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Jeb Bush & Marco Rubio: A love that dare not speak its name

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From Esquire: Be warned, Florida: According to a Bush, your presumptive GOP candidate, Marco Rubio, is the sort of guy who can look you in the eye and tell you the honest truth about where he stands. The Bush in question is your ex-guv, Jeb, but you’ll recall the last guy to earn a Bush’s trust by the mere forthrightness of his gaze: Vladimir Putin. The trust he earned was George W.’s. And what a stalwart ally Putin turned out to be. Now,…

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Jeb Bush & Marco Rubio: A love that dare not speak its name

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From Esquire: Be warned, Florida: According to a Bush, your presumptive GOP candidate, Marco Rubio, is the sort of guy who can look you in the eye and tell you the honest truth about where he stands. The Bush in question is your ex-guv, Jeb, but you’ll recall the last guy to earn a Bush’s trust by the mere forthrightness of his gaze: Vladimir Putin. The trust he earned was George W.’s. And what a stalwart ally Putin turned out to be. Now,…

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National reaction to Charlie Crist announcement

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Preliminary reaction to Charlie Crist’s announcement has been generally positive. C. Science Monitor: Crist may represent the GOP’s best chance for keeping it red. Even if Crist crossed party lines last February to endorse President Obama’s stimulus package. CNN: The senator from Texas and chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee on Tuesday reeled in a big catch as popular Republican Florida Gov. Charlie Crist Huffington Post: Popular GOP Gov. Charlie Crist is passing on an easy re-election bid and…

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