Jeb Bush, CPAC piñata

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It happened just as Jeb Bush was about to explain why he thinks conservatives need to stop being perceived as “anti-everything”: Attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference let it be known that, as part of their anti-everythingness, they are also anti-Bush.

A man wearing a tricorn hat and carrying a large “Don’t Tread On Me” flag stood up to stage a 30-person walkout of the former Florida governor’s speech. As the aspiring presidential candidate continued his Q&A with conservative commentator Sean Hannity, the Founding Father impersonator, William Temple, joined dozens of other demonstrators in the hallway, where chants of “USA!” disrupted the speech.

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Bush’s discomfort is understandable: For a Republican presidential candidate, defying the conservative base, even in a small way, is tough business. But Bush is correct that he’ll likely have to lose some primaries if he’s going to preserve himself as a viable 2016 candidate, and losing the CPAC primary was a good first step.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/jeb-bush-cpac-pinata/2015/02/27/69eb764c-bec5-11e4-b274-e5209a3bc9a9_story.html

Milbank is correct. If the "smart" Bush can navigate the Republican primaries he will be a formidable foe.