Thread: 2016: Mitt Romney: I'm the Establishment GOP Leader--Not Jeb

Mark Levin

Mitt insists that he, not Jeb, is the leader of the GOP establishment

2016–Mitt Romney: I'm the Establishment GOP Leader, Not Jeb



by Tony Lee 5 Dec 2014, 2:56 PM PDT 326 post a comment

Former Massachusetts Governor and failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney is not yet ready to relinquish his title as the head of the pale-pastels establishment wing of the Republican Party to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush.

"A senior Republican who has met with Mitt Romney" tells Politico that Romney is telling donors on Wall Street "not to commit to a candidate that is not their first choice and that they aren’t excited about. He does not think much of the current field and does not think it is jelling. He still views himself as the leader of the establishment wing of the Republican Party."
Romney also reportedly "does not feel he owes the Bushes anything and does not think Jeb is the defacto leader of the establishment GOP."
“It’s definitely a change in his message [tilted more toward running]," the Republican said.
Romney, who leads the potential 2016 field in a CNN poll and has led in New Hampshire polls, has indicated that he would not run again unless most of the candidates urged him to do so. Romney's wife has also suggested that since Romney and Bush are supported by the same cast of characters, it would be tough for both of them to run.
Meanwhile, Jeb Bush is reportedly telling top operatives in Romney's home turf of New Hampshire to keep their powder dry in case he jumps into the race, according to a RealClearPolitics report. Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, another potential 2016 candidate, may also want the vie for the crown of the GOP's moderate wing that loses general elections by turning off the conservative base.


http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Governm...Leader-Not-Jeb

Reigning 2 Time Loser Tied with John McCain in leading the GOP to the Slaughter "Mittens" will not be leading me anywhere; nor will Jeb Bush, or Chris Christie

If the GOP cant keep the retarded politicians in the closet then the Base will have to seal the door so they stop poking their heads out of the RINO Closet

MrTechnicalDifficult will now attempt to lead the sick/lame and lazy; half dumb and crazy GOP to a Third and Final Beating

Mitt Romney is not the answer. He needs to depart politics and return to something he actually knows how to do which is make money. He should strive to beat Warren Buffett instead of another Globalist like another Bush.

http://www.alipac.us/f9/mitt-romney-...-obama-315374/

Wrong on both counts Mitch.

Here's the GOP 'Establishment' Boss ..

We need folks like this:

Duncan Hunter (R)

WINNER

U.S. Representative - CA50

Duncan Hunter was born in San Diego and now resides in Alpine, Calif. He earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from San Diego State University in 2000.
He quit his job as a business analyst shortly after Sept. 11 and joined the Marine Corps. He is a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and is a captain in the Marine Corps Reserve.
Hunter won election to the U.S. House in 2008, replacing his father, Republican Rep. Duncan L. Hunter, who vacated the 52nd District seat after 14 terms and a failed presidential bid.
Hunter and his wife, Margaret, have three children.
Duncan Hunter, who served with the Marine Corps in Iraq and Afghanistan, has followed in his father's footsteps in Congress, advocating for a strong national defense and against illegal immigration. He won election in 2008 to the House seat for California's 52nd District, vacated by his father, Republican Rep. Duncan L. Hunter, who retired after 14 terms.
Due to redistricting following the 2010 census, Hunter is running in 2012 in the 50th District. He won 67 percent of the vote in the June 2012 primary, advancing to the general election against Democrat David Secor in the heavily Republican district.
In January 2012, the House passed his bill to allow religious symbols on war memorials, which he introduced in an effort to save the Mount Soledad cross in San Diego. Critics said courts should decide whether displaying religious symbols on public property is constitutional.
Hunter has chided the Pentagon over the number of medals awarded to veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, arguing they deserved more recognition. He welcomed the Navy's decision in February 2012 to name a guided-missile destroyer after U.S. Marine Sgt. Rafael Peralta, a San Diego native who died after smothering a grenade with his body in Iraq in 2004, saving the lives of other Marines.
Hunter has focused on national security and illegal immigration during his time in Congress. He wants strict border enforcement and has said he would support deporting U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants if there is a legal guardian to take care of them. He also has advocated for the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants to be denied U.S. citizenship.
He supported Arizona's 2010 anti-immigration law, calling it "a fantastic starting point." In 2011, he campaigned against a provision of the North American Free Trade Agreement to allow Mexican trucks to travel freely in the United States.
Hunter, like his father, is a strong opponent of gay marriage and abortion rights. He questioned efforts to end the military's "don't-ask-don't-tell" policy in 2011.
Hunter was working as a business analyst in San Diego when Sept. 11 occurred. He quit his job the next day and joined the Marine Corps' Officer Candidate School.
His grandfather was a Marine Corps artillery officer in World War II and his father was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Hunter served two tours in Iraq and was honorably discharged from active duty in September 2005. He then started a residential development company, and in 2006 was promoted to the rank of captain in the Marine Corps Reserve.
Hunter decided in early 2007 to run for Congress. But shortly afterward he was called to active duty and spent six months in Afghanistan. Military rules prohibited him from conducting campaign activities during his deployment. His wife, Margaret, stood in as a surrogate.

Hunter returned to the campaign trail when his Afghanistan tour was over. Benefiting from his father's name and connections, he easily won election in 2008.

http://projects.wsj.com/campaign2012...n-hunter--CA-H

I strongly supported his father when he ran and I would support him. If he is anything like his father, former representative Duncan Hunter, he would be a great candidate for President of the United States! The people we need are out there but unfortunately, for one reason or the other, they aren't throwing their hat in the ring. I'm not sure of Hunter's age, maybe that would prevent him from running. What is the age requirement for President, is it 36 or 38?

It's 35 years of age to be eligible for President of the United States.

Originally Posted by Judy

It's 35 years of age to be eligible for President of the United States.

Thank you. Since he graduated San Diego State University in 2000, I'm sure he is eligible.

Hunter has focused on national security and illegal immigration during his time in Congress. He wants strict border enforcement and has said he would support deporting U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants if there is a legal guardian to take care of them. He also has advocated for the U.S.-born children of illegal immigrants to be denied U.S. citizenship.
He supported Arizona's 2010 anti-immigration law, calling it "a fantastic starting point." In 2011, he campaigned against a provision of the North American Free Trade Agreement to allow Mexican trucks to travel freely in the United States.
Hunter, like his father, is a strong opponent of gay marriage and abortion rights. He questioned efforts to end the military's "don't-ask-don't-tell" policy in 2011.

Mark Levin

Lib media pushing Jebster for GOP nomination



Liberal Media Can't Believe Jeb Bush Described as 'Moderate Squish'
Liberal reporters cannot believe conservatives see Jeb Bush as a Republican establishment figure, a moderate squish. Mark Levin calls him a “very good moderate Democrat.”
newsbusters.org

Liberal Media Can't Believe Jeb Bush Described as 'Moderate Squish'

By Tim Graham | December 7, 2014 | 9:24 AM EST

Liberal reporters cannot believe conservatives see Jeb Bush as a Republican establishment figure, a moderate squish. Mark Levin calls him a “very good moderate Democrat.” In Politico magazine, NPR’s S.V. Date couldn’t believe it; neither could Adam C. Smith of the Tampa Bay Times. Levin took apart Jeb Bush here. Both journalists thought conservatives were just misunderstanding reality.

Date began: Jeb Bush. Not conservative enough. Try as I might, it remains impossible to see these two concepts as even remotely related. John Ellis Bush, the second son of George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Bush, who during his first run for Florida governor in 1994 cheerfully called himself a head-banging conservative, a hang-’em-by-the-neck conservative … who during his second run for Florida governor in 1998 had to craft for himself a more compassionate persona so as not to scare off independent voters … that Jeb Bush has come to be viewed with suspicion by the uber-conservative, Tea Party wing of his Republican Party?
Admittedly, there are his heresies on Common Core and immigration, the two hottest-button issues of the day in that world—but that’s enough to make Jeb a moderate? Really? For those of us who covered Jeb’s two terms in Tallahassee, this is beyond mind-boggling. On issue after issue, Jeb’s track record in Florida pushed conservatism’s envelope to the breaking point. For anti-tax conservatives, Jeb slashed the state’s collections by a cumulative $14 billion over his eight years. For the devoted subset of supply-siders: The bulk of these cuts came via the complete repeal of Florida’s decades-old wealth tax on financial instruments.
It pretty much had been the only progressive tax the state had, since Florida’s constitution forbids an income tax. For anti-spending conservatives, Jeb line-item vetoed hundreds of millions of dollars in hometown projects from the state budget year after year. For small-government conservatives, Jeb eliminated thousands of jobs by outsourcing huge swaths of state duties, including the massive human resources function and the state purchasing office. For law-and-order conservatives, Jeb championed tough-on-crime bills like “10-20-life” for gun offenders and three-strikes legislation for repeat offenders. He jammed through the legislature a death-penalty overhaul drastically limiting appeals for condemned inmates (it was soon afterward struck down, however, by the Florida Supreme Court). For pro-gun conservatives, Jeb approved an enhanced concealed carry law and, infamously, the NRA-written “Stand Your Ground” law. (After Trayvon Martin, Jeb said he did not believe it should have been applied in that instance.)
For religious conservatives, Jeb rammed through education bills that created the first statewide school voucher programs in the nation, and then spent years defending them against oversight attempts. He approved the “Choose Life” license plate and sent state money to groups that counseled women against having abortions. And, famously, he pushed through legislation allowing him as governor to intervene in the Terri Schiavo right-to-die case—and at the very end nearly triggered a showdown with a local judge by sending state police officers to seize her from a Tampa Bay area hospice. Date thought conservatives had bad information: "It's entirely possible that a big part of the 'Jeb-as-moderate' meme comes from a simple lack of information. North of the Georgia line, how many people have had occasion to care about what Jeb did in Florida from 1999 through 2007?"

Here's how Adam C. Smith put it at the Tampa Bay Times: Jeb Bush, a moderate squish? The governor who treated trial lawyers and teachers union leaders as enemies of the state? Who stripped job protections from civil servants? Who slashed taxes? Whose passion for privatization included enacting the nation's first statewide private school voucher program and extended to privatizing health care for the poor, prisons and child protection services? This "very good moderate Democrat" defied court after court to try to force the reinsertion of feeding tubes for brain-damaged Terri Schia-vo and consistently backed more restrictions on abortions and fewer on gun ownership. He fought for reduced entitlement spending and, deriding nanny-state impulses, repealed the helmet law for motorcyclists in Florida and vetoed a GOP-backed bill requiring booster seats for kids in cars.

"For us who live in Florida, who experienced the eight-year Jeb Bush governorship, it's almost laughable and maybe even hysterical for people who live outside of Florida to claim that he's a moderate," said former House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, himself a conservative Republican who led the opposition to Florida accepting federal money to expand Medicaid to more than 800,000 people.... The specious perception of Bush outside of Florida reflects both a fundamental misunderstanding of the man, probably due to assumptions based on the presidential records of his father and brother, and also how far rightward the Republican Party has shifted since Bush left the Governor's Mansion in 2007. "He is thoughtful and informed, but there is nothing liberal about Jeb Bush. He is an arch-conservative," said Dan Gelber, who as a Democratic leader in the Legislature respectfully and constantly fought most of Bush's agenda. "He might have been moderate now and again, but even then it was probably by accident."


http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-gra...oderate-squish