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Jeb Bush clarifies: 'Both sides,' not just GOP, are 'hyperpartisan'
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) on Tuesday addressed the previous day's media reports that he considered Ronald Reagan too moderate for his own modern party, tweeting that this reminds him why he "rarely" reads headlines.
Am reminded today why I rarely read headlines. #ContextIsImportant
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) June 12, 2012
“Back to my dad’s time and Ronald Reagan’s time — they got a lot of stuff done with a lot of bipartisan support,” he said at the headquarters of Bloomberg LP in Manhattan, according to remarks reported by Buzzfeed.
The Democratic National Committee blasted out emails touting Bush's apparent criticism of his own party all day on Monday, and Bush was also lambasted by conservative pundits, particularly on the radio, for friendly fire.
Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist, an influential figure many Democrats have pointed to as encouraging increasing extremism within the GOP party, harshly rebuked Bush in an interview with TPM on Monday, calling his comments "foolish."
But according to Bush, the context was lost in translation.
"The point I was making yesterday is this: The political system today is hyperpartisan. Both sides are at fault," he tweeted.
The point I was making yesterday is this: The political system today is hyperpartisan. Both sides are at fault.
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) June 12, 2012
My dad & Reagan sacrificed political points for good public policy.
— Jeb Bush (@JebBush) June 12, 2012
President Obama's campaign Press Secretary Ben LaBolt tweeted on Tuesday that Mitt Romney must have gotten Bush -- who has been named as a likely prospect for running mate or as a future presidential candidate -- to recant his statements.
24 hrs later, looks like the Romney camp finally got their message into @JebBush . . .
— Ben LaBolt (@BenLaBolt) June 12, 2012
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