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Sarah Palin: Going Rogue to the White House Or Someplace Else?

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

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Joanne Bamberger

When people dismiss Sarah Palin out of hand, I keep thinking one thing -- remember the last politician we scoffed at as not even close to being competent enough for the White House?

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Jeb Bush: Obama Trying To "Attack Capitalism"

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

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It seems that Jeb Bush has changed his tune on Obama. At the beginning of October, the former governor said that Obama was "on the right track"; ...

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Deliverance

Steven Weber | Posted 10.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Jeb Bush, 2012 Election, Tea Party, Health Care, George Orwell, Republicans, Politics News
Steven Weber

Would a truly patriotic American defend the practice of insanely profitable drug companies charging exorbitant fees for medicines that the elderly and infirm cannot afford?

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Jeb Bush: GOP Must Be More Than The "Old White Guy Party," "Party Of No"

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

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Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush had some critical words for Republicans in a recent speech, saying the GOP needed to become more than the "old white ...

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Jeb Bush On Obama: "The Guy Is On The Right Track"

ABC News | Teddy Davis | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Education Policy, Jeb Bush, Barack Obama, Politics News

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) lavished praise on President Barack Obama's education policies on Thursday, telling ABC News that the Democrat who su...

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The Obama "Death" Poll on Facebook

Alexia Parks | Posted 12.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Florida, George W. Bush, Poll, Texas, Jeb Bush, Facebook, Barack Obama, Votelink, Denver News
Alexia Parks

So the Secret Service has discovered that the person who put the "Should Obama be Killed?" poll on Facebook was only a kid, and they've shut the books...

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Republicans and Immigration

The Progress Report | Posted 08.16.2009 | Politics

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The Progress Report

Republicans are still finding their "way out of the wilderness" when it comes to immigration.

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Jeb Bush Slams Obama, Neglects To Mention Palin As Future Leader Of The GOP

Esquire | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

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The scene: Lunchtime at Jeb Bush's modest office just outside Miami. Just Tucker and Jeb, no one else in sight. Sandwiches. Jeb, only fifty-six, the s...

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Secretary Chu's Bank

Michael Likosky | Posted 08.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Tarp, Infrastructure Bank, Ed Rendell, Clean Energy Bank, Howard Dean, Aig, Jeb Bush, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, European Investment Bank, Council on Competitiveness President Obama, Overseas Private Investment Corporation, Public-Private Partnership, p3, Newt Gingrich, Reason Foundation, Export-Import Bank, Business News
Michael Likosky

The Clean Energy Bank is essential to deliver on President Obama's mandate to "make sure that we are investing in what's required for long term growth."

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Palin & Gingrich: Enough Limelight for Two?

Rick Horowitz | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics

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Rick Horowitz

They've both got their eye on a certain house in Washington. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Maybe you've seen pictures.

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Open Letter to Republican Gov. Romney, Rep. Cantor, and Gov. Bush from a Black Republican

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jack Kemp, Colin Powell, President Obama, Gov. Mitt Romney, Rep. Eric Cantor, Gop, Jeb Bush, Newt Gingrich, Race, Politics News
Sophia A. Nelson

The GOP must have a place for Republicans like Colin Powell and Olympia Snow who are less conservative -- but who believe in core Republican principles.

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FL-Sen-GOP: Jeb Bush Sons Oppose Charlie Crist

Senate Guru | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics

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Senate Guru

Back in February, George P. Bush offered a stinging rebuke of current Gov. and 2010 Senate candidate Charlie Crist's lack of conservative cred.

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Palin v. McCain, Round Two

Nancy L. Cohen | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arlen Specter, Meghan McCain, Rush Limbaugh, Olympia Snowe, Bristol Palin, Christian Right, National Council for a New America, Frank Rich, Republican Party, Eric Cantor, Jeb Bush, Politics News
Nancy L. Cohen

Will the GOP continue as the zombie of American politics, returning to life after each purported death, more monstrous in each incarnation?

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GOP's Shrinking Minority Status Causing Top Recruits To Decline Runs?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics

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Mark Nickolas

Tom Ridge is just the latest in a string of prominent Republican recruits to decline runs for the Senate and House next year -- a very ugly dynamic for the GOP.

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Rebranding Will Not Be Enough For These Republicans

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Bobby Jindal, Haley Barbour, President Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Jeb Bush, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

Simply rebranding the Republican Party by somehow updating its image, with apologies to Sarah Palin, really is putting lipstick on a pig. Their problems go much deeper than that.

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Sam Stein

Limbaugh Blows Off GOP Rebranding Effort: We Don't Need A "Listening Tour"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

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On Monday Rush Limbaugh became the most prominent in a series of conservative figures to push back against a new Republican re-branding effort launche...

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Jeb Bush: GOP Needs To Forget Reagan

Washington Times | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics

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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Saturday that it's time for the Republican Party to give up its "nostalgia" for the heyday of the Reagan era and loo...

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Republicans Kick Off Campaign To Reshape Party's Image At Pizzeria

CNN | Rebecca Sinderbrand | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics

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Three prominent GOP leaders kicked off a campaign Saturday to reshape their party's image, gathering at a restaurant in northern Virginia for the firs...

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GOP Political Darwinism: Who's Adapting and Who's Going Extinct?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

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Mark Nickolas

David Brooks is one of the few conservative voices who have shown to be a lot more right than wrong over the past few years when it comes to the ever-shifting dynamics in American politics.

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The Train That Never Was

James Moore | Posted 04.08.2009 | Politics

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James Moore

The Florida Overland Express was the train that never was. If built on the projected schedule, it would be carrying 8 million passengers this year -- it was vetoed by Jeb Bush.

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Poetry & Politicians: For Better or Verse

Margo Hammond and Ellen Heltzel | Posted 02.16.2009 | Style

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Margo Hammond and Ellen Heltzel

For Jeb Bush: "They fuck you up, your mum and dad./They may not mean to, but they do./They fill you with the faults they had/And add some extra, just for you."

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Jeb Bush To GOP: Don't Attack Obama

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

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In an interview with the LA Times, President Bush's brother Jeb explained why he isn't running for Senate and asked Republicans to go easy on the new ...

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Jeb Bush: Senate Run Is Off

AP | BRENDAN FARRINGTON | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former Gov. Jeb Bush announced Tuesday that he won't run for the U.S. Senate in 2010 to replace the retiring Mel Martinez, s...

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Jeb Bush Probably Won't Run For Senate, Friends Say

St. Petersburg Times | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics

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Republican excitement over the prospect of Jeb Bush running for U.S. Senate has given way to increasing speculation that the former governor will stay...

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Earth to Bush Sr.: You're As Delusional As Your Son

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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Marlene H. Phillips

George Bush Sr. declared that he would love to see another Bush in the White House, this time another son, former Florida governor Jeb Bush. You've got to be kidding me.

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