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Title: Jeb Bush ‘A Cherry On Top’ Of The Romney Sundae
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RAWSTORY
URL Source: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/ ... y-on-top-of-the-romney-sundae/
Published: Mar 21, 2012
Author: DAVID EDWARDS
Post Date: 2012-03-21 13:23:51 by Brian S
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Views: 1608
Comments: 3
Following Mitt Romney’s double-digit win in the Illinois Republican presidential primary, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) is calling “for Republicans to unite behind Governor Romney.” In a statement released on Wednesday morning, Bush said he was throwing his support behind the former Massachusetts governor. “I am endorsing Mitt Romney for our Party’s nomination,” Bush said. “We face huge challenges, and we need a leader who understands the economy, recognizes more government regulation is not the answer, believes in entrepreneurial capitalism and works to ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to succeed.” NBC senior political reporter Mark Murray observed that Bush’s backing was “a cherry on top of his victory in Illinois.” “I was actually struck by Jeb Bush’s statement where he said that it is time for the Republican Party to unite around Mitt Romney,” Murray explained. “As we’ve seen, polls have shown that this Republican primary season has taken a toll on its candidates including Romney. Romney only has about $7 million in the bank. So, you are seeing people saying, ‘Look, it’s time to end this race. Let’s go to the general election.’” As expected, surrogates for former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich immediately downplayed the endorsement simply as the GOP establishment trying to select their preferred nominee. “We’re doing this without the big-named endorsements, without the establishment endorsements,” Santorum press secretary Alice Stewart told MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts. “Rick is out there to get the endorsement of the American people and he is doing very well doing that.” Gingrich’s spokesman reportedly called Bush’s support “a completion of the Establishment tri-fecta,” referring to other endorsements from former President George H.W. Bush and former Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
Anti-climatic. I've said since Romney lost to McCain that Romney would be the 2012 GOP nominee. It's his turn. This is how the GOP works. The GOP even dramatically changed the rules of their nominating process, and Romney is still going to be the nominee. It's how the GOP works.
Endorsed by the Devil X 3... Lucifer Jebush, Beelzebob Dole, and Satan Hwbush. That should be enough to kill off any candidate.
Obama's watch stopped on 24 May 2008, but he's been too busy smoking crack to notice.
That may be so for the right wing radicals, but that is a minority.
Anyone claiming to be an expert is selling something. I brandish my ignorance like a crucifix at vampires. Aaron Bady
Iran’s main drive for acquiring atomic weapons is not for use against Israel but as a deterrent against U.S. intervention -- Major General Zeevi Farkash, head of the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate
#2. To: Brian S, *Ron Paul for President* (#0)
endorsements from former President George H.W. Bush and former Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole
"We (government) need to do a lot less, a lot sooner" ~Ron Paul
#3. To: hondo68 (#2)
That should be enough to kill off any candidate.
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