to vote for yet... Old Jeb may yet get my vote.

 

[AirPo]

Yeah, that's what got us Mitt Romney - tall with good hair - last time.

He does look a bit like young Chevy Chase, though. I wonder who SNL will get to play him should he win.

Alas, had he had not passed it may have been John Belushi

 

[AirPo]

Yeah, that's what got us Mitt Romney - tall with good hair - last time.

He does look a bit like young Chevy Chase, though. I wonder who SNL will get to play him should he win.

Dan Akroyd maybe?

 

[DaisyDay]

Airpo, no, the comedians we grew up with have all grown too old. How is that possible?

 

[AirPo]

Airpo, no, the comedians we grew up with have all grown too old. How is that possible?

Yeah, I don't get it. It's like the oldies station playing the Rolling Stones.

 

[BigDaddy4]

He has a long way to go to capture a presidential look...

What is a "presidential look"? I'm not getting what you meant by that from the picture? Unless it was sarcasm, then I still didn't get it...

 

[Crusader05]

I think Jeb is being pushed by some combination of the GOP 'establishment' and the media, I don't know anyone who is walking around pumped up for a Jeb Bush candidacy. I'm not saying he's a bad guy, I just think he's far to moderate for my (and most Republican's) taste. I think we need to nominate a conservative who will make a real contrast with the Dem nominee. We've been told too many times "we need to nominate a moderate, take the party to the center!" only to do that and loose.

 

[ChristsSoldier115]

We already had two lying Bushes, whats one more?

Read my lips: no new Bush presidents.

 

[DaisyDay]

We already had two lying Bushes, whats one more?

Read my lips: no new Bush presidents.

This particular Bush may be a competent administrator. That's not a bad thing.

A new, improved Bush!

 

[smaneck]

This particular Bush may be a competent administrator. That's not a bad thing.

A new, improved Bush!

He also has strong ties to the Latino community and he really does speak Spanish.

 

[HonestTruth]

In a sense he is correct - but more importantly, some members of the GOP (and others) might want to adopt these ideas.

 

[JustOneWay]

Yeah, I don't get it. It's like the oldies station playing the Rolling Stones.

Those relics.... When they die we can finally say the Rolling Stones will 'gather no mas'....

 

[Albion]

There's no doubt but that Jeb has a casual speaking style that's not very exciting--more like a graduate school professor--and doesn't look particularly imposing. Many of the other Republican candidates beat him out in both respects. But it's hard to predict what qualities of which candidate can catch the public's fancy. Hillary is older, in worse shape physically, is covered with scandal--and certainly isn't much of a public speaker--but she's adored by a certain segment of the populace nevertheless.

 

[AirPo]

There's no doubt but that Jeb has a casual speaking style that's not very exciting--more like a graduate school professor--and doesn't look particularly imposing. Many of the other Republican candidates beat him out in both respects. But it's hard to predict what qualities of which candidate can catch the public's fancy. Hillary is older, in worse shape physically, is covered with scandal--and certainly isn't much of a public speaker--but she's adored by a certain segment of the populace nevertheless.

I lost all faith in America's ability to understand what a president should look like after the first Bush/Kerry debate. But I digress, this thread is about Jeb Bush.

 

[Albion]

I lost all faith in America's ability to understand what a president should look like after the first Bush/Kerry debate.

I understand, but then again, we already had experienced Dukakis, Mondale, and Perot.

 

[AirPo]

I understand, but then again, we already had experienced Dukakis, Mondale, and Perot.

I guess it really goes back to the Kennedy Nixon debate. But I wasn't born yet, that why that one isn't the one that comes to mind.