By Kimberley Johnson on
attack ads, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush
Election 2016, Elections, Republicans

GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump released an attack against Jeb Bush Monday. Why? Who knows. Jeb isn’t polling well, but, in any case, The Donald figured he’d poke the former Florida governor and suggest that Jebbers might still be high on the reefer – even though Bush could be the poster child for the most conservative, uptightiest white […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
Abortion, Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Marco Rucio, terrorists
Elections, Hillary Clinton, Reproductive Rights, Republican Hypocrisy, Republicans

Speaking to a cheering crowd in Cleveland, Ohio on Thursday, Hillary Clinton compared her Republican opposition to terrorists for their repeated attacks on women and reproductive rights. She called out by name former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Ohio Gov. John Kasich for their campaign promises to ban all abortions with […]
By Samuel Warde on
Barack Obama, Election 2016, Foreign Policy, Interviews, Jeb Bush
Barack Obama, Election 2016, Foreign Policy

Controversy continues to rage over Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush‘s comments regarding wages and working hours. On Wednesday, Bush told New Hampshire’s The Union Leader that to grow the economy, “we have to be a lot more productive, Workforce participation has to rise from its all-time modern lows. It means that people need to work […]
By Samuel Warde on
Bernie Sanders, Election 2016, Jeb Bush, Smackdowns, wages
Bernie Sanders, Election 2016, Labor, Smackdowns, Wages

On Wednesday, Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush told New Hampshire’s The Union Leader that to grow the economy, “we have to be a lot more productive, Workforce participation has to rise from its all-time modern lows. It means that people need to work longer hours and, through their productivity, gain more income for their families. […]
By Kimberley Johnson on
2016, Jeb Bush, minimum wage
Economics, Politics, Republican Logic

Talking to a crowd in South Carolina on Tuesday, presidential candidate Jeb Bush was asked if he believes the country should raise the minimum wage or if wages should be left to individual employers and private companies. Not surprisingly, he said, “We need to leave it to the private sector. I think state minimum wages […]