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A sure sign that former Florida Governor Jeb Bush is planning to do more than just “explore” a run for the White House in 2016 is the fact that he is severing ties, erasing connections and alliances that could “complicate” a presidential campaign.
About a week ago Bush resigned from the board of Tenet Healthcare Corp., “the health care giant [that] supported and promoted President Barack Obama’s health care law,” — a health care measure to which Bush has been adamantly opposed, calling it “flawed to its core,” but nevertheless an association from which he benefited.
The Washington Post reports today that Bush is resigning from “all of his corporate and nonprofit board memberships, including with his own education foundation,” adding:
Bush’s New Year’s Eve disclosure, coming in an e-mail from an aide to The Washington Post, culminated a string of moves he has made in recent days to shed business interests that have enriched him since leaving office in 2007.
Bush is said to be reviewing all other businesses in which he is principal partner or owner.
But in what appears to be the strongest sign yet that Bush is serious about running for President and about severing all incriminating connections is the announcement that the former Florida Governor has officially resigned his position as George W. Bush’s brother.
In a breaking Borowitz Report, Andy Borowitz explains the reasons for such a significant development:
“No longer being related to his brother is a key step to clearing Jeb’s path to the nomination,” an aide said on New Year’s Day. “We expect his poll numbers to soar on this.”
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According to the aide, the former Florida governor resigned his post as brother in a ten-minute phone call with George W. Bush, after which he blocked the former President’s phone number and e-mail address.
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In an official statement, George W. Bush said that he “understands and supports” his former brother’s decision.
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“If I were him, I would no longer be related to me either,” he said.
Now, that I call true brotherly love and understanding.
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