King Jeb & Chang, the Mystical Warrior

I made mention about Jeb Bush reasserting his power over Republicans in Florida. The Herald Tribune reports Bush sent a video message to Florida's 67 Republican county parties, to urge support for John Thrasher as the new RPoF chairman. Greer was an active supporter of Gov. Charlie Crist. Bush annointed Rubio to be his Chang, the mystical warrior.

“Chang is a mystical warrior. Chang is somebody who believes in conservative principles, believes in entrepreneurial capitalism, believes in moral values that underpin a free society.

“I rely on Chang with great regularity in my public life. He has been by my side and sometimes I let him down. But Chang, this mystical warrior, has never let me down.”

Bush then unsheathed a golden sword and gave it to Rubio as a gift.

”I’m going to bestow to you the sword of a great conservative warrior,” he said, as the crowd roared.

Jeb relies on his imaginary friend. That might explain why education and health care policy was so screwed up during his tenure.

Bush is also backing Bill McCollum's campaign.

• Bush has become more aggressive in raising money and campaigning for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum, and has sent key policy advisers to work for McCollum, who raised $1.4 million in the fourth quarter, the best showing of his campaign.

Bush is an ideologue Republican. He wants to move the GOP farther to the right. Crist's policies of restoring the voting rights of felons and (early in his term) of combatting global warming were more moderate policy positions. The New York Times Magizine ran a article on how the Crist/Rubio Senate race may decide the future of Florida Republicans. In terms of winning elections it makes little sense. Florida Democrats have an 800,000 registered voter advantage. The Florida Democratic Party has a fundraising advantage. he Republican Party of Florida is essentially leaderless. As a Democrat, I absolutely love the disaster known as the Republican Party of Florida.