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Jeb Bush vows to cut spending, Washington lobbying

Published on July 21, 2015 in 2017/Top Headlines by Gary Fineout

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Monday vowed to rein in federal spending and combat the “arrogance,” ”sheer incompetence” and size of government if he’s elected. In a speech aimed at President Barack Obama‘s administration as well as his rivals for the GOP nomination, Bush called for limiting new hires in government and extending the ban on former members of Congress from lobbying their colleagues to six years. Bush also called for amending the U.S. Constitution to require a balanced…

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For Tally speech, Jeb Bush releases two videos on tackling “Mount Washington”

Published on July 20, 2015 in 2017/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

Prior to a major policy speech in “Mount Tallahassee” on Monday, Jeb Bush released two online videos revealing his strengths for tackling “Mount Washington.” “Mount Tallahassee” was a term often used by the former two-term governor and current presidential candidate to describe how the Florida Capitol was entrenched and disconnected from voters. First reported by Gary Fineout of the Associated Press, the campaign released the pair of online clips Sunday on both YouTube and the Jeb!2016 website. On Monday, Bush will deliver a speech…

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Jeb Bush big reveal: He is an Apple fan

Published on July 18, 2015 in 2017/Top Headlines by Phil Ammann

Jeb Bush just made his biggest reveal yet on the campaign trail: he is a fan of Apple. Facing a combative election season, the Republican presidential candidate loosened up – just a bit – to list his favored technology in a new YouTube video. Bush is clearly making an effort to attract support among tech nerds. For example, last week he visited Thumbtack, the Silicon Valley startup that provides consumer services. The 46-second clip exposes Bush to be an Apple…

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Online sportsbooks set betting odds for next president

Published on April 5, 2010 in Uncategorized by Peter Schorsch

If you don’tthink Barack Obama is still going to be president in 2013 and feel like putting down a few bets on the GOP frontrunners, you could make a lot of money on the online sportsbooks that have set odds for who will be the next president. It’ll cost you $125 to make $100 on an Obama win, but you could make 7 to 1 on your money if Mitt Romney wins and 9 to 1 if Sarah Palin ushers in…

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