Republican presidential town halls with 3 candidates each begin tonight

Bush complains he’s “sick and exhausted of his family name being associated with devastation”. His mom campaigned for him in New Hampshire and his brother, the former president, surfaced in SC to speak on his behalf prior to a potentially fateful Saturday primary. Lindsey Graham in his strike. Ted Cruz of Texas and his one-time protege, U.S. Sen. They were establishment favorites, who agreed with mainstream GOP stances. He likened Rubio’s lack of experience to that of President Barack Obama’s.

The one-time reality TV star had a message tailored to the mood of many South Carolinians. “The reason is that I have a lot of faith in the American people”. Plus, the government’s controversial deportation raids are helping to decrease and deter the number of undocumented immigrants crossing the border. However, Trump carpet-bombs my naivete by shouting, “They lied”.

Doubtless I’m not the only Republican who has forgiven The Donald several times too often for his indiscretions.

Trump’s proposals, notably building a wall along the US border paid by Mexico and temporarily banning Muslims from entering the nation, were cheered by a growing cadre of supporters. That is, Trump is preparing to let Europe and the Middle East deal with Russian aggression in the absence of American leadership. They adore that he brings an outsider’s perspective. (It should have been months ago.) If Jeb doesn’t crack double digits, or only does so barely, it’s time to question the patriotism of Right to Rise if they don’t pull the plug.

And they love that he is not politically correct. Rumors circulate on the web fast, and this new generation of voters born right before the mark of the millennium have all seen firsthand the effects of journalistic mistakes or outright lying have on society, be it a celebrity reported prematurely dead to a YouTube playlist of insensitive Fox news “commentary”. Most said they had come, on Presidents’ Day, mainly to see George W., not his brother.

DonkeyHotey/FlickrDonald Trump, for all his obnoxious demagoguery, is adding value to the presidential campaign by calling on former President George W. Bush to account for 9/11 and the Iraq war, which set in motion the growth and spread of al-Qaeda and the rise of the Islamic State. And when Trump called Ted Cruz a liar to his face, the gauntlet had truly been thrown down. And the suspicion and contempt they engendered endures, which is why all the mainstream Republican candidates-even more compelling ones than Jeb!-are now struggling. Either way, the 43rd president’s re-emergence offered Republicans a chance to reflect on how Bush’s party of conservatism so quickly became Trump’s party of rage.Dana Milbank is a Washington Post columnist.

“The terminology is probably a little misleading”, Bush said, “because of the potency of this generation of marijuana”.

As the primary neared, it was increasingly looking like Bush and Rubio – they call the two candidates “Jebio” in the Florida media – were close to each other in the polls. Today, despite Russian military aggression in Ukraine and Syria, Trump insists that the USA should cooperate with Russia. Cruz praised Trump for raising immigration (as if it was not previously an issue).

He dismissed Cruz and Rubio as “freshman Senators with the ability to turn a phrase”.

The popularity of Cruz and Carson was not a surprise.

SC marks the first state where George, 69, has made public appearances in support of Jeb.

But even among social conservative voters, the two have lagged the race’s leader. “He had a very poor start and he didn’t stand up for himself, but he’s learned how to fight against Donald (Trump)”. Conventional wisdom, as voiced by the Bush camp, is that this time Trump has really truly finally gone too far, that what he’s saying in a place like SC is tantamount to political suicide.