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[...] Bush was asked about Obama's popularity. Turns out that's a sore subject...not surprisingly. He downplayed the president's approval ratings, which remain above average. "First of [...]

[...] Florida was talked about as a possible Senate candidate. While he eventually ruled that option out, it appears that Jeb Bush is looking to become a more prominent spokesman on the national stage: (CNN) – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told an interviewer that he could not say whether or not [...]

[...] himself from using the word "socialist" to describe President Obama. The bad news (via CNN) is that he's come up with something even more stupid: Is Obama a socialist? I don't [...]

How surprising that a Bush would make a comment of "Who cares?".

I guess that as long as their 10 % of the population isn't being impacted them really don't care what impacts the other 90% of the world around them.

Everyone should read "Jeb: America's Next Bush" by S.V. Date. If you were not already concerned about the Bush agenda and their presumed entitlement to office, you will be if you read this.

Hey Jeb, has you wife made any clothes buying trips to Europe lately and tried to sneak the purchases back into the US without paying the tax? I believe she thought she was above paying taxes, if I'm not mistaken. And how's your drug addict daughter doing? Has she tried to buy any oxycodone with forged perscriptions? I think you have your own problems to deal with at home.

Let me see....Obama a socialist? How about your family being tyrants and tryantitas, facists, and responsible for murder on a world scale playing field. Don't worry Jeb, we will make CERTAIN that another Bush does not sit behind that Oval Office Desk.

Boo Hoo.What a cry baby.

Jeb Bush should have given his brother so advice. two Bushes is enough.

Jeb do not speak for me when you tell the media what Americans think, feel, and how we would react. You are clearly out of touch.

Hey Jeb;

If your brother would have been honest about his agenda, he never would have been elected and we wouldn't be in this mess. Now go crawl back under your rock!

jeb, like the rest of his family, is a joke at this point (poor ghwb). obama is doing pretty much what he ran on, with the exception of some transparency problems. "i don't know if he's a socialist"..is he out of his mind? there is nothing in any of his policies or policy proposals to indicate that he is any more of a "collectivist" (to use jeb's bs word) than any other president we've elected.

Am I missing something here? Republicans are always using the word "socialism" and they don't know what's socialism. Whenever you see someone using the word socialism ask them to define it. I'm sure they don't know what it is and that's why I really don't respect all these Republicans that claim that the President is a socialist. They even say that he practices fascism. How stupid.

Obama said he would lower taxes, fix healthcare, end the war in Iraq, tackle an energy policy and tackle the economic mess jeb's brother left us. Hey Jeb....what we elected is what we wanted...a leader to fix what your half wit brother did.

GWB was elected twice...once because Jeb's state just happened to be the deciding factor....hmmmmm...and then the fear that Kerry couldn't handle al qaeda. The Bush family earned the contempt of the american people. Thanks Jeb for reminding us why.

pat c. said "coming from the brother of the worst president in history , i would not believe anything he says"
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This post isn't about Obama's brother.

Anybody named Bush really doesn't have a lot of political credibility.

Voter...you refer yourself as a life long democrat then you write: But the Dems did win on tactics alone, shouldn't you have said: WE DEMS........you are a rush ditto head getting paid less than the minimum wage to blog....stupid as stupid..........

For your information, it is President OBAMA

Anyone but Obama would be better in 2012 – Even Hillary!!

Like McCain never said anything bad about Obama? This is just pointless. As a Florida resident and Dem I can say that Jeb was really on top of things and did a decent job, but now he's just towing the party line. Republicans are in a bit of a panic.

What happened to Jeb's "Family Values" Tour with Cantor and Romney???

Who really cares about what he says?

ENOUGH from all the Bushes!!!!! they are NOT in a position to criticize anybody.....hee-haw

You know what I know Jeb? Your brother is a criminal and an idiot who has possibly ruined the United States. You'd better pray Obama can save this nation. Jerk.

Jeb Bush is about as irrelevant as the rest of his family. Shut up already!

this is the smart bush, right? yet he does not know the definition of socialism.

This guy is a joke.

If his brother had been honest with the American people about HIS agenda to embroil us in two hopeless and ill-conceived wars and bankrupt the country the process, he would have spent the last eight years boozing it up on a ranch in Texas nobody ever heard of.

Jeb, get real. No one in this country wants to hear anything from anyone in your family for a very long time.

Andy,

You are right, Obama has done a lot more than Bush did in his 8 years. He has spent almost double what Bush did!

Jeb just proved he's as big a nitwit as his idiot brother.

C'mon Jeb, let us all in on Obama's "secret plan".

Thankfully, the bush name is now toxic in American politics.

Obama is a collectivist? and thats a bad thing? I mean we certainly dont want at singularist right? is that what Jeb Bush is advocating? A ruler for the USA?

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Why don"t all the Bushes just go away. Where was he when his big brother was putting the lives of our young men and women in a war zone to be killed. Stop trying to make it look like our President is the reason why all this mess has happen. Shut your mouths and get a life.

Jeb illustrates that deep thoughtfulness is not a characteristic that runs in the Bush family

funny how the only response democrats ever have to logical arguments is "george bush was bad". I agree with that – voted for him twice and did not like a lot of what he did. But just once, I would like to see the majority of democrats discuss the issue. Of course, that can't happen. The one Obama voter who has commented here and actually addressed the issue agrees that if Obama had made his plans known, he wouldn't have been elected. All the other democrats just hate Bush. Y'all should maybe look at Bin Laden and see where hate gets you.

And who cares about Jeb Bush? Republicans knocking Obama on the economy after what happened on their watch is laughable. The hypocrisy never stops.

"I don't think there's any seismic shift. The Democrats have won on tactics,"

Like the tactic of having a brother be the govenor of the swing state in the election?

Hey, Jeb! What about the eight years of your brothers' incompetency that sent us to war and to the brink of financial disaster? Remember that?

Golly Jeb. Don't really know what socialism is? How about tax breaks to oil and gas companies during years of never before seen profits? How about no bid contracts to supply our military? How about consolidation of corporations and banking interests? Seems to me the legacy of the Republicans is corporate socialism.

You and your republican friends lost; get over it !!! I am a christian who is tired of the Bushs and their kinds who wants the rest of us to believe that they stand for our values. Really? Well let's see; starting a war for no reason, refusing to help those who are struggling in life, firing people (the DAs) from their jobs for personal vendetta...etc. You Mr Jeb Bush have the audacity to express your condemnation about Pr. Obama being a socialist? For what? For wanting to stop an illegal war? For wanting to help the 42 million uninsured for health care? For working hard to create jobs for the country? Sir please go get saved; perhaps then you too will become a caring politician like Pr. Obama.

The Bush's never change or disappear. They love the brainless one Rush Lumbaugh and patronize their rich frients. The Bush's started out OK with Prescott Bush but heirs have ideas that have have putrified like a good steak standing on a table uneaten for hours.

Give me a freaking break. You don't know if President Obama is a socialist. What about your idiot brother? Was he a socialist? After all his administration is the one who introduced TARP. What was President Obama supposed to do? Should he have continued to allow the bank to do as they saw fit with my freaking tax dollars? Are you kidding me? We all should be greatful that the President had enough sense to actually put some strings on the funds. If there were no restriction as Bush allowed all the banks would still have our tax dollars, so please stop this nonsense about whether President Obama is a socialist.

Jeb is not his brother. A feeding frenzy of those who hate him for his bloodline will only serve to cost us in the longrun. I found Jeb's answers to questions surprisingly thoughtful and without malice. We can't listen to a man through hate filled eyes and expect to see anything but bad... just a we can't look at a man through the eyes of a worshipper and see anything other than a God.

Obama HAS done more ! And Osama doesn't like the competion.

Trillions and trillions more

May America rest in peace

Hilarious!!!!!

I guess G.W. Bush's secret plan was to wreck the world economy

And this coming from a person who assisted with the 2000 election? Give us a break!

Peace

This is the problem with American; not willing to discuss issue’s as they are. Jeb Bush is really in no position to be passing judgment in any shape or form on anyone considering his record in Florida. I would ashamed to be a governor of a state that’s not able to count electoral votes. I find it incredible insulting that republicans kept quite as GWB ran this country into the ground for 8 years and never once address issue’s and concerns as their President and Vice President benefited enormously from the rush to war.

Not to mention how the republican President played with the levels of security, by raising a lowering our threat levels to keep America scared and uninformed.

By the way Jeb, during the presidential debates then, Senator Obama defended his tax plan based upon truth unlike Senator McCain who was unable to formulate an actually working tax plan. For your assessment of Rush Limbaugh as hugely important to conservatives, really demonstrates the need of a new impartial view point. It’s quite sad to see, just how desperate the republican part really is to put your parties’ ideas in a former drug user hands is beyond approach.

Go Jeb! I saw the Play "Little Shop of Horrors" last night, and couldnt help but make the comparison of Obama's Government with Audry 2 (the alien plant) everytime it said "Feed me!". Audry 2 is in the house, and will need to be fed again soon. Sure sounds like socialism.

A good, honest assessment of a failing president whose failed economic policies are worsening the so-called "inherited" problems. Whether it is collectivism or socialism doesn't matter. This country is spiralling downward into economic and social ruin. It is truly sad to watch our once-great American way of life languish. And, Lord help us if, in Biden's words, this guy is ever "tested" on the terrorist stage. He is simply not up to it.

Jeb we know that you will be running for president in 2012. When the majority of the people have lost their jobs, have no healthcare, are homeless, are hungry, then yes we need to have a social agenda in such a situation. If you do not then, you might have a repeat of the "french revolution". In our local case many killings, burglaries and other forms of violence. Cities are strapped for cash to provide the protection it needs for its residents, cutting police forces and firefighters. So it is irresponsible and selfish and just not Christian to not think of the social plight of others!

Is there a more toxic family in the world than the Flying Bushes? Not content to having Dubyas ultimate 8 year disaster of a govt on their family resume, now we have the other family idiot chiming in. Seriously, considering what this family have foisted on the nation and the world, they should hang their heads and leave the country.

"…and now let all the brainless, zombie, lefties get in their abject comparisons to his brother. Here they come."

I think your posting is what Jeb is talking about in reference to "didn't help"

2 Bush presidents was enough. Keep dreaming of your chances in 2012.

Just what we need, another Bush wanting to add his two cents. Hasn't his family done enough damage to this country? And how are the people of Florida doing these days? Highest foreclosure rate in the country, highest unemployment rate in the country and lowest standard of living all because of the policies of his brother. He's done wonders for the people of Florida.

Who cares what this BOZO has to say? His brother ran the country into the ground and now we have to pick up the pieces, and now hes complaining like a child. I am not republican or democrat but Obama is 10x the leader Bush ever was. Bush was honestly the most unintelligent president to sit in that chair. He couldn't even make a coherent sentence, just a puppet for the big boys.

Jeb like his brother has fecal matter for brains. His comments are so far off base, and blind to the damage done by his remedial brother, and the republicans party in its entirety. Obama isn't a socialist, but keep talking with that strategy if you want Americans laughing at you, not with you. Conservatives have a mental illness just like their cousins from other religious extremists who believe God speaks to them over the short-wave deity network. Conservatives are part of a filthy, sub-culture of evangelical knuckle draggers.

Jeb, you are a tool. One that doesn't work on any part. Get bent.

I don't know if Jeb is a moron. Define moron for me. Oh, it's like his brother George? Then Jeb is a moron.

Here we go again...another Bush wanting to be President. Jeb should first check to see which President got us into this mess in the first place and while he is at it have him ask Charlie Christ to describe to everyone in what shape Jeb left Florida after being Governor. Every Republican in the universe is jocking to be the next mesiah for their party. Unless Jeb changes his last name to anything but Cheney he has no chance of being elected to anything. His brother took care of that. Oh yeah, he would also have to hope that all the video footage of the Terri Shivo debacle somehow disappeared off the face of the earth. Good luck, Jeb.

you don't know obama. you, like all your other republican "buddies" just can not leave this brilliant man alone. is he that much of a threat to you too??
NOBODY IS INTERESTED IN ANYTHING "ANY" BUSH HAS TO SAY ANYMORE.

Jeb is ticked because there will never be another Bush in the White House in his life time...what a loser!
You should ask Karl Rove to groom your son, George P. Bush and maybe just maybe your klan will rise again....

and Sarah Palin can be his Vice President...GEEZ A COLD CHILL JUST RAN DOWN MY SPINE.....

He would not have been elected had he disclosed his agenda. And this is coming from GWB's brother.

Shameless shameless shameless

Still, he always says two decent things out of every ten. Not bad, for a Republican

Jeb just sounds like the same-old, same-old of the GOP. Like the saying goes, you can put lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.

Funny they use stock footage from Jeb Bush when he was younger. Please update your photo to reflect what this crooked Politician looks like today. He like his brother are in it just for the Corporations regardless of what loss of life had to be in Iraq or how devastating they ruin the Country and the State of Florida.

I hope Jeb never runs for president. With his dad's and brother's legacy he will be a sure loser. In Florida we had a vote years ago to put in a bullet train to connect Tampa to Orlando and eventually Orlando to Miami. The voters voted yes on the ballot and it got approved. Then Jeb thought it would be too expensive and decided the voters were misinformed and put a negative spin on the whole idea and put it on the ballot again a few years later and of course it was voted down because of negative publicity from the Jeb propaganda regime. Any politician who rejects the votes of the people because it was not what he or she personally wanted and then says the voters were wrong and I'm going to put this issue in a negative light and make them re-vote is not working for the people, but their own self interests or their lobbyist buddies. Florida is in desperate need of mass transportation and the upfront costs would have paid for themselves in the long run and removed many cars from the congested Florida highways. Thanks Jeb for being so "green" to us and I was so happy to see you leave. Please, take your cue from your failed brother W and realize people don't care what you think. Oh, by the way, I am a registered Republican. Imagine that.

Jeb Bush is definitely NOT "the solution to life's problems". Certainly not the nations! Enough of the Bush family in politics. Thank you.

Clearly he is jealous and insecure. He clearly will not advance to the "top office", and will say anything to slam anyone that is a democrat. Time spent on publishing this ticker, is time wasted that could have been filled with more substantial and important issues.

Jeb is supposed to be the smart Bush which I guess means that he can read fast and remember and he didn't need his fathers help to get a college degree. Unfortunately that’s where his intelligence stops and his mean spirit begins. Jeb not only helped his older brother cheat the will of the people in 2000 he also left the state of Florida 2.5 billion in debt, allowed his real-estate development buddies to over develop our state which sent our property taxes ski high and brought property values way down. The good news is that he most likely will never be president...

I'd vote for Jeb Bush in a heartbeat.

...and now let all the brainless, zombie, lefties get in their abject comparisons to his brother. Here they come.

It's not the party's polices its their holier than thou attitude, and overt racism.

Do we really need to hear from another Bush right now?

and, bowing to Rush Limbaugh? does jeb have a brain at all?

coming from the brother of the worst president in history , i would not believe anything he says.president obama is busting his butt to achieve all the promises he made during his campain and we americans should be ashamed at the way we are already turning our backs on him. it took 8 years to get our country in this mess under george bush's leadership and it will take much longer than 6 months for obama to dig us out. god bless this new president for even wanting to fight these battles for us. please america start respecting this leader and president for the sake of our nation!
we should all be grateful that palin/mccain are not in office now,look at the circus palin is creating and mccain would already have us in a war with iran and probably in china as well. all mccain knows is war,war, war for the solution to everything and palin knows nothing put creating drama for herself. i for one am very proud to have barack obama as our president.

Don't even THINK about running Jebby. Ain't gonna happen. And lying about your moron brother's approval ratings isn't helping.

As a lifelong Democrat, I have to say that Jeb Bush is absolutely correct in his assessment.

Obama would have lost had he revealed his real ideas. That is not to say that the Bush Administration was anything short of a disaster.

But the Dems did win on tactics alone. And don't forget that it was a pretty close election. All the talk about America "coming to its senses" and electing an African American aside, there are still just short of half, if not fully half by now, of the electorate that voted AGAINST Obama.

Bushes,
Your ideas didn't work, so let the man do this job. Obama has done MUCH more that jr bush did in 8 yrs.

Jeb Bush ruined the state of Florida, so I really don't know where he thinks he has any right to comment on any political matter.
Jeb Bush RUINED Florida and George Bush took care of ruining this country.

Jeb outsourced state government to the companies of his friends the companies couldn't do the work like the state worker, so now the company hired the state to do the work. Now the State of Florida pays a middle man that brings the work right back to the state.

He ruined the Education system in this state all the while he sat on Lehmans board and allowed the Retirement system to buy more bad mortgage investments from Lehman.

How say it is all about greed and putting more money in the pockets of their rich friends.

Jeb is trying to positioin himself for 2012. I guess he is like the rest of the politicians and are just hoping for everybody to forget how bad they were in office.

Jeb what are you doing for the folks in Florida? How are you advocating for those constiutents there that elected you as Governor? Hey Jeb, what are you doing for those in Florida that have lost their homes to foreclosure, those who are out of work. These comments sound so immature and frankly unproductive to the masses of folks who need help and need a postive leader. What have you done to enhance the needs of all Floridians, let's here your comments on that?

I mean talk is cheap, if there is no luster behind it.

and...who cares what you think?

P.S. It was your brother, one of many in agreement, who at the cost of thousands of lives U.S. and abroad backed this country into a corner we must all collectively remove ourselves from.

I couldn't care less about what you think or any Bush thinks. What's done is done. Working together to make this country well again is what is needed.

Remove the ego, hate, selfish, greed and move on!

How can your family sleep at night knowing there are the deaths of so many because of a war with no reason?

Hasn't the Bush family destroyed this country enough? They have raped, robbed and pillaged and we’re not having any more of it. Enough! We don’t want to ever see anything like a Bush near the white House. You have ruined this country. So Jeb, do us all a favor and sit down and shut up! And please don’t try any more of your scams. The American people are on to you guys and we’re just waiting for your brother George and Cheney to be charged with war crimes.

you think if George W had been honest about his agenda regarding Iraq, we would have voted him in?
i think not.
this is another example of republican irrelevancy.

Who cares what Jughead thinks?

What we know for sure is that Obama has the intellectual capability and curiosity to navigate us out of the mess that GW Bush got us into.

That’s why he was elected (in a Landslide) over the know nothing, erratic, amateurish McCain/Palin ticket last November.

With the way his brother helped ruin our country....I would keep my mouth shut

And so begins the run of Gov. Jeb Bush in 2012. Laugh at me now. Then come talk to me in less that three years. And I will have an "I told you so" in my shirt pocket.

I have to admit, that would be interesting, the media would have a field day.

Finally- somene in politics with the nads to speak the truth!

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is a smart man, when ask Bush would not answer the question of whether he agreed with the assessment of some congressional Republicans that the president is a socialist. Because he know it's not true.

Well we do know Jeb your brother was definitely a dictator.

But I do know that Jeff Bush is an idiot.

I think we heard enough from Bush family over the past decade. Let them go away quitely where they belong – into the past and has beens. The voters have decided that a year ago and no need to resurrect them every once in a while. Does anyone honestly care what Jeb has to say???

Jeb Bush making comments about another politician? This is akin to Al Capone complaining about criminals who commit tax fraud. Bush has the really "bad" actuality of having a brother like he does and, to get ANY publicity, will say ANYTHING, ANYWHERE, to get his name in the press..........

Jeb, .America has had enough of your dad, your brother, and the entire Bush clan.................................live life on the water, the beautiful ocean(s) – as your bro' would say, and let the professionals do their jobs...........bottom line: you had you chance, as did your family, and failed miserably....................just let GO!

This guy should be in prison with his brother simply for being related to the cretin. Who cares what he "thinks"? People claim he's the "smarter one" of the two, although being "smarter" than bush the small ain't no big accomplishment. Most chimps meet that standard

Man, is this guy full of crap. Oh, that's right... he's a Bush.
If Jebediah thinks he's got a shot at the White House, let me clue him in–this Democrat would vote for Sarah "Where Am I?" Palin before I'd vote for him.

I hope this remaining Bush isn't planning a run for president. He has as much chance as Palin, which is slim to none. As a resident of Florida where he was governor, I know how he ran a two layered system of government. Top layer was concern for the citizens and doing what was right for the state. Lower layer was doing as he pleased and trying to circumvent the wishes of citizens. Think 'signing statements' of his illustrious brother while he was president. When we voters passed a law reducing class size in schools, he said nothing in public. But overheard by a mic he didn't know was open, Bush said he had a devious plan to kill it. This man is as bad as his brother, only is a little smarter and hides it better.

Good Lord. Jeb is bitter and doesn't even understand that the American people were tired of being completely embarrassed about having his brother as president. His father was the one that said "No new taxes" and went back on his word. Obama's done nothing of the sort. There's been no secret plan. Good God. If people had only known Bush/Rove/Cheney's secret plan prior to election...well, I hope things would have been different, but a lot of Americans have a pretty vague understanding of what's good for them.

Not only does Jeb Bush have a wife who was convicted of smuggling foreign goods through Customs, he has two brothers who have done more to ruin America than just about anyone in US history (Cheney, Limbaugh, FOX news included). We all know the destruction caused by the George W. Bush administration. How many people remember Neal Bush's lead role in the Savings and Loan crash, wiping out the savings of many Americans while Neal walked away a rich man.

Good luck with trying to move up the political ladder, Jeb.

Jeb needs a dose of reality.

please no more bushs - no more interviews-governor of the most disfunctional state in the union

Who is Jeb Bush? Brother of the joker from Texas?

Jeb, please back off. Your brother is war criminal. your family had stolen at least 3 billions for US government!

Who cares what ANY Bush has to say! "assuming I'm the solution to life's problems".........sure sounds like he thinks he has the answers! He should have passed them on to his brother and we wouldn't be in this mess!!!! The best people avaiable in this country are trying their best to solve its problems and every Republican is there to find fault! Just once, I would like to hear, "let's get behind the new administration and heal our wounds". That atttude just might get a few of them in office. The Republicans are going down the tubes, fast! Finding fault with EVERY SINGLE THING, isn't helping. As someone said, "How's that working for you?"

And we might listen to another Bush family member - WHY? Haven't we suffered enough under their reign(s)? Jeb Bush's opinions mean NOTHING to me!

"….He [Obama] made it appear like McCain was going to raise taxes..." What election were you watching?

Hey Jeb,

Were you in a coma during the eight years of your brothers disasterous rein?

Did you speak to John Mc Cain at all regarding his barely literate V.P. choice that forced independent voters toward Obama?

Regarding Jeb's opinion, I think he said it best: "First of all, who cares?"
His opinion really doesn't matter. Plus, what "secret plan"? He sounds like one of those wingnuts that thinks Obama is secretly a Muslim or something.

Give me a break. His brother would be proud of showing that the genetics on those two make both of them as dumb as a box of rocks

I don't feel lied to. I knew exactly what President Obama's plans were. He told you what he was going to do, just not how much it was going to cost. If people didn't think critically about his plans and assess, for themselves, their inherent costs and benefits, then I blame the voter.

Jeb and the good-ol'-boys did for the state of Florida what his brother and the Repubican controled congress did for the nation. Put it into the crapper. Now his successor Charlie Christ and the rest of the incompotent state legislature have cut taxes so much that, like most states, when the economic downturn really hit the "Sunshine State" is almost as bad as California and Michigan. God, if there is one, help us if the Democrats get back into power as they will spend more to get us out of the Republican economic mess driving us further into disaster. Look at what is going on nationally, we are just a smaller mirror image.

had W said what he was going to do as a candidate he would have lost, too. see what i did just there, jeb? you dumb hillbilly.

"Bush", the other four letter word that should be censored.

JEB in 2012!!! I just read another article about how Obama wants to tax the rich to pay for health care. How many middle class conservatives are opposed to that? Do you guys work any less or put forth any less effort than the next guy pulling down mid six figures for being a project manager while you're the one actually doing the work? If you're a middle class conservative that's great, but the GOP does not represent traditional conservative ideals anymore. Rather, they've been exploited by – the GOP.

But hey, you know.....put one of em' back in office and we can go blow another half a trillion bucks on war in the name of God.

A bush accuseing someone of lying. Thats a riot. Wasn't it the GOP who said that Obama was going to raise taxes and not the other way around. This guy Bush is lying while accusing Obama of being a liar.

If he dosen't think that Obama is a socialist then why not just say it and not make vague statements like" I don't know if he's a socialist". By the way Bush calling Obama a socialist during the election didn't work then and it won't work now.

All Bushes can shut their mouths..... this country doesn't want you.

Is Jeb the smart, ethical Bush or the dumb one? Certainly he is moral, or is he?

Where does Jeb Bush get off spouting off. Who is he really. The American people elected Obama because he is the absolute right man for the job, after Jeb's brother messed this country up. All we need is another Bush running his mouth about things that he knows nothing about. ALL BUSHES GO AWAY!!!!!!!!

Jeez, a Republican who sounds almost normal, even level-headed. I'm surprised he hasn't been drummed out of the party by the keepers of the sacred flame or conservatism.

I don't know if President Obama is or is not a Socialist (I doubt it).

I do know that Jeb's brother George was one of the worst presidents that this country has ever seen.

Jeb... you want to slam somebody... slam your incompetent brother and his incompetent administration. That will keep you busy for quite some time.

Anothe member of the Bush family who isn't too "bright."

"His popularity is no greater – in fact it's less – than what my brother's was during the beginning of his tenure, in a time of unbelievable friction, if you think about it, because of the 2000 election. His approval ratings were higher than Barack Obama's during his first one hundred days." - Yes Jeb what a great leader your brother was!!

Yeah we want another Bush to justify aggression around the world and we should all be seeking counsel for Joe the Plumber types. Thanks but no thanks. The world is complex and we need leaders who are educated, articulate, curious, ability to think through issues

Who cares what Jeb Bush says and how dare he criticize Obama for having to try to save the nation from the rape and illegal war, war profiteering and tax cuts for the wealthy that his brother did that destroyed our economy. How short is his memory? How long did the stupid Republicans go while letting Bush destroy our identity in the world, torture and spy, out CIA agents, fail to arm and protect our armed services?
We do not forget, Jeb, who it was that put us in this mess. You have a lot of gall to criticize those who are trying to save us!

hahaha,a bush ridiculing Obama,now that`s hilarious.Please go back under the rock where the rest of the bush`s are...Or better yet,why don`t you ask your brother for advice?Some stories are just way too stupid to print.

funny, another bush who doesn't care about those pesky things like facts and poll numbers.

Another piece of sensationalist mis-information from the right wing lying scum who helped the filthy Republicans steal Florida in 2000 as they plotted the rape of the worlds' economy while polluting it's environment.

An article called "I'm not sure if Jeb Bush is a fascist" is deserved except people on the left and center are not likely to engage in such transparent deceptions to create and then exploit unjustified fear.

Rowe, Cheney, the Bushs and all the little "Bushies" belong in jail.

I love it! Each time a Bush opens their mouth being critical of the Obama administration it just strengthens my reserve that we have the absolute right person in the White House. The Palins and the Bushes are a gift to the Democratic party! Keep 'em talking!

President Obama was elected because of the failure of George W.Bush and the Republican Party. His own brother should be willing to admit that. Since they lost, the more the Republicans say, tells me they will not admit the truth, nor tell it.

What does Jeb Bush know? I have been looking for intelligence in the Bush family for 15 years and have not seen any.

He's just like his father and brother a clown.

You are right about not knowing about socialism- You are wrong about all your Republican talking points:: Obama on the campain trail never made issues about MCain's taxes (on the contrary please) Your brother's approval ratings were going down fast until 911, (which was a bad reason to do well) Should we really talk about the HIGH PRIORITY MEETINGS CLINTON WAS HAVING EVERY WEEK BECAUSE OF WHO CAME ON 911? AND YOUR BROTHER DIDN'T HAVE IT ON HIS AGENDA UNTIL THE END OF SEPTEMBER THAT AWFUL YEAR????and this article's fact find on approval ratings has also proved you WRONG. Anyone who thinks Rush is anything but an evil force period, has to be part of that force to even approve, which YOU OBVIOUSLY DO. And your last paragraph says it all: I'm glad you had a blessed life; like the rest of your family, you have NO IDEA WHAT HARDSHIP MEANS.

Rest of the world "slams" collective head against the wall for having to listen to another Bush.

Socialism: An economic system in which the production and distribution of goods are controlled substantially by the government rather than by private enterprise, and in which cooperation rather than competition guides economic activity.

(in Marxist theory) the stage following capitalism in the transition of a society to communism, characterized by the imperfect implementation of collectivist principles.

Change – Regulate – Control – Share the wealth

Obama is a socialist -

According to the Oxford dictionary:

Socialism – a political system in which the state has control of industries and services.

We may not be completely there yet, but we're heading in that direction.

Automobile industry... financial services... utility industry... healthcare.

Bush dismissed the idea that his party's policies were unpopular with most Americans.

What a joke the Republcian party have become. You fools trying to say President Obama got elected becasue he lie to the American people. It is the complete opposite- President Obama got elected becasue of Bush policies and Bush and his Administration lying to the American people on a lot of things and one being the WAR IN IRAQ.

I can not believe that Chency and Bush is trying to rewrite history, but they can't becasue the American people was not asleep this time around.

Why do we care what anyone associated with the least successful administration in recent history thinks of our current administration? Let Obama do his job. Let the current administration do their job.

"Collectivist", huh? Yeah... working out problems through the action of several (aka teamwork) never worked for anyone!

Like he said in his interview, about President Obama's popularity. WHO CARES!!!!!!

At this point in our lives under a President who seems to care about the little man, and IS in a position to do something for the little man,,,,,,,, WHO CARES WHAT JEB BUSH THINKS...........

Gee, looks like yet another Bush has his eyes on the Oval Office. No thank you – the last one was enough. Best you can do, Jeb, is go up to Kennebunkport at family gatherings, stare at your brother and thank him for taking your shot.

Hey Jeb – crawl back under that rock – we don't care what you have to say.

Wow, they have nowhere else to turn but to another Bush...you have got to be kidding...I guess Jeb was asleep during the whole election cycle because what President Obama has been doing is exactly what he said on the campaign trail...good luck with your spinning, however, it's not going to work...if Jeb thinks he or Palin will get in the White House, good luck as the American people know what their tactics are as we had them for 8 years!!! As far as the polls numbers go, Jeb wishes his brother had approval ratings like Pres. Obama...Jeb must be reading the Rasmussen poll which everyone who researches knows is owned in part by Fox News and by the Republicans...the American people have woken up, started researching and are leaving the R party in droves...sorry Jeb, your political days in office are over, so just keep on spinning!!! I live in FL and you were not as popular as they made you out to be!! So, go back to your oil money!!

Um, ok.

Obama a socialist? Of course he is. In fact, he is a marxist.

Jeb who?
who cares what this guy thinks? What secret plan does Obama have that he failed to talk about before the election? McCain lost because he showed poor judgment in picking Palin, he had no ideas about how to address the problems in this country (well, except for cutting taxes...) and he was in denial about problems we faced (remember his remark about how the economy was basically healthy?). Jeb continues to cast stones at Obama. The GOP had an economic plan they made a big deal about. That plan had no numbers in it and ran about 20-30 pages. The GOP now seems desperate to get every republican to say something bad about Obama. Jeb cannot even get facts straight about polling numbers. Guess that qualifies him to run for president as a republican.

Hey Jeb, thanks for your comments. I especially want to thank you for helping your brother hijack the 2000 election and helping to create the current mess we are in. Please think about that when you get ready to slam Obama or anybody else. John Reith. Albany,NY.

This Bush like all Bushs is a complete idiot. 1st the word socialist is a scare tactic. Like "RedChina", propaganda. Everyone is is comparing a national healthcare system. The middle of the road politicians compare with Canada, while morons like the bushes like to use Russia's national health system to compare. Lets look at the UK! $10 prescriptions regardless of the quantity or the drug name, also look at their state run hospitals, They're awesome, great doctors, great care..Jeb Bush take your lies elsewhere, like whatever hole your cousin crawled in..

I don’t think President Obama was secretive about his agenda, in fact, I have a book that states his agenda and he is running it to the letter. There was nothing nefarious or sinister about President Obama’s plans, he laid them out and Americans voted in large numbers for President Obama over Senator McCain’s agenda. The fact that right-wing neoconservative fear mongering and name calling with a healthy dose of a non-existent plan (more of the same) lost the election speaks to the woeful state of the GOP in 2008-2009. The shift to the left in this country occurred because conservatism no longer was conservative. Foolish tax cuts, irresponsible deregulation, government expansion and a morally bankrupt world idealism sunk this country Jeb…go talk to your brother and he’ll tell you all about it.

Jeb go home with your brother. Some of us were paying attention and with the acception of the financial crisis which would be much worse with mccain, he is doing exactly what he said in the campaign. I hope the bush name becomes the joke it deserves to be. Go play golf with the saudi's you will be fine.

Jeb is a good guy.

Did anybody believe that Jeb would say anything to back Obama???

Wow, how do these people get in positions of authoirty... there has to be a filter which is stronger than a last name.

"His popularity is no greater – in fact it's less – than what my brother's was during the beginning of his tenure, in a time of unbelievable friction, if you think about it, because of the 2000 election. His approval ratings were higher than Barack Obama's during his first one hundred days."

That's right CNN. Why can't you get it through your thick heads that Obama is nothing special like you make him out to be?

Apparently Jeb has missed the position of "INTELLIGENT AMERICANS---WE WANT A PRESIDENT WITH BRAINS"

There isn't really a single thing that Obama has done that has helped our nation since being in office.

He's spent trillions of dollars we don't have which will inevitably cause inflation, there is no other result possible.

He's rewarded failure by bailing out business and irresponsible homeowners at the expense of those who are responsible and producers in society.

He's attempting to destroy our health care system by nationalizing it and inevitably turning us into a single payer system where we are all numbers and denied treatment for all sorts of reasons. Not to mention that many treatments are just plain not allowed.

He's going to raise taxes on hard working Americans to hand coverage to those who are not, including illegal aliens.

The list goes on forever. He's not an American.

yes Jeb, he is, right out of the communist manifesto and the Karl Marx playbook. If it quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck then it must be a duck. quack, quack, quack

If Jeb Bush is helping to "remake" the GOP, then we are assured Democratic leadership for a long time to come. Keep it up Jeb!

Jeb is another idiot in a family of idiots. His father and brother were failures as Presidents. Personally, I don't care what he thinks.

And I don't know if Jeb Bush is a Fascist.

It's neat calling each other names.

Why should anybody continue to listen to the Bush family? They destoryed this country.

Seriously I'm sick of hearing from anyone by the name of Bush or Cheney. The previous administration lied to the American people over and over again for 8 years so can we stop asking them to give their opinions on our current president. Not one of them is going to be positive.

Just a another sorry comment from a sad family .

All I can say, he has alot of nerve criticizing anyone, after the mess his brother left behind..These people kill me with all of their so called opinions, which they would do us a favor by keeping them to themselves..Once the party of No speaks !! and says nothing !!!

please, not another bush........we won the american revolution for a reason....this country is not a monarchy, some of us are lucky to still have the shirts on our backs after bush & cheney

I don't know if Jeb Bush is a fascist.

Having lived in Florida under this guy – the best I can say is that he is smarter than his brother......

It must run in the family...this man is an IDIOT! Just like his brother.

The crediblity level of a Bush is zero.

Why don't these GOP incompetents who led us into the Bush War and allow corporate free sailing just shut the heck up.

They light the fire, the house burns and they attack Barack Obama for throwing water trying to put out a fire he didn't start in the first place.

No wonder only 22% of Americans now identify with these people.

And 72% of the GOP would vote for SARAH PALIN for President? That is proof beyond a reasonable doubt that the party of No is at best very, very clueless and totally lost from reality.

Jeb, go away! The last thing we need is another Bush throwing a monkey wrench into world affairs. This mess we're in is YOUR family's fault!

"I Don't Know" seems to be the Bush family mantra. These bozos don't know much of anything.

Jeb, 8 yr, your Brother and Cheney did not help us! Pres Obama is HELPING not fight you or the GOP!

I continue to be amazed at how ignorant the Republicans have become. They spend all of their time attacking others without ever offering any solutions. I want to hear solutions! Idiots like Bush are the reason I am no longer a Republican.

First we have to deal with a month of hearing from the Chency clan and now we have to hear from the Bush clan.

Republicans are not smart enough to know that these two names along with Sara Palin will bring President Obama approving rate high any becasue all three of them scare that H- out of Most American people.

jeb bush was the worst gov ever for florida, he is posturing for pres, don't be fooled by another ignorant, arrogant buse 2 is too many

It's not his last name that will keep him from getting elected, it's his interviews...

GOP sour grapes. Or in the case of Jeb, sour Florida oranges.

I'd like to ask Jeb, how was Obama dishonest about his agenda?
He said he'd start a phased 16 month drawdown from Iraq but would take into account the conditions. That's what happened.
He promised to reform health care – It's in progress.
He promised a tax cut to those earning less than 250k – Delivered.
He promised to tackle Global Warming – In progress.
He promised to restart US foreing policy and use diplomacy – Its happening.

I think what scares people like Jeb, is that Obama is actually following through on his campaign promises.

Not to mention Jeb is also using the typical Republican bully tactic – "anyone who disagrees with me is an idiot, too stupid to understand three-syllable words."

"...He believes that through collective action, through government, you can solve more problems."

So tell me Jeb, what are your thoughts on the government trying to solve our problems with terrorists by going to Iraq with our government run military?

Thanks for the belly laugh CNN, a Bush talking about honesty, that rich. I don't know what election the former governor was watching, but I knew exactly what the Obama's agenda was, close Gitmo, get out of Iraq, exit Afghanistan without making the situation worse, reform healthcare, impose taxes on those who should be paying their fare share, restore the image of America in the rest of the free world and generally clean up any other turds left by your brother and Mr. Cheney.
Unless you and the other Republicans are willing to roll up your and help with the clean up, you shouldn't heckle the guy with the broom, it's bad form.

Maybe you should run in 2012 Jeb, your "family values" are as equally disturbed as Governor Palin. But hey, you have 2 years to live in the same residence as your wife, get your daughter off drugs and writing her own perscriptions, and keeping your cover boy son from stalking ex-girlfriends and breaking into their homes. Clean up your own glass house .

George Bush’s grandfather, Prescott) believed that their country should adopt the policies of Hitler and Mussolini to beat the Great Depression."

Then, after the war, Prescott Bush was instrumental in helping to launder Nazi loot for ...

This family is still in American politics.

Was this question ever asked when the other forty-three men were presidents? NO, no and no. So give it a rest CNN.

Thanks Jeb. We all know Obummer is a loser.

Very smart comments.

Another Bush getting ready to run. God help us.

You got to love the use of the term socialist when referring to Obama's policies. The economy started to spiral downward a year before when Jeb's brother was at the helm. The Republicans want capitalistic forces to shape the market. Left with that theory, we would need a crystal ball to see what our country would be like today. I think we would be looking at 20-30% unemployment rate or more because most of our financial system and large corporations would have failed. If they stayed in business, they would be own by foreign investors. If the Republicans want to see less government involvement, tell them to get their wealthy friends and bail out all the companies that have gotten government assistance. If not, they need to get on the bandwagon and start working at finding better solutions instead of criticizing everything that is being done.

Hopefully we Americans recognize idiots for who they (and their families) are. I don't expect much from the Bush family, especially considering their track record. Hey, here's a thought, let's play "Find where the MONEY went?" with the "contractors" from the last administration. Start with that Jeb. Oh I forgot, you and your croonies know where the money is, let's not focus on that, cause then your brother would be indicted.

WHAT??! Um...excuse me Jeb, but I think that his many town hall meetings, his debates, his 60 Page manifesto on his campaign web page outlining his plans for every issue literally from A to Z made it plain and simple what he planned to do, and he's doing EXACTLY that! Don't try to act like people didn't know what they were voting for...He was more open and transparent and remains so that any candidate/President in our history. We knew who and what we were voting for and are still proud of it!

Keep doing a great job President Obama! We the American people that aren't listening to every lie and non-constructive criticism and insult that the Republicans have lobbed at you since day one, support you!

Good. Then he can be one of the 7 out of 10 republicans who support Palin. Which actually sounds like a low number to me. I would have thought more republicans would support Palin. More like 9 out of 10.

It seems the republican party is stuck on Bush and Palin.

so there you have it – lies about Obama's popularity vs. his brother, highly praises nut-job Rush Limbaugh, and states that Obama would not have been elected if he had been honest with Americans. 6 months into his term vs. 8 years of his brother – who, by the way, lied when he said he was a compassionate conservative, lied about weapons of mass destruction, lied about torture, lied about exposing a CIA agent, and lied about firing federal prosecutors. and Jeb, by the way, your brother was NOT ELECTED to his first term – he WAS APPOINTED by the Supreme Court. you're just another doofus offspring of a famous father. we don't care what YOU think!!

Another politician showing the surest sign of presidential ambitions: saying inherently silly things.

Why is he comparing his brothers popularity with President Obama?

Bushes, have ruin the country. For 8 years all we have is the housing bubble!!

it is begenning to smell again......another Bush speaking polotics....!!!!
The last one left us as a "joke" to the rest of the world !!!!

Just goes to show Republican thought. "The people? WHAT THEY THINK? WHO CARES!"

Collectivist is just another word to define a communist.

Hey Jeb, not being a collectivist didn't keep you from sticking the governments nose into the Terri Schiavo matter. You simply ignored all of hte doctors and courts and thought you were the solution to that life problem.
You would do well to keep walking away.

Why is CNN even commenting on something from a political hack? For that matter, why I am? "Jeb" (HeeHaw) is a nightmare – in fact, all the Bushes are nightmares . . . 8 years of economic failures of his brother he is criticizing Obama?

People are accusing Obama of being a socialist because he supports the social programs (Head Start, Social Security, etc) that they all claim to hate but yell if any of them are cut. Socialism is something far different than social programs that people elect their officials to support.

But then, Obama has been accused of bankrupting the country and bailing out banks and the auto industry. All of those things occurred during the last Administration. Where were these folks October 2008 when Bush signed the bailout? Where were they during the "borrow and spend" mania of the past 8 years? I'm glad they're finally paying attention but it's a little late. We're in a hole that will take time to climb out.

John McCain was the Republicans only hope and that was due to his veteran status and POW record. There was no way any Republican could have won in 2008 on issues. Jeb Bush is just wrong!

More typical hate speech from the Bush family.

A "defense of intellectualism"? BUSH?? Please. The Bushes are finished, thank God, as a political dynasty, and Jeb's just ticked he's not going to get his chance, thanks to that demented rodeo clown he has for a brother. He refers to Obama's "secret plan," but let's remember all the "secret plans" hatched before and during Dubya's Presidency, okay? We need to pull together now, not indulge in tantrums and sour grapes. GROW UP, JEB, AND CLIMB OUT OF THE SANDBOX.

citation :Frankly I don't wake up each day assuming I'm the solution to life's problems"

reaction : Bravo! you have just put your finger on the main problem from a lack of attitude...everybody thinks life's problems is somebody else's problems because my life is already blessed. Well guess what! So is mine! Everybody should wake up, get up and realize that all life problems are your problems too! The easiest thing to do in life is not to ask any questions on how to resolve any poblems thinking and wishing they will go away...well guess what! All the problems are still here even if many lives are blessed!

The consistent drop in Obama's aproval ratings, and more specifically his policy ratings indicate that Jeb may be correct. If America had really known what Obama wanted to do they probably wouldn't have voted for him. As more people realize what he's doing his ratings reflect that.

Still GWB was so horrendously unpopular, Obama probably could have burned a flag on election day morning and still been elected.

Nobody is suprised that you your borther and your father do not know anything but we all know that your are not smart at all

Jeb Bush was a miserable governor of my state. He pushed the conservative evangelical religious agenda and mixed it with governing our state. Remember Terry Schiavo – he used his brother the Pres Bush to get Congress back in session to stop what Schiavo's husband's wishes were based on Florida State judicial decisions. He even tried to get the State Police to storm the nursing home and remove Terry – all for political purposes based on religion. It was an appalling side show and after Terry's death, the autopsy proved that Terry's brain was just an amorphous gel incapable of thought or action. Her family should be ashamed but Jeb should be more ashamed. Jeb – stay out of politics – it isn't going to work. Jeb thinks that he can change history by just saying things (e.g. poll numbers of W vs Obama.) Won't happen – there is no comparison between W (can't make a sentence that makes sense – reminds me of Palin) and Obama (honest, articulate, trusted by us and by the world.)

So Goodbye Jeb – don't come back to Florida.

What a moron. All of this from a "Man" who could not even take care of the Citizens of Florida (I won't say his own state because he was not born here, I was) when they were in need from hurricane disasters. I think he should keep his yaps shut and go back to the farm.

Comparing Obama to his Brother is like comparing Ghandi to Rasputin.

No elected official would ever get elected if they told everyone their "secret agenda" during the elections. That's why they have people telling them what they should and shouldn't say.

What right does this corrupt, good-for-nothing but get his idiot father in president's office thru corruption, person has to say about this great person in office? Why do people like Jeb who looks smart till they are quiet and then have to open their mouth to remove all the doubts? Stupid and Egoistic father, same son.

I will still take Obama on Jeb's brother George! I'm not particularly impressed by Jeb either.
He comes out and says that Obama was dishonest. That's a very far stretch of the imagination. At least he hasn't hidden what he is doing like George did. If you want to get into the 'dishonest' conversation, we can go there.

Jeb buddy, we have heard and seen enough from your family to last us a life time. It was your state debacle that gave us your brother, so please shut up and go fishing!!!

And Jeb's last name is? Nothing more to say.

Right on, Bush! Government should create problems, not solve them.

Palin-Bachman 2012

Do we really need yet ANOTHER Bush giving opinions on our country or our President ? I think we've had enough of this clan !!!!

Like anyone would like to follow the dumb policies of your dumb brother !!!
You just need hush up....
After all you have done against this country. Please have some considerations ...

Who cares what a Bush says?

No one! Because no one will vote for another Bush after Scrub's eight wasted years!

Wow, the ENTIRE family is just as dumb as the eldest brother!

someday the american people will wake up to the fact that a man named bush (hw, george and now jeb) all have more class in their little finger than every democrat combined on the planet! these men have served with honor, humble grace and never blamed others like the media and opponents for any thing said about them. what a breath of fresh air- it would be so good for our country to have jeb decide to run for the highest position in the usa – because now we are headed in the completely wrong direction and we need a real american to lead us out of this mess!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What secret plan? To try to counter what your family has done to this country for twenty years -beginning with Reagan and your father prolonging bringing the S&L disaster to light so your father could be elected, while Neil stole $4 million from the public? You are another irrelevant Bush who doesn't have a clue what is best for this country or its people.

I wish someone would ask ole Jeb how his daughter is doing. One has to wonder if her rampant drug problems kept him from running for president. just a thought

Please. The Bush family has nearly ruined this country. It is time for them to just keep quiet. Very quiet and inconspicuous.

This is just another stupid shallow Bush talking, haven't we had enough of the Bush's, I know I have

I would say that Obama is pretty much doing everything he said he would do during his campaign. All Republicans can do is tear down but never have any good ideas themselves – Newt Gingrich is the is one of the leaders of the Republicna party? A liar and a hypocrite?

So we know know that the princess to the messiah wears expensive designer clothes and carries $6000 purses (during the Obama recession and double digit unemployment, no less).

Where is the media outcry about this? They were apoplectic for weeks on end about the (comparatively modest) clothes borrowed and worn by Sarah Palin during the presidential campaign.

Another typical state-controlled media double standard...

Obama is a shameless socialist.

His writings and musings in college confirm his far left political philosophy, but Bush is correct in that calling him a socialist publicly will not benefit the conservative agenda. Unfortunately a majority of the American public could not properly define socialism, capitalism, marxism or any of the major polictical philosophies.

People are basically interested in pocket book issues when they are affected personally. Obama's plans are beginning to have a personal affect on the individual's finances. The public will turn on Obama but unfortunately we cannot have a do-over on the 2008 election. We have to wait until 2012 to have another referendum on Obama.

Wow... and lil bush didn't lie about WMD ...and about the war prior to getting elected the 2nd term ...these guys crack me up... the Average middle class person with a $2,500 credit card bill can't pay that off in 6 months so why do they expect the economy to flip right side up after 7 months with a outrageous bill that was left on the white house desk.. Every1 is paying attention now to what’s going on but when lil bush was in office every1 was on vacation or sleep at the wheel...

I think the former governor is incorrect. McCain was a lessor candidate. He showed that by his policies and his choice for VP. McCain might have been good during the 2000 campaign, but between then and the 2008 election, he slid down hill.

As for collectivist, that isn't a bad thing either. We need to band together so that we can get things done. We need to come to an understanding that one person's actions effect everyone else. You can't do one thing that doesn't affect others.

Another Bush jostling for the limelight and for his share of the pie...It'll be a fool who votes for anyone from GWB's family again...there, I said it. GWB had 8 years and he made the biggest mess since the depression. No one can convince me that JB will be any different, simply because he'll surround himself with the family cronies and thugs!

What a moron. If he was smart he would show leadership here and go off message and show that he can actually formulate his own opinion, but he is a 100% Republican moron.
I don't understand why it makes you a bad Republican if you show a little independence and not fall into being just another mouth piece spouting the same old misinformation and lies.

Every word he said is the same as all the other Republicans......he doesn't want the President to be successful, he wants him to fail just like the rest of the GOP. The GOP is not for country they are for their Party first then maybe country.......they don't want to try anything new that might be better for this country.......JEB your brother George got us into this mess and all these wars.......it is going to take the Government to get us out of it......OBAMA would never have lost this election because NO ONE wanted another Republican in office so McCain didn't stand a chance after what your brother did to this country........and not to mention the choice of running mate (QUITTER PALIN)......this President hasn't been in office but 6 months, why don't you whinners shut up and lets see just what becomes of some of the things he has done will work for us........maybe you Rich people don't need health care, and a maybe your not worried about staying in your home......you know this country is made up of more middle class and struggling lower class than there is the Rich Class.......and we are the people that spoke out that we want CHANGE

It is so scarey to think that the USA might have shifted as far to the left as Obama and his crowd. I hope this last election was some kind of fluke and that the young will start to consider just what destruction such statist policies will do to our great country. The USA is now teetering on the edge of Europization which means that no country in that region is great any longer - all just the same as the others - so-so. Obama wants the USA citizenry to believe we are on a equal plane with all other countries of the world, which just is not truth, as we have been blessed by Almighty God to be the lead in the world so that we can evangelize the entire world that Jesus Christ is Lord, not Obama.

Just what we need another Bush.

Go back to the family compound and hang
out with your stupid brother.

Never again.

And you, Jeb Bush, are a the scion of a family of fascists who believe - quite unAmericanly - that our representative government exists primarily to stay out of your elitist control and private amassment of wealth.

Back in 2000 CNN was teamed with Gallup on its polling questions. Why did Gallup drop you CNN?? Could it be related to the shady polling questions from Keathing well managed focus groups???

You may not know if Obama is a socialist, but most of us out here knows he's an American who got dumped with what your brother left. Trying to repair the damage and clean up the mess isn't socialism. He HAS to do something since your do-nothing brother and his administration put us in this mess in the first place. Action is better than inaction - remember what happened because Hoover didn't do anything with the Depression?

Now, if you want to talk about the near dictatorship that your brother and Cheney set up that tried to undermine the Consitution and wreck this country from within, get on your debate shoes.

I love how Democrats have Bush Envy,,,,,of course I probably would too If I got beat by them in every election. Its pathetic how Democrats on here who still hate GW so much. The man is a Patriot and is pure Class but yet the Democrats (who got beat by him TWICE) act like 11 yr old spoiled brats when his name is brought up. Pathetic and Small people.

Having the last name of BUSH, you can certainly understand how he doesn't care about poll numbers

As he declared in the approval ratings Bush's comments are in the category of "who cares what this self centered jerk thinks" The bush clan just will never get the point, after all self indulgence is a sickness.

Jeb Bush is as ignorant as his brother. First, he doesn't know the definition of a "socialist" ("I don't know. Define socialism for me). Second he sounds like a moron when he says statements like ""First of all, who cares?" in regards to PRESIDENT Obama's approval ratings. Third he is a supporter of one the biggest traitors in American, Boss Limbaugh.

Sorry Jeb....you're not going to get anywhere near the White House in your lifetime.....

A big DUH, Jeb.... If you didn't get what President Obama was about from his campaign, then I would say you were having too many bacon rinds with your brother George down in Crawford. His agenda is why he won. He saw the problems facing America and we all know how well the free market helps out.

"he made it appear that mccain was going to raise taxes, which was unfair"

just like his brother and dick cheney made themsevles out to be tough war heroes when they were pretty much draft dodgers. just like his brother and dick cheney made it appear that sadam hussein had weapons of mass destruction and were part of 9/11. man, i could go on and on. here's the deal. the less we hear from anyone named bush, the better. if this country was operating the way it is supposed, we wouldn't need to do all of these band aids that make it look like socialism. but we do. thanks to way to much deregulation (republican montra) of the financial markets. it's nice to see the people with plenty of old family hand down money call everything socialism. i am sure if he did not have any of daddy's money and was laid off, he would opt out of and not ask for unemployment compensation.

He downplayed the president's approval ratings, which remain above average. "First of all, who cares?" he said.

Who cares about you?

He is right. Obama didn't speak honestly with voters, he did tip toe around each controversial issue...misleading all of us. Now, after the stimulus money has been paid to his special interest groups and we are all still trying to eek out a living, there's even talk of spending more. So I have one question? Who will be foolish enough to vote for him in 2012? Not me!

Keep it comming Bush. The more a Bush, Limbaugh, Palin, Bhoener speaks, the more we are are reminded how refreshing it is to have Obama. The old politics of scare tactic no longer works. Also, Thank GOD for Bush's 8 years because it brought us Obama.

hey, pal, little bush forever disgrace your name, and palin just made it official: the GOP is DEAD.

[...] Bush "doesn't know" whether or not President Obama is a socialist.  I "don't know" why anyone would [...]

If your brother BUSH can win 2 terms, who else in this country cannot win an election.
Just find a place to hide and get a life.

Jeb is exactly right. The more we learn about Obama, the more his poll numbers tank. Obama has already done so much damage in the first 6 months in office, it's hard to imagine what it will be llike at the end of 4 yrs. OUCH!

Jeb Bush should sit down and shut up. He should have been very critical of his brother (George W.) and the country wouldn't be in this mess. Like his brother, what an idiot.

who cares – what he thinks – he's from texas and that is a negative from the first – he's part of the crowd that wanted to leave the union and then changed their mind when they found out that the rest of us wanted them to leave also! Also the bush family really doesn't have a lot of credibilty these days anyway.

ta!

Wow, Jeb...do us all a favor and FADE AWAY! You are in such denial...and NO ONE wants to see you as President...or anyone else in your lineage.

Always glad to see that things like facts and statistics don't get in republican's way. W's ratings higher than Obama's? Except when the statistics actually show that the reverse is true.

Is Jeb really that ignorant, or does he just subscribe to the Limbaugh doctrine- lie loud, lie outrageous, lie often, and shout it even louder, and some morons will believe you.

Please file this under "idiot"!

This clown is no better than his brother.....the idiotic right needs to wake up and understand that their agenda is old and pretty much over. Hey GOP YOU NEED TO GO REDEFINE WHAT YOU STAND FOR!

Nobody cares what you think jeb.

I believe the better question would be if Jeb Bush's brother George W is a moron, liar, deceiver, self righteous crook.... Oh yeah, he couldn't be all that, he is a "Christian." And Jeb's comment regarding Rush Limbaugh shows what narrow idiot he is also. Anybody who can look at Rush as anything but a fat, opportunistic slob who will sacrifice everybody else for his own greater good must be of the same stripe.

But then Jeb has a "blessed" life. Excuse me... I gotta go throw up.

Jeb, maybe you better read some of your brothers comments...as well as his fellow neo-cons...before accusing this President of misleading the electorate. This is just another attempt to diminish the enormous damage Bush and his bunch did to the US while their group was in office. Nice try...it won't work.

Look up the definition of Socialist, examine the history of the countries led by leaders who were socialists, and then take a factual non biased look at Obama's first 6 months. If you want to say he is not a socialist then you have to admit that of the 44 presidents this nation has had, not one has come closer than Barak Obama. Taker libs love socialism, even if they don't know what it means. It translates to them getting more for doing nothing but leech on society, cry victim, and vote Democrat, while hard working, honest Americans get robbed of their hard earned wealth. This redistribution of wealth is now what the Democrat party stands for. For the libs it is all about power, I'll take the money hungry right over the oppress the people and take their rights in our quest for power left.

"He made it appear like McCain was going to raise taxes, which was unfair, but there was no response back."...maybe that's because he was right about McCain and taxing indirectly...
And guess what, call him what you like, your brother was the most polarizing president in the history of this country and look what we have to show for it...had a bunch of thugs surround him and bleed the common man of money and eventually his job...glass house baby...watch where you throw that stone!

Man, CNN will report anything.

Whether or not you agree with Obama, the actions he's taken on the economy and with energy have been right in line with the views he gave us on the campaign trail.

The last person we need to be asking about how to solve the country's problems is anyone with the last name of Bush.

Typical Bush crap !!!!

It doesn't make any sense because everything Obama has done was what he campaigned on, except the stimulus package.

Sounds like big brother just has an angry face.

"Frankly I don't wake up each day assuming I'm the solution to life's problems".

Jeb, you can either want to make a difference, or you can pretend you want to make a difference. Sounds like you should go back to sleep.

I find it nothing short of laughable when republicans throw out the socialist word. the only reason that out government now has to be as involved in so may areas of the private sector right now is the previous REPUBLICAN administration stood for 8 years as corporate america raped the country in search of ever growing profits with no regard to how the collective effect would benefit of harm the country as whole. All this crap about how government is evil in that government is the problem. WE are the government. WE elect the government and if the government doesn't work effectively for US then WE have no one to blame but OURSELVES because WE decide who governs US.

Well, his brother wouldn't have been elected if he hadn't thrown the election for him so his word ain't exactly honorable.

"Joe the Plumber briefed congressional republicans"

Right there!

That's all you need to know about the GOP...

Losers

Who cares what Jeb Bush has to say? Whenever a dunce speaks, I never listen. Whenever someone who gets elected into office simply because of his last name, I surely won't l sten. Jeb Bush says President Obama would not have been elected had America known his agenda? Heck, his father, his brother nor he would have been elected had Americans known why lay in their devious hearts. President Obama was elected because America was sick and tired of being conned and lied to for so many years, and we wanted a change. President Obama IS that change. It's only been 6 months – Americans are giving Obama a chance, it's the Republican party who won't give him a chance. Each time the majority of Americans see Republicans crying and moaning about our current President and disrespecting him, that just pushes us further and further away from the Republican party.

I find it fascinating that he's criticizing Obama for continuing his own brother's economic policies. Obama is nothing but a Bush that can pronounce, "nuclear", correctly.

Obama's agenda was clear throughout his campaign. Apparently, former Governor Bush was not watching, or listening. Obama's promise was to transform government. He is certainly trying. But transforming government by making it bigger and bigger and bigger isn't so popular with the people in this economy. The people want(ed) a lot of his change, but they, we, understand we can't afford to pay for it. Nevertheless, Republicans better come up with a new set of ideas because the decline of the United States as an industrial and financial power is still attributed to the policies of the Bush Administration.

Well Jeb,
Who cares what you think? You were beat out for the presidency by the mental runt of the family.

I would rather have a President spend money on the ACTUAL citizens of this country then to enrich the likes of Haliburton

The GOP practises socialism all the time – just there clients are corporite america

How pleasant to hear a 'name' politician of either party step back from the rhetoric and speak sensibly when ask for an opinion of the opposition!

Jeb Bush does not get it. One of the main reasons his party lost was the mistrust the people had in all of these capitalistic, greedy corporations manipulations of his party to make more money. His party is 100% for private enterprise. Private enterprise is great, as long as there is checks and balances. The thought that if cororations make huge profits then they will take care of employees and keep costs down is a myth. 1. Oil companies, price per barrel went down to $35 and gas was still $1.50 a gallon. 2. As gas prices went down, all other prices for commodities stayed up. Example, food, plastics, household goods, clothes. Not until the public stopped paying these high prices did prices go down. Unchecked capitalism does not work, and the public wanted change.

Wow. I always thought Jeb was the smart one. Obama won on a secret agenda? Like health care reform? Reversing the failed trickle down, borrow and cut taxes economic policies of Reagan, Bush I and Bush II? Ending the war in Iraq? Restoring diplomacy to our national security tool box? Restoring regulatory oversight of financial entities? Ending torture? Closing Gitmo?

Yup. He sure fooled us. Didn't say a thing in his campaign about any of this. Completely hoodwinked us.

I guess Jeb isn't so different from W after all. What an ignorant thing to say.

You've got to be kidding, right? This lame duck wanna be is as bad as his brother!!!! Does he seriously think anyone is gonna listen to his drivel?? The fact that he thinks Mush Limpnoid is important to the people lets me know he is a lunatic!!! Mush is an overpaid paranoid fool like his brother, Glenn Beck. And Mr.Bush is in the same category as these 2 fools!!!!

"According to the most recent CNN/Opinion Research Corporation polls, Obama's approval ratings have averaged several points higher than President George W. Bush's were at the same point in their presidencies."

Of course this is not the case with other.., more scientific polls, such as Gallup and Rasmussen poll.

Mr. Jeb Bush:

Let me be the one to break the news to you. I watched all of the debates and can tell you Obama was being up front about what his intentions were if elected. You come into this with a biased opinion, although politically conservative with your word choice. And by the way, "who cares about the approval ratings?" How about all of the American people, that's who cares... oh that's right, I forgot about the whole Florida vote recount incident where your brother ironically won the presidency because you don't care about your constituents... It all comes full circle!

I would say that Obama is a Socialist. For years the Federal Government has been overstepping its' Constitutional authority and this administration is taking the centralization of power under the Federal Government to an extreme. (Nationalized banks, car companies and the push for nationalized health care are some examples.) I think it was Thomas Jefferson that said, "The government that is strong enough to give you everything is also strong enough to take it all away."

This is the sick egotistical response I expected...very sad. Hope he got cheered up with his beach front homes and all his goodies that he's received just for being born into such a family, and such a country...wonder if he could have accomplished the same if he were born in Mexico...

what is it with Americans fear of any social or collective measures ? Why not join most of the rest of the world and provide a safety net for your people in terms of health care etc ? Then you may actually see less crime with such measures

Crawl back under your Rock with your brother. Bush's don't matter anymore..

The question of being a socialist is still open but the polls show our rock star is not a commander-in-chief. The term wuzzy comes to mind. Our guys are dying in Afganistan and the wuzzy is busy kissing ass. All show, no go. All sizzle, no steak. Comeon Obama, get your priorities straight.

BJNJ

okay Jeb, so Obama "made it seem as though McCain would raise taxes", well McCain tried to make it seem that Obama was a terrorist...face the facts the people aren't buying what the GOP is selling

You know this might not be a bad stance for the Republicans to take. He's not demeaning to the Democratics. He actually might be a good front runner, well except for his name. I think this country has had enough Bushies. Maybe he should have been the one in the oval office as oppose to W.

First of all, anyh of Obama's so called "solialist" policies like the stimulus package or "taking over" banks and auto companies were only brought about as a response to 30 years of Republican mismanagement that was putting them all into bankruptcy. This only started to happen during the last few months of the election. And it was Bush who provided the for 700 + billion in "socialist" aid to the banks.

Second of all, it was McCain who kept accusing Obama of going to raise taxes, not the other way round.

Republicans – lying and spinning and blaming the other guy for what they did, as usual.

Go on Jeb, run for President in 2112. You and Palin or Limbaugh would make a great ticket.

I think you can hear a collective UH OH coming from the American public as Obama' s true colors are showing.

How can they say they "misread" the economy? Using the same standards used on Bush for the war, Obama lied about the economy in order the get his spending bill passed. (That is not working by the way)

America lets face it, we have elected a dud once again! You would think that out of 300 million people we could find at least one smart, honest, and sane person to lead us.

John McCain lost because people were sick and tired of the Republican agenda. Period. George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Rove, and the rest broke faith with Americans and destroyed the Republican party. Selecting a lightweight like Palin as running mate to an aging presidential candidate didn't help, either. What this country needs is intelligent leadership, not mavericks, not hotheads, not leaders who are in the pockets of big oil and big banking, and certainly not laissez faire capitalists who remove all the economic safeguards protecting US citizens.

You"ll know when he is running for president when the fat ba$tard starts slimming down

So when a hurricane rips thru Florida and the government bails the homeowners & insurance companies out, is that not a collective government approach according to your definition?

What an idiot!?!?!? Like grandfather (Hitler supporter), like father (Saddam & Osama supporter), like brother (Madoff supporter).

Of course Obama is a socialist and that's being nice to him. Right now Obama and the democrats plan is to take our income through higher tax seizures and redistribute it to those whom are too lazy to get off their butts and work for a living, while tearing down this nation in the process.

And your brother was a lying dog.

You tell em Jeb, his approval ratings are dropping like a stone and he is below 50 percent approval ratings in Ohio and Virginia just for starters. Most people like him personally but the majority disapprove of his economic policies and do not see him as a strong leader.

Another Bush talking bull...

he has a lot of nerve

This guy was worthless and devious as Governor of Florida; he is "more of the same" gop attack dog mentality.

Offer no programs or ideas (beyond "MORE TAX CUTS") and disparage anyone who tries to fix the myriad problems we face (Economy, health care, illegal wars, education, housing) this is their mantra. A huge pack of losers (Palin, Jindal, Ensign, Vitter, Sanford, Gingrich, Huckabee, Romney and now Bush III)

Spare us from any news about these old, lying, cheating, white rascals!

Can someone please remind me why Jeb Bush's opinion is more important or insightful than any other person's? Jeb, you were a misguided governor here in Florida, and no one really cares about your opinion.

Hmmm, let's see, why should we care what Jeb Bush has to say? Just another example of Republicans deflecting scrutiny away from what THEIR party did to this country, and what THEIR agenda really is. Let's come up with a bumper sticker: WWJD? (what would Jeb do?). Please. Leave us alone. Hasn't your party and family done enough to this country?

Are you saying that after losing an election, Republican scum like Jeb Bush can't figure out that this argument doesn't work? What a idiot!

The 2008 Obama election was a masterstroke of manipulation.... in fact, it contributed to the downfall of the economy and, early on, to the struggles in Iraq. It is clear Obama lied..... unfortunately only 48% of us picked up on that.

"I don't know", if Jeb Bush is an idiot.

Jeb, who? Just what I thought, we have had enough of them, need to join his bubba in obscurity.

what a blunderbuss! bet he stayed up all night to craft that little speech. politicians worry constantly over "message" not so much truth and resolution. keep that up in the future we will be in the same boneyard as all the other great empires before us. check out history folks

and what else would we expect to hear from jeb bush?

this is just more republican smearing with no new ideas for the country.

it'd be really, really nice if the republicans would even TRY to come up with some new ideas.

Exercising his right to free speech I see. Here is the amusing part. Look at all of the comment that will be posted here. The democratic posts will be most hate filled nonsense. And this from the party that supposedly champions diversity of opinions? LOL!

Maybe you can lay off of W now and direct your misguided anger at Jeb!

Ummm....yeah.....

Now...this is true, true!

thanks for checking in jeb. why don't you go hang out with your idiot brother.

Just another thing Jeb doesn't know.......

Pathetic. Another Republican rocket surgeon and great intellect. Maybe they should establish a new "think" tank, with Palin, Rush, the Bushes, and the many others who have accomplished so much during their terms.

Yeah, whatever, does anyone think a Bush will support a Demo anyway?

Now now Jeb, you are a GOP. You must take ownership of your own loss. Otherwise you will feel like a victim. Do you mean one little Blackman beat the entire GOP, or was it your lack of tactics that caused it. Nobody can beat you unless you let them.

The GOP has been beaten to a stand still. They have been whooped in the Senate and trounced in the House. The talent differential is mind boggling. Obama's victory was a landslide when you consider a Jr. Sen. destroyed a Sr. Sen. who is a war hero. And now we are taking over the Court. This is why the GOP is so happy to see that only 70% of the voters said said the president is a strong and decisive leader instead of 80%. You know you are a looser when your only argument for why you should be elected is because the other guys have everything. No matter how good or bad Obama does in office the right will never be able to erase the fact that a Blackman stomped the entire GOP by not only beating a nice clean war hero, but also ushered in a congress with a bulletproof majority! You guys go whooped.

We listened to a Bush for 8 years, do we really need another one spouting his bile. Please Jeb, go fishing or something. Times are changing and the old guard can't handle it.