I am starting to hear rumors that Jeb is telling potential prominent supporters to “keep their powder dry,” meaning not to endorse or support any 2012 candidates until they check back with him.
I really could have done without both of the Bush presidencies that our nation has experienced, but I continue to believe that Jeb is the “good” Bush, and I think the way he governed Florida suggests that as well. Further, I continue to believe that Dick Armey and the national heads of the Tea Party are going to spend primary season morphing Mitt Romney into Mike Castle. They’ve tasted the sheer sense of power that comes with knocking off an establishment frontrunner and the temptation to do the same to Romney, with his RomneyCare and his past views on abortion and his perfect hair and aristocratic demeanor, will be just too much to resist. That leaves Palin as the national version of Christine O’Donnell, or at least Sharron Angle. In a Romney/Palin race, everyone loses except the Democrats. And I remain skeptical that retreads like Huckabee and Newt, or yawners like Pawlenty or Daniels, can fill the role of compromise choice.
But Jeb can.
April 9th, 2011 at 11:33 am