tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post377848648861719959..comments2024-03-28T21:32:41.763-05:00Comments on driftglass: Professional Left Podcast #267: Five Years Ondriftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-24984304815699249012015-01-17T21:59:19.879-06:002015-01-17T21:59:19.879-06:00I'll keep saying it because it bears repeating...I'll keep saying it because it bears repeating:<br /><br />I'm beyond face-palming every time I hear Jeb Bush's name circulated even as a possible GOP nomination by our corporate media. Yes, I know why the powers-that-be would love to see him run. Yes, I know it's just a Beltway Bubble fantasy right now. But that it's even seriously discussed as a possibility is beyond disgusting and a sign of just how broken down our political discourse has become. <br /><br />After the unmitigated disaster that was the W Bush administration, given how W Bush arrived in office at a time of peace and prosperity for the nation and left us a smoldering wreckage, the entire "Bush" name should be politically toxic. In a more rational country (or at least one with a more robust political discourse) even conservatives should be loath to even bring up the family name of Bush. <br /><br />"Jeb Bush 2016" should only be heard as a punchline. That Very Serious People are talking about it in a very serious way is beyond troubling. We still have a lot of work to do.DeistPaladinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939175747375928528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-8948299090092415182015-01-16T19:11:25.818-06:002015-01-16T19:11:25.818-06:00Don't wanna be That Guy (or Pony), but there&#...Don't wanna be That Guy (or Pony), but there's nothing actually linking Groucho to the "fruit flies" line.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com