Jeb Bush’s Function: AdelZuck Bagman For Corrupting The Whole GOP
Jeb Bush or Jeb Bag?
Many years ago, the Saturday evening of the upper-echelon officers of the Southern bank for which I worked was disrupted by the arrival of a messenger from their Chief with a peremptory demand: hand over their ATM cards (then extremely new) and passwords immediately. The resultant chaos became legendary.
Why, I asked? Oh, the answer came, a vote was scheduled first thing on Monday morning in the State Legislature and the Bagmanhad unexpectedly shown up.
This memory resurfaced reading Jeb Bush hands out cash to win allies ahead of 2016 election By Andy Sullivan Reuters Fri, Feb 13, 2015
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush said on Friday he is giving out more than $100,000 to fellow Republicans, in a sign that he is banking on his fundraising prowess to build allies across the country ahead of a potential White House bid…Bush’s political committee, Right to Rise, announced it was handing out $10,000 to Republican state parties in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nevada and Florida – states that will be among the first to hold nominating contests in the 2016 primariesHis committee also gave out $5,200, the legal maximum, to 14 Republican lawmakers. Among the recipients: Senator Chuck Grassley and Representative David Young of Iowa; Senator Kelly Ayotte and Representative Frank Guinta of New Hampshire; and Senator Tim Scott and Representative Trey Gowdy of South Carolina.
Exactly to whom Bush gives money is going to be worth tracking. Gowdy has raised our suspicions before. Ayotte is beneath contempt. But it is a pity about Guinta who in his previous Congressional incarnation showed promise.
But the important point: at this point in a normal Presidential run,the candidate is struggling to scrounge up enough money to keep an office open. Bush’s affluence is totally anomalous. ...
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