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Election Central Sunday Roundup
TPM Election Central —
... In an interview on Fox News Sunday, George H.W. Bush said that his son Jeb should run for president. That said, Bush the Elder did seem to allude to the current status of the Bush name: "I mean, right now is probably a bad time, because we've had enough Bushes in there." ...
No Mas
N/A —
... George H.W. Bush got one thing right about Bushes and the White House: “We’ve had enough Bushes in there.” ...
Jeb Bush Will Not Seek Florida Senate Seat
The Caucus —
... last month that “Florida would benefit a lot” from another Bush in Washington. And President George H.W. Bush was equally supportive of the idea during a recent appearance on “Fox News Sunday.” “He’d be an outstanding senator,” the former president said. “Here’s a guy that really has a feel for people, the issues in Florida and nationally, and his political days ought not to be over, says his old father. Now, if he decides they should be over, I’m all for that, too.” Had he entered the race, Mr. Bush would have been pursuing the Senate seat currently held by Mr. Martinez, who ...
How is Liz Cheney an Expert on Interrogations?
democracyarsenal.org —
... The only way I can see that she qualifies as an authoritative voice on this issue is that she shares the same name and blood as the torture policy's architect. But her defending torture reminds me of a few other times where the Bush administration trotted out husbands, wives and siblings to defend or support tenuous situations, and provide a familial ladder to help them escape from deep political holes: Former President George HW Bush defends his son's record: ...
