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Interviewed over the weekend by Fox’s  Shannon Bream, Jeb Bush came across as cool, relaxed, collected and distinctly more professional than most of the political hacks comprising Republican potential presidential candidates.

 

While his receptive position on illegal immigration will likely be a major hurdle within his party ranks, his rationale makes far more sense than just about all of the other contenders.

 

What Mr. Bush clearly understands is evidenced by his following comment: “We need to elect candidates that have a vision that is bigger and broader and candidates that are organized around winning the election, not making a point. Winning allows the big things to get solved. Winning gets the country back on track, in my mind.”

 

And, he’s absolutely correct, whereas this is a subject I’ve addressed many times in the past four years. Because in case after case, election after election, Republican candidates take high-handed, non-negotiable positions on issues they deem inalienable. As a result, they limit their constituency to hard-line voters, thereby eliminating everyone else, cutting off any chance to even get their foot in the door. However, in politics particularly, that narrow-mindedness is certifiably stupid.  

 

Along the lines of consistency, the incumbent kept his record intact of not only being incorrect, but once again putting his foot in his mouth.

 

According to the dailycaller.com/2014/04/06, “President Barack Obama is planning to sign two new executive actions aimed at narrowing the wage gap between men and women Tuesday, even as the Obama White House pays its female staffers less than men.

 

The first executive action will be an order banning federal contractors from retaliation against employees who disclose or ask about their wages, according to reports. His other executive action will require federal contractors to submit data to the government about their employees compensation by sex and race.

 

So, while championing women’s wages, seeking income parity, history shows that his own White House treats women employees as second-class citizens.

 

The article notes that, “Despite advocates’ cheers about paycheck equity, the Obama White House has paid women less than men for years.

 

According to a Daily Caller analysis of “2013 Annual Report to Congress on White House Staff,”  the most recent available data on White House pay, the White House paid women an estimated 11.8 percent less than men in 2013.

 

The year prior White House paid women 13 percent less than men — and in 2011, according to the Free Beacon, women were paid 18 percent less."

 

Considering how often things like this have happened under this administration, one would think that some homework would get done before the daily speeches were given. But, since that’s never been the case in the past five years, it’s a safe bet the embarrassing rambling babbling will continue.

 

In the meantime, Slick Willy tossed out another indication that when his wife runs for president she’ll look at the nation’s budget far differently than what’s being done at present.

 

Chris Stirewalt’s Fox column reports that, “On a campaign visit to his boyhood hometown of Hot Springs, Ark., former President Bill Clinton touted the need for bipartisan cooperation and emphasized the importance of a balanced budget. “You’ve got to control spending, if you decide to spend the money you’ve got to raise it, got to have enough revenues to cover what you decide to spend, and you have to have some economic growth to drive the debt down.”

 

So, it appears that part of the approach he’s laid out for his wife’s run for the oval office is to apply the same kind of centrist platform that’s attractive to a mainstream of voters. Which would probably be quite helpful to a qualified candidate. 

 

However, with no skills or record of achievement of her own to offer, even with Willy behind her, faking one’s way into the presidency is no slam dunk by a long shot.   

 

That’s it for today folks.

 

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