Obama may just have ruined the chances of his most dangerous opponent.

[LoZoccolo]

He says a few nice things about Jeb Bush, Jeb Bush says a few nice things about Barack Obama and the next thing you know...it's over for Jeb Bush.

Of course the riggedy-giggedy-boo-bah wing of the Democratic Party is going flaggeldy-zaggeldy it's haggeldy-naggeldy for a day or two about it before they find something else to sniggedy-snoggety about, but then you realize that their riggedy-giggedy-boo-bah wing is bigger than ours, and thinks that the work of defeating Barack Obama is serious business because he's going to bring in the death panels yaggedy-schmaggety blibbo blobbo blib blib and so they are going to really put Jeb Bush down, and while I think Obama will win the general election (if our riggedy-giggedy-boo-bah wing doesn't engage in third-party asspipery (there is no cute name for doing that)), Jeb Bush is one of the candidates who might come closest.

tl;dr: chess: a game for smart people

[DonCoquixote]

1. in other words

Obama is the kiss of death the way he was for Crist?

[bvar22]

41. And Blanche Lincoln...

...and Arlen Specter?

[AlabamaLibrul]

2. tl;dr "palling around" with Republicans apparently hurts Republicans... somehow n/t

[LoZoccolo]

3. Are you upset that Obama spoke with Jeb Bush? n/t

[AlabamaLibrul]

7. No, but the chess metaphors are getting old and, in my opinion, were never appropriate n/t

[LoZoccolo]

10. I know someone who questions global warming, using the snowstorms as evidence.

He is not a climate scientist.

[AlabamaLibrul]

12. And I am no Bobby Fischer, but it never held any real weight with me n/t

[LoZoccolo]

16. Well, good thing that you are not upset with Obama over this. n/t

[GeorgiaPeach]

4. I'm sure Jeb Bush would giggle at the throught!

[bluestate10]

5. George W Bush ruined the chances of Jeb Bush.

No sane american would vote for a Bush given the near fatal experience of the country with the last Bush. All democrats need to do is remind americans of how bad things were and how bad they could become again under a Bush presidency.

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[Thrill]

8. I don't buy it. Jeb is setting himself to run the next time

not this time. Its not a coincidence that he decided to go with Obama to Miami Central a predominantly black high school. You can expect to see those pictures with him and Obama when he runs. Remember that.

[Uta]

9. Brilliant! nt

[hay rick]

27. You forgot :-7 nt

[Better Believe It]

11. Oh? Do you think Obama intends to run for a third term in 2016 when Jeb Bush might run?

[LoZoccolo]

14. 2012 n/t

[Marr]

13. You know, when I posted this... I was only kidding.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=560543&mesg_id=560668

Sorry-- I'll use a sarcasm tag next time.

[LoZoccolo]

15. Are you upset that Obama spoke with Jeb Bush? n/t

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[MadHound]

18. Trouble is, this is not a game of chess that Obama is playing,

But rather a game of three card monte. This has been shown to be the case in his previous actions, you know, the public option, the tax cuts for the rich, his previous education policies, etc.

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[MadHound]

21. No, he's doing it to help out his corporate buddies,

Like he did with the banksters, Wall St., and the insurance companies.

What pisses me off is that this is simply a continuation of the two party/same corporate master system of government that has been plaguing our county for decades now.

[MiniMe]

20. W is the one who hurt Jeb's chances

Another one from that family is not likely, thank God.

[csziggy]

22. Could be - it worked for Charlie Crist!

I just hope it DOES ruin Jeb's chances.

[Hugabear]

25. Yeah, and look what it got us - Rick Scott

I'm not a Charlie Crist fan at all, but I'd take him over Rick Scott any day of the week.

If it's a 3-way race in 2012 between Obama, Jeb Bush, and Sarah Palin...I shudder to think that history could repeat itself

[csziggy]

29. True, but that is a hazard we will have to watch out for

I am hoping these tea bagger governors have pushed things too far too fast and revealed too much of their agenda. I really do not believe that most Americans will accept what the tea baggers are pushing.

[Major Hogwash]

23. Sounds like a really poor impression of Bill Cosby.

Mm-mmm Jello Puddin' Pops!

LoL

[Jack Rabbit]

24. I thought you were talking about Mitt Romney

When Bush the Preppy says Jeb is the one with the brains in the family, it's his way of giving Jeb a left handed compliment.

[rug]

26. This is what happens when the human brain strains to defend the indefensible.

[WhaTHellsgoingonhere]

28. I'm hearing a lot of this, but I can't see it happening to Jeb.

Crist was too close to the center, after all, and certainly no Bush.

[Blue-Jay]

30. Calling Jeb a "dangerous opponent" is a shit statement.

Therefore, the rest of the OP is not worth consideration.

You got a few bites, so there's that.

[LoZoccolo]

31. You mean you aren't going to read the part where I say Jeb has an 80% chance of winning?

You should give the argument a chance. If you read it you'd understand why Obama's got some work to do ahead of him.

[Blue-Jay]

33. 80%?

Jesus Christ, dude. I know you like stirring up shit (and you're GOOD at it - credit where credit is due*), but whose ass did you pull that figure from?

*shitty taste in music**, but you really know how to get attention.
** yeah, I realize that was also a goof.

[fishwax]

32. I don't think jeb is his most dangerous opponent n/t

[Rex]

34. How is that even possible when the Repuke fan base never actually

listens to their leaders and just do what the leaders mouthpieces say and do (Rush, Glenn, etc)? I bet this HELPS Jeb, not hurts him. Sheesh, Obama should have been more HONEST than diplomatic toward the issue. Lies do nothing for me.

[Waiting For Everyman]

35. Or he could've done good for the 98%, and had no dangerous opponents.

No unsavory compromises necessary, none of that game playing. But I guess that was too simple.

His maneuvering talent was all wasted. He could've become a leader, instead he's just another politician.

[grahamhgreen]

36. If you consider the American people his most dangerous opponent...

[mmonk]

37. I'm more worried about representation than political strategy among DC elites.

[NillaWafers]

38. How...odd.

What a strange post.

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[bvar22]

42. More Obama Chess.

Chess is a game where the Pawns are sacrificed to protect the Royalty.
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By god, Obama IS playing Chess,
and playing it well.
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Really sucks when you are a Working Class Pawn. :(



Who represents THIS overwhelming American Majority?


"There are forces within the Democratic Party who want us to sound like kinder, gentler Republicans.
I want us to compete for that great mass of voters that want a party that will stand up for working Americans."
---Paul Wellstone


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