Tag: Jeb Bush

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said he would strive to be like Lyndon Johnson, the Democrat famous for expanding the U.S. welfare state through the “Great Society,” if he were elected president. According to the Miami Herald, Bush made those

By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTIAssociated PressHOUSTONFormer President George H.W. Bush has been admitted to the intensive care unit at a Houston hospital “following a series of setbacks including a persistent fever,” but he is alert and talking to medical staff, his spokesman

On Monday, Republican National Committee Chairman Priebus announced that a five person team of insiders  will chair the committee responsible for his much promised “autopsy” of the failed 2012 Republican campaign. Priebus had promised that the “autopsy” would be conducted

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, prospective 2016 candidate, is already moving to the right in an attempt to garner more support from the conservative base. Speaking with Time magazine, he was asked, “Is there a center? And if so, can

On Tuesday, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush fired a salvo at labor groups by attacking teachers’ unions for their refusal to consider reforms.  Bush, who is chairman of the Foundation For Excellence in Education Reform, told attendees of the organization’s national

President Barack Obama won Hispanics in 2012 by 44 points (71%-27%) over Mitt Romney, as Latino voters continued the trend of voting for Democrats in greater numbers over the past decade.  In 2004, 44% of Hispanics voted for the Republican

In The Hill, Bernie Quigley writes that the future of the conservative movement is essentially the Tea Party movement, and Sarah Palin is the movement’s natural leader.  “If Obama wins this year, Palin will lead (against Christie/Bush) in the Republican

When Mitt Romney introduced Paul Ryan as his running mate in Norfolk, Virginia on Saturday morning, Romney accidentally introduced him as “the next president of the United States.” Should the Romney-Ryan ticket lose in November, Ryan may well get a

As the “Marketplace Fairness Act” has gained steam in the Senate, questions about the bill have been voiced in conservative and libertarian circles. Governors, legislators and activists have attempted to get a handle on the complex and arcane rules currently

On Monday, Jeb Bush made comments regarding the state of the political discourse. “Back to my dad’s time and Ronald Reagan’s time – they got a lot of stuff done with a lot of bipartisan support,” he said. Reagan “would

(AP) George H.W. Bush to formally back RomneyBy KASIE HUNTAssociated PressLOS ANGELESFormer President George H.W. Bush plans to endorse Mitt Romney at an event Thursday in Houston. Romney spokeswoman Gail Gitcho says the two will appear together and speak to