unfortunately, for jeb bush, history is written by historians. let s talk to our panel. eric dyson with us and susan dell percent joe and jim moore, the director of progress texas pac. jim, you first. you ve written a book about w. is there baggage? i mean, is jeb bush close to reality here? no. there s an old saw in marketing, ed, that the worst kind of brand to get out from under is one that the public gives you. and we know what the bush brand is now. it s bad thinking in terms of taxes. it s bad actions in terms of war and in terms of jeb himself, his first day in office, we know where he is on certain issues. his first day in office, he vetoed a very popular interstate high-speed rail project in florida. he has been over here in texas the last couple of weeks testifying about charter schools but not mentioning the fact the bush family has a self-interest and they are well
the executive board of the democratic national committee. also with us tonight, jonathan alter, msnbc political analyst and bloomberg columnist. and jim moore, director of the progress texas pac and author of bush s brain. jim, you first tonight. you know the bush family well. is jeb definitely positioning himself to make a run in 2016 and become a strong voice in the republican party to resurface as maybe a leader that they re desperately looking for? if so, ed, he has made a big mistake. i think this whole thing with immigration has been misguided. he is trying to parse the issue and make the people on the far right happy, but also suggest to latinos and hispanics that this is not something that is negative from me. the problem is he is suggesting if you give legal status to undocumenteds, all they re interested in is a paycheck. all they want from america is some money. they don t really care about our future, our history, our dreams, our principles.
get your cell phones out. we want to know what you think. tonight s question. will this country ever elect anosh nother bush? text a for yes, text b for no. go to our blog at ed@msnbc.com. i m joined by the chairman of the democratic party in broward county, florida and member of the executive board of the democratic national committee. also with us tonight jonathan altar msnbc political analyst and bloomberg view columnist and jim moore director of the progress texas pac and author of bush s brain. jim you first tonight. you know the bush family well. is jeb definitely positioning himself to do, make a run in 2016 and become a strong voice of the republican party to resurface as maybe a leader that they re desperately looking for? if so, ed, he has made a big mistake. i think this whole thing with immigration has been misguided. he s trying to parce the issue and make the people on the far right happy but also suggest to
later on in the show. i am joined tonight by mitch caesar, chairman of the democratic party in broward county, florida, and a member of the executive board of the democratic national committee. also with us tonight, jonathan alter, msnbc political analyst and bloomberg columnist. and jim moore, director of the progress texas pac and author of bush s brain. jim, you first tonight. you know the bush family well. is jeb definitely positioning himself to make a run in 2016 and become a strong voice in the republican party to resurface as maybe a leader that they re desperately looking for? if so, ed, he has made a big mistake. i think this whole thing with immigration has been misguided. he is trying to parse the issue and make the people on the far right happy, but also suggest to latinos and hispanics that this is not something that is negative from me. the problem is he is suggesting if you give legal status to undocumenteds, all they re interested in is a paycheck.
idea of an independent texas in the past, but this time he s changed his tune. his office released a statement saying governor perry believes in the greatness of our union and nothing should be done to change it. but he also shares the frustrations many americans have with our federal government. really? believe it or not, it s good news for democrats that texas is sticking around, because it s slowly turning blue. texas has a large growing population of latinos and asian-americans who typically vote democratic. a study from the houston chronicle shows the number of texas democrats matching up with republicans around the year 2024. but former florida governor jeb bush has a faster timetable. he said last month, quote, four years from now, texas is going to be a so-called blue state. for more let s bring in jim moore, director of the progress texas pac and the author of the book bush s brain. jim, good to have you back wow.