It’s not Brit Hume making the comparison between Ronald Reagan and Jeb Bush; rather, Hume is responding to a piece in Commentary, “When Conservatives Play the Purification Game.”
What if conservatives held Reagan to the same standards as they now hold Gov. Jeb Bush and other candidates? ” The greatest conservative politician in the 20th century and one of the greatest presidents in American history would have been deemed a RINO, unprincipled, in favor of far too much government in people’s lives, and unable to win over limited-government conservatives,” writes Peter Wehner.
Is there any way for Jeb Bush to shed his RINO image and win over conservative Republicans? He’s certainly no Reagan, is he?
https://twitter.com/ToddJackon3699/status/475032711728734208
https://twitter.com/NomadTog/status/475032919829135360
@WillMcAvoyACN @brithume It says America was politically quite different 35 years ago. Apples to oranges. Jeb is a RINO now, Reagan was not
— Greymarch (@Greymarch) June 6, 2014
@brithume @JebBush I hate the whole name calling thing. But Jeb Bush definitely doesn't reflect the political views of many conservatives.
— MevetS (@slvmart) June 6, 2014
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@brithume @JebBush That we've fallen for that trick before. Enforce the law, we fail to believe promises for the future. #Foolmetwice
— melinda moss (@melindamoss12) June 6, 2014
@WillMcAvoyACN @brithume It also says that Reagan was a heck of a lot more convincing to the right than Jeb could ever be. Charisma is gold
— Greymarch (@Greymarch) June 6, 2014
Good point.
https://twitter.com/Slim_Shady2o3/status/475033294086492160
https://twitter.com/johnwalles/status/475033309832310784
@brithume @JebBush Especially with respect to Amnesty. As a Legally Naturalized Citizen the failed concept is a slap in the face.
— MevetS (@slvmart) June 6, 2014
@brithume @JebBush Things have changed in 30 years. The left is also far more left than JFK days. Reagan would be more conservative than Jeb
— Marcus (@MarcusHUSA) June 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/FilmLadd/status/475033629555712000
@brithume @BDayspring @JebBush No one said Reagan was perfect; but learn from the history of his mistakes on amnesty.
— Dana French (@DanaBFrench) June 6, 2014
.@brithume @JebBush Not only his record Brit. His latest opinons are not what the grass roots of the GOP wants to hear. Also Bush fatigue.
— Carl R.Gottstein Jr. (@MyTruthStorm) June 6, 2014
@brithume Yet @JebBush is nothing like Ronald Reagan.
— Alison Robinson (@AlisonMRobinson) June 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/FilmLadd/status/475034144549109760
@brithume @JebBush GOP seems to be trying for 100% ideological purity; in that case they will never win another presidential election
— Boston_Strong74 (@boston_strong74) June 6, 2014
@brithume @JebBush 's biggest problem is #CommonCore
— JDGarrett (@JDGarre44) June 6, 2014
@brithume @JebBush Can't envision Reagan supporting bureaucratic disasters that stifle competition & growth like Common Core, however.
— Wylde Rhoads (@WyldeRhoads) June 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/Aslans_Girl/status/475034554630037504
@brithume @JebBush Jeb's stance on Common Core alone, is enough to sink any hopes he has with a lot of parents.
— Kwaker aka Tina (@kwaker) June 6, 2014
@brithume @JebBush Reagan was a conservative who changed the conversation. Jeb – good decent guy – has not changed anything of leftists
— Ragnar Danneskjold (@RagnarDanneskj1) June 6, 2014
@brithume, @JebBush is pro-amnesty (like all of you talking heads on "fair & balanced" Fox). Conservatives only, please. #NOAMNESTY #tcot
— All Lives Matter (@jamesmdowns) June 6, 2014
So, are we looking at a Bush vs. Clinton race in 2016?
https://twitter.com/Snap_Politics/status/475035693216182273
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