Candidates Bush, Christie, and Rubio?

Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, and Marco Rubio

The New York Times had some comments about three prospective Republican party candidates for the US presidency:

December 14, 2014

As Jeb Bush seemingly leans toward a presidential run, many observers are casting him as a centrist. And there are indeed elements of his current message that suggest that if he won “the nomination as well as the presidency, it could reshape Republican politics for a generation,” as Jonathan Martin wrote in The Times late last week. But Martin noted other elements of Bush’s message and record as well, the ones that explain why a separate camp of observers look at him and see someone else. For instance, in Politico Magazine, the journalist S. V. Dáte observed that for him and others “who covered Jeb’s two terms in Tallahassee,” characterizations of Bush as a moderate are “mind-boggling.”

Just what kind of Republican is Jeb Bush? That question is being asked with increasing frequency. And the absence of a clear answer, coupled with the insistence on one, is instructive. …

The Republican field is almost always broken down into candidates of the right and those of the center: a schematic to which we journalists cling. It’s hugely flawed this time around. Rand Paul evades it so completely that he gets his own adjective — libertarian — even though some of his positions on social issues contradict it.

Chris Christie gets the moderate box, because he was twice elected governor of a blue state; signed legislation granting in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants in New Jersey; pushed criminal-justice reforms that stress rehabilitation; outlawed therapy that aims to turn gay teenagers straight; and accepted the Medicaid expansion under Obamacare. And right after Hurricane Sandy, he and President Obama had their soggy, windswept bromance.

But Christie also opposes same-sex marriage and abortion rights. He has vetoed some sensible gun-control legislation. And he sidesteps questions about immigration reform. He’s not exactly a paragon of moderation.

Marco Rubio, another possible presidential contender, isn’t easily labeled either. Back in 2010, when he won election to the Senate, he was presented as a mascot of the right, a Tea Party darling. But he has endorsed a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. And his proposals for making college more affordable and student loans less onerous aren’t just bold. They’re progressive. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/14/opinion/sunday/frank-bruni-jeb-bush-chris-christie-and-the-2016-presidential-campaign.html?_r=0

Since I have covered a bit about Rand Paul (e.g. Rand Paul beats Hillary Clinton in Colorado Presidential Poll) and Ted Cruz (e.g. Ted Cruz emerges as a top potential candidate), two other Republicans who are believed to be considering running, I thought mentioning the others today would help round the coverage out a bit.

As far as Jeb Bush being a potential candidate, notice the following:

Jeb Bush says he is planning to release 250,000 e-mails from his years as governor of Florida as well as a new e-book — perhaps the firmest indication to date he is moving toward a presidential run.

In the interview, which is scheduled to air Sunday on WPLG-TV, ABC’s Miami affiliate Bush said he plans to “make up my mind in short order” about jumping into the 2016 race. http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jeb-bush-releasing-giant-batch-mails-years-florida/story?id=27582206

And on the Democratic party side, I have covered Hillary Clinton and made some mention of Elizabeth Warren .

Here is something I posted before:

Who worries Hillary? Four Republicans worry Hillary Clinton’s allies as the former secretary of state mulls a White House campaign, according to the Hill: Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Rand Paul and Scott Walker. As the Hill puts it, Clinton World believes Paul, the Kentucky senator, has run the best “pre-campaign” of the group. But time and again, Bush’s is the top name to roll off everyone’s tongue, given the former Florida governor’s enormous resources and solid networking structure. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/republicans-shout-down-ted-cruz-over-spending-bill-2014-12-04

The mainstream media has tended to dislike Ted Cruz more than many other Republicans, but apparently he is not one that Hillary Clinton’s supporters are that worried about.

Republicans will not be able to fix the problems that the USA has.

Neither will the Democrats.

Hillary Clinton has stated that she plans to announce her presidential intentions around the start of 2015. If she announces she will run, this will reinvigorate some in her party to support her as well as motivate many Republicans to support someone they feel could possibly beat her in an election. Of course, Hillary Clinton lost the primary election to Barack Obama back in 2008, hence while she is considered as ‘the favorite’ at this time according to something else I saw yesterday, she is not unbeatable.

The USA is going the wrong moral direction. From legalization of abortion and homosexual ‘marriage’ to increased acceptance of mind-altering drugs like marijuana as well as celebrity pornography while continuing to increase its debt, the USA is making major mistakes.

No candidate that has been proposed that I am aware of has laid out any serious plan to reverse abortion policies or the homosexual agenda, despite some comments about their personal views of these issues. The mainstream media would object loudly if they thought any really could outlaw abortions or reverse homosexual marriages–and the media would be relentless.

The USA needs national repentance, otherwise it is doomed. It is almost impossible to believe that the next USA president would call for meaningful repentance before the USA is hit with more massive problems. The USA needs the return of Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God.

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