Jeb Bush to explore White House bid

[cronus]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30503524

Jeb Bush to explore White House bid

Jeb Bush, brother to former US President George W Bush, has announced he himself is looking into running for president in 2016.

The former Florida governor will "actively explore the possibility of running for President", he wrote on Facebook on Tuesday.

He will also create a political action committee to "facilitate conversations with citizens across America".

Mr Bush has pro-immigration views, an issue likely to top the 2016 campaign.

His is also not the only familiar name circling the upcoming election.

Former First Lady and and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is currently the frontrunner for the 2016 Democratic ticket.

"In the coming months, I hope to visit with many of you and have a conversation about restoring the promise of America," Mr Bush wrote on Facebook.

His committee, named Leadership PAC, he added, will help "support leaders, ideas and policies that will expand opportunity and prosperity for all Americans".

He is not expected to to announce his decision until next year "after gauging support", Kristy Campbell, a spokeswoman for Mr Bush, told the Associated Press news agency.

"This is a natural next step and represents a new phase of his consideration process," she added.

Mr Bush's Facebook statement is the strongest yet to indicate he plans to attempt to become the third member of his family - after his father, George HW Bush, and brother - to become leader of the US.

(continued, no Bushes for ages then three come along all together....)

[laklak]

Jeb is OK. He's more libertarian leaning on social issues and I like his proposed immigration policies.

[tattuchu]

As far as Bushes go, he's not so bad.

[cronus]

They always have issues with their Iraq.

[Svartalf]

As far as Bushes go, he's not so bad.

He's still a bush and bad for Merka

[Clinton Huxley]

A Bush in the White House is worth two stoned birds.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

Jeb Bush or Hillary's Bush: Merka Decides!

[Clinton Huxley]

Basil Bush. I'd vote for him.

[pErvinalia]

Clinton vs Bush. C'mon America, surely you can be more creative than reinventing the past.

[Xamonas Chegwé]

Basil Bush. I'd vote for him.

Not Merkan.

[piscator]

In other news, Moscow Times crowns Vladimir Putin "Politician of the Year" amid currency collapse...

[pErvinalia]

Hey, our PM shirtfronted Putin. He should be politician of the year!

[Brian Peacock]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-30503524

Jeb Bush to explore White House bid

Jeb Bush, brother to former US President George W Bush, has announced he himself is looking into running for president in 2016.

The former Florida governor will "actively explore the possibility of running for President", he wrote on Facebook on Tuesday.

He will also create a political action committee to "facilitate conversations with citizens across America".

Mr Bush has pro-immigration views, an issue likely to top the 2016 campaign.

His is also not the only familiar name circling the upcoming election.

Former First Lady and and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is currently the frontrunner for the 2016 Democratic ticket.

"In the coming months, I hope to visit with many of you and have a conversation about restoring the promise of America," Mr Bush wrote on Facebook.

His committee, named Leadership PAC, he added, will help "support leaders, ideas and policies that will expand opportunity and prosperity for all Americans".

He is not expected to to announce his decision until next year "after gauging support", Kristy Campbell, a spokeswoman for Mr Bush, told the Associated Press news agency.

"This is a natural next step and represents a new phase of his consideration process," she added.

Mr Bush's Facebook statement is the strongest yet to indicate he plans to attempt to become the third member of his family - after his father, George HW Bush, and brother - to become leader of the US.

(continued, no Bushes for ages then three come along all together....)

Dynasticism is a plague upon politics and the populous alike.

[tattuchu]

Clinton vs Bush. C'mon America, surely you can be more creative than reinventing the past.

I'd like a better option. I don't think I'd ever vote for a Republican, so that means I'll vote for Clinton by default. But I don't know much about her. And I'm not sure I trust her. It'd be nice to have a woman president, though. First a black president and then a woman president. That'd be historic, I guess. I suppose the next step would be a black woman president. You know what? Condoleezza Rice should run against Hillary. Fuck, I'd vote for her. She's a hell of a lot cuter than Clinton and, in the end, that's all that really matters as far as I'm concerned. "A president you can jerk off to!" can be her campaign slogan.

[pErvinalia]