Run Jeb Run!

The headline says exactly what you are hearing and seeing out of disgruntled Republicans from all across the political spectrum.  Never thought I would be seeing that this year.  I am with Jeb in his comments about this primary.  I thought I was conservative but at times I have had to wonder about some of the statements that come out of candidate's mouths as they pander for votes.  I have seen attacks on other candidates of our party before but not with the venom I have seen this time starting last summer.

The people on the moderate to left of the Republican Party thought they had their candidate with Romney who was pushed by Bush 41 but have discovered he is far from their ideal candidate and now some are having a lot of second thoughts.  His win at any cost 'scorched earth' has upset a lot of Republicans plus his pretending to be conservative is a bad joke as he comes across as a Grade B actor.

Believe that Santorum is a really nice person but he has a problem with foot in mouth disease that would be exploited in the general election along with his social views.  He is ethical which is a big plus but not going to excite a huge range of voters.

Newt has a problem with playing nice with Pelosi and Hillary Clinton in the private sector as well as the Democrats would have a field day with him and his record which is all over the place.  Believe he is a conservative deep down but is also an opportunist and not someone who makes you want to do anything to go vote if you are not a supporter.

Ron Paul is well funny in some debates.  Other than that, he doesn't stand a chance with his quirky thinking.

Wish I could say this is my opinion only but unfortunately, that is not the case.  A lot of Republican conservatives I know share those same beliefs and some are even stronger, much stronger then what I have posted.

Jeb is not going to run and who could blame him.  With the debacle that has been this primary not sure anyone would want to step forward and try to win with a bunch of alienated Republicans who are mad at the establishment for pushing Romney on conservatives.  What a mess!

One answer is to work very hard to Take the Senate and Keep the House.  If we can energize Republicans/Independents to vote for Republicans for Congress, we stand a chance to take Congress.  If we want an even better chance, Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader of the Senate, and John Boehner, Speaker of the House need to step forward and say they are not going to run for leadership in 2012 -- you would see voters coming out to elect people to elect new leadership.

Jeb has my vote even though I would bet that he is not running.  In fact, I don't think there is any way he runs from a brokered convention.  Would you?  I know I wouldn't.

Jeb Bush Supports Perry's Tuition Stance for Illegals' Children

The uproar over this law signed into law in 2001 has been mind boggling.  We are talking about children getting an education to have a better life in the only country most have ever known.  Anyone with an ounce of brain knows that it would be impossible to deport all the illegals in the Country so why not educate their children.  

Former Governor Jeb Bush along with Senator Marco Rubio  are speaking out in agreement with Governor Perry on educating children of illegals.  This should show those Republican candidates who tried to score points against Rick Perry with this issue that they are not scoring points with everyone.  Both Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio spoke out because they believe that every child should have an education and so do a lot of Americans.

On the other hand, how many of the candidates that went after Governor Perry have hired illegals to do yard work.  Fox News didn't ask that question at the debate because it didn't fit their narrative.  We know one for sure -- Gov Mitt Romney who attacked the hardest.  Looks like he would rather hire cheap labor to take care of his yard, then see children of illegals get an education.      

Mitt Romney was also for sanctuary cities before he was against them.  Gov Perry pushed for an end to sanctuary cities in Texas in the legislature but it didn't pass this time.  Mitt Romney panders for conservative votes knowing full well that he is a moderate on almost every issue.  Will the voters believe him?  Doubt it.

Jeb Bush Supports Perry's Tuition Stance for Illegals' Children
Thursday, 29 Sep 2011 03:57 PM
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush indicated solidarity with Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s advocacy of tuition breaks for children of illegal immigrants, according to the National Journal.
Perry, who generated a firestorm in his squabble with other GOP presidential candidates on the tuition issue in an interview with Newsmax, signed the first state law in the nation a decade ago allowing children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates. 

Former Florida state Rep. Juan Zapata said the Lone Star state law served as his model for legislation he repeatedly pushed in his state, to no avail. 

"Two of his key allies then are now among the GOP's most sought-after stars: Bush, the subject of perpetual draft movements to run for president, and his fellow Floridian, Sen. Marco Rubio, a sure bet for the GOP's vice presidential shortlist in 2012,” the National Journal observed 

“I think that is a fair policy," Bush said in an email to the National Journal. 

Students who benefit from the tuition breaks are in the United States through “no fault of their own," said Bush, who is fluent in Spanish and whose wife, Columba, was born in Mexico.
The Republican split on the issue “reflects a jarring disconnect between the party’s political establishment and the restless conservative grass roots,” the Journal reported. “If Bush and Rubio represent the future of the Republican Party — which is inevitably intertwined with winning favor in the fast-growing Hispanic community, then what does it mean when a rock-ribbed conservative like Perry can’t take a moderate stance on immigration? Perhaps no other issue bedevils the Republican Party as much.”

Bush and several Hispanic Republicans have warned that bitter rhetoric over illegal immigration risks alienating the fastest-growing portion of voters, the Journal noted.

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The children from the ranches in the town we lived in Texas were from illegal families who worked the ranches.  Just who are you going to get to come out and work the large ranches including clearing off cedar?  The ranch hands have come to the US pretty much just staying on the ranch but sending their children to school.  If we had a guest worker program this would not be a problem.  I have several friends whose families go back in the Texas Hill Country before the Alamo.  There is so much rich heritage in Texas that includes the Mexican culture that the hatred that has been generated in some parts of the Country compared to what you see in Texas is way over the top.  How can anyone have such hatred for children who were brought here.  

Am I worried about education children of illegals?  Not really as I would rather they have an education then turn to a life of crime.  The problems with many illegals today are the violence and drugs that are being brought across the border which is getting worse.  The drug cartels and Hezbollah sit right on the border and because of lack of border security are able to penetrate places along the border at will.  Yet some of the Republican candidates think a border fence will keep them out in rural areas without guards.  Naive is the word that comes to mind and sounds just like Obama in many ways when he gave his speech in the fortified city of El Paso. 

In fact, a lot of Mexicans have started to return to Mexico because of the jobs in their native country.  Ironic that a lot of those jobs are coming from American auto manufacturers who have found much cheaper labor in Mexico than in the States thanks to the UAW.   That is one way to get illegals to return to Mexico -- send our jobs to Mexico.