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Phil AmmannMarch 18, 2015

Barbara Bush is asserting the right to change her mind. Fox News reports on a new fundraising email where the former first lady is pitching for her son, former Gov. Jeb Bush, as he moves closer to a 2016 White House run. With the subject line “I changed my mind!” the Bush matriarch officially launches the “Run […]

Phil AmmannMarch 18, 2015

Barbara Bush is asserting the right to change her mind. Fox News reports on a new fundraising email where the former first lady is pitching for her son, former Gov. Jeb Bush, as he moves closer to a 2016 White House run. With the subject line “I changed my mind!” the Bush matriarch officially launches the “Run […]

Phil AmmannMarch 18, 2015

Several top GOP strategists are considering joining Right to Rise, the super PAC of likely presidential candidate Jeb Bush. According to the Washington Post, a handful of select Republican Party operatives could be the nucleus of a well-funded group operating outside any official campaign, to promote Bush’s as-of-yet unannounced candidacy and tear down any challenges. […]

Peter SchorschMarch 18, 2015

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Tuesday that minimum wage increases should be left to businesses and state governments, opposing an increase in the federal pay floor as an impediment to individuals trying to escape from poverty. “State minimum wages are fine,” said Bush, making his first extended foray into South Carolina, the state that […]

Peter SchorschMarch 17, 2015

The era of Charlie Crist has come to an end. On Monday, the man who has been on a statewide general ballot six times since 1998 took to Facebook to say “no mas.” And while Crist may one day again run for office, his time at the center of Florida politics is officially over. Sure, Jeb Bush […]

Guest AuthorMarch 17, 2015

We know how Gov. Rick Scott feels about climate change: his administration refuses to allow the words to creep into any state policy documents. And what about former Gov. Jeb Bush – the likely GOP nominee for president in 2016? We know about his brother, George W., and climate change denial. The historical record is […]

Phil AmmannMarch 17, 2015

When it comes to personal emails for public business, Jeb Bush is nothing short of a hypocrite, says the left-leaning American Bridge 21st Century. As the controversy lingers over Hillary Clinton’s emails, a new American Bridge video reminds the public of correspondence problems of Bush, another high-profile potential presidential candidate. Recently, Bush attacked Clinton for […]

Phil AmmannMarch 17, 2015

When it comes to personal emails for public business, Jeb Bush is nothing short of a hypocrite, says the left-leaning American Bridge 21st Century. As the controversy lingers over Hillary Clinton’s emails, a new American Bridge video reminds the public of correspondence problems of Bush, another high-profile potential presidential candidate. Recently, Bush attacked Clinton for […]

Guest AuthorMarch 16, 2015

Some governors are slow learners. Gov. Rick Scott is beyond slow. He doesn’t learn. He doesn’t appear to care about public access to records, meetings and information traditionally available to Floridians. Most governors have a bit of trouble getting used to working in the fishbowl of state government, particularly if they won election without stopping […]

Ryan RayMarch 16, 2015

Jeb Bush‘s presidential pre-campaign may hit a snag in the languid corn fields of Iowa owing to his past support of alternative biofuels, according to Jon Ward of Yahoo! News. While he bent some during a stump speech in Des Moines, he was somewhat less than all ears when it came to the issue of subsidizing […]

Tag: Jeb Bush

New email has Barbara Bush changing mind on son’s White House ambition

New email has Barbara Bush changing mind on son's White House ambition

Jeb Bush super PAC looks to add top GOP strategists

Jeb Bush rejects idea of raising federal minimum wage

Peter Schorsch: The bell tolls for the Charlie Crist era

Alan Farago: Jeb Bush stuck with anti-science bias

American Bridge: Jeb Bush “hypocrite” over Hillary Clinton email criticism

American Bridge: Jeb Bush "hypocrite" over Hillary Clinton email criticism

Lucy Morgan: To Rick Scott, open government is a closed book

Jeb Bush navigates Iowa's corn maze