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By John LeBoutillier






On this week's two versions of POLITICAL INSIDERS, Pat Caddell, Doug Schoen and John LeBoutillier discussed the real political story behind Sunday night's unprecedented 60 MINUTES joint appearance of the President and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Was this an Obama payoff to both Bill and Hillary Clinton for Bill's crucial 2012 campaign help and for Hillary taking the blame for Benghazi? Was this a laying on of hands by the President and a tacit endorsement of Hillary as his choice for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination? (Bet Joe Biden isn't a happy camper today!)

Also, the POLITICAL INSIDERS discuss the President's Inaugural address, the new push for immigration reform, the Appeals Court ruling that President Obama abused the power to make recess appointments, and the seeming collapse of the GOP on Capitol Hill.

Here are our two shows:

Sunday:


http://video.foxnews.com/v/2125234276001/

Headline:  Is President Obama turning hard left? 
Short Description: Obama defends Big Government 
Description: Commander in chief uses inaugural address to defend Big Government

http://video.foxnews.com/v/2125216402001/

Headline: Political impact of Secretary Clinton's Benghazi testimony
Short Description: Will the public ever get whole truth?
Description: Will the public ever get the whole truth?

Monday:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/2124785659001/

WILL PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SECOND TERM BE A FAR-LEFT ONE? WATCH POLITICAL INSIDERS ON FNC

By John LeBoutillier


What did President Obama’s Inaugural Address tell us about how he will govern in his second term? Will it be a Far Left Administration? Is the Number One agenda item of the Democrats to “annihilate” the GOP, as Speaker Boehner said this week? Will the Republicans reassess their image and make the necessary corrections?

This – and much more – will be discussed by the POLITICAL INSIDERS – Pat Caddell, Doug Schoen and John LeBoutillier – live - on Fox News Channel this Sunday afternoon – at 5:25 PM ET.

POLITICAL INSIDERS is the only show or segment anywhere on TV that features people who have actually run campaigns and done politics for a living. And there is no spinning,  no Talking Points and no hidden agendas – just straight analysis.

So tune into the Fox News Channel at 5:25 PM ET on Sunday and watch POLITICAL INSIDERS.

Then on Monday morning at 10:30 AM ET, you can see another, full 30-minute live version of POLITICAL INSIDERS
by going to http://live.foxnews.com/ - with an inside look at politics and the week ahead.

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And you can read more political analysis at www.johnlebout.com

THE JEB BUSH ILLEGAL DRUG AND LIQUOR DISTRIBUTORSHIP AT ANDOVER

By John LeBoutillier



            In 2006 at my 30th Harvard Reunion, during a casual conversation one evening, a classmate told me about his years at Andover. Out of the blue he told me this story:

Jeb Bush and one other fellow student back then ran an illegal drug and liquor distributorship on the Andover campus. When the heat started coming down, Bush ratted out the partner to the school authorities and saved his own skin.  Jeb got away with it, was never caught, never punished, graduated unscathed and went on to the University of Texas at Austin.

            To this day no one outside the Andover community even knows about this illegal activity. The media is apparently unaware of it. Through three statewide campaigns for governor of Florida, it never came up.

            In 2012 at another Harvard event, this same Andover alumnus brought over another one of his Andover classmates – and one of our Harvard ’76 classmates and a staunch Republican – to speak to me about the Jeb Bush matter. This second alumnus confirmed the story – and added in this detail: “I never knew why Jeb walked around Andover with his jaw hanging open until someone told me he was stoned all the time.”

            Forty years later does this matter? Does what someone did in high school matter if they run for president?

            In fact, yes.

            In the summer of 2012, the WASHINGTON POST ran a huge story on Mitt Romney’s behavior at the Cranbrook School in Michigan, with the focus on an alleged incident where Romney and some other boys cut off the blond bangs of a classmate.

            If that event is worthy of the front page of the WASHINGTON POST, then the Jeb Bush Illegal Drug and Liquor Distributorship is certainly something the voters – especially GOP primary voters – have a right to know before they begin to choose a 2016 candidate.

            Will the media and the press look into this? Will they do the legwork necessary to corroborate this story of illegality? Will they ask Jeb if it is true? If he admits to it will that help – or hurt – his political chances? Other pols have admitted drug use – including Barack Obama. But using and selling are two different things. And so is ratting out your partner in crime to save your own skin.

            If Jeb denies it, will the media pursue the truth?

            Will the media and press try to find out if the Bush Family intervened with the Andover authorities to keep Jeb from being expelled?   

            For decades the Bush Family PR Machine has touted the personal values and record of Jeb’s father, former President George H.W. Bush, from his WWII days through a myriad of professional positions and personal ups-and-downs. “Character,” we’re told, is something the Bush Family is proud of. So is their belief in “family values.”

Following the Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal, we were told in the 2000 campaign that then-candidate Governor George W. Bush – known as Junior inside the Bush Family - would bring “honor and dignity” back to the Oval Office.  Somehow this same Bush PR Machine was able to keep the lid on Junior’s DUI arrest in Maine back in the 1970’s. That revelation  - coming in the last week of the 2000 campaign – cost Bush 25% of his vote and led to the split verdict with Vice President Gore winning the popular vote and Bush edging him in the Electoral College.

          So far Jeb Bush has escaped scrutiny on the “character” issues.
           
            For the sake of the country – and the GOP and the conservative movement – the truth about Jeb’s behavior at Andover needs to be exposed and examined before GOP primary voters invest their faith and belief in him.

What Will President Obama Do in a Second Term? Watch POLITICAL INSIDERS

By John LeBoutillier


What will be President Obama’s Second-Term Priorities? Will the GOP correct itself and be an effective check on the Administration? Why has America’s Leadership Class betrayed the American people?

This – and much more – will be discussed by the POLITICAL INSIDERS
– Pat Caddell, Doug Schoen and John LeBoutillier – live - on Fox News Channel this Sunday afternoon – at 5:25 PM ET.

POLITICAL INSIDERS is the only show or segment anywhere on TV that features people who have actually run campaigns and done politics for a living. And there is no spinning,  no Talking Points and no hidden agendas – just straight analysis.

So tune into the Fox News Channel at 5:25 PM ET on Sunday and watch POLITICAL INSIDERS.

There will not be a Monday show this week due to the Inauguration and the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday but beginning next Monday, January 28th, at 10:30 AM ET, you can see another, full 30-minute live version of POLITICAL INSIDERS by going to http://live.foxnews.com/ - with an inside look at politics and the week ahead.

Follow us on Twitter @FNInsiders

And you can read more political analysis at www.johnlebout.com

Hillary Vs. Chris Christie in 2016? Watch POLITICAL INSIDERS ON FNC

By John LeBoutillier


What do President Obama’s new Cabinet appointments tell us about how he will govern in his second term? What will the Administration propose to do about gun violence? And what about a Hillary-Chris Christie 2016 match-up? Is this the Dream campaign of all time?

This – and much more – will be discussed by the POLITICAL INSIDER – Pat Caddell, Doug Schoen and John LeBoutillier – live - on Fox News Channel this Sunday afternoon – at 5:25 PM ET.

POLITICAL INSIDERS is the only show or segment anywhere on TV that features people who have actually run campaigns and done politics for a living. And there is no spinning,  no Talking Points and no hidden agendas – just straight analysis.

So tune into the Fox News Channel at 5:25 PM ET on Sunday and watch POLITICAL INSIDERS.

Then on Monday morning at 10:30 AM ET, you can see another, full 30-minute live version of POLITICAL INSIDERS by going to http://live.foxnews.com/ - with an inside look at politics and the week ahead.

Follow us on Twitter @FNInsiders

And you can read more political analysis at www.johnlebout.com

Watch The POLITICAL INSIDERS Take on Both President Obama and Congressional Republicans for the Fiscal Cliff Debacle

By John LeBoutillier

On this week's two versions of their show, the POLITICAL INSIDERS - Pat Caddell, Doug Schoen and John LeBoutillier - discuss the politics behind the Fiscal Cliff Deal, the Chuck Hagel nomination for Secretary of Defense, Al Gore's $100 million payout from Al Jezeera and the inspirational movie, Lincoln.

Why Did GOP Cave In on Debt Deal? Watch POLITICAL INSIDERS on FNC

By John LeBoutillier


How did President Obama and the Democrats get Speaker Boehner and the GOP to Cave on Taxes – without getting any spending cuts in the recently completed Fiscal Cliff Budget Deal?  Will the Capitol Hill Republicans have any more conviction about federal spending when the upcoming Debt Limit negotiations begin? What about Al Gore getting $100 Million in a deal with Al-Jezeera?  
This – and much more – will be discussed by the POLITICAL INSIDERS – Pat Caddell, Doug Schoen and John LeBoutillier – live - on Fox News Channel this Sunday afternoon – at 5:25 PM ET.
POLITICAL INSIDERS is the only show or segment anywhere on TV that features people who have actually run campaigns and done politics for a living. And there is no spinning,  no Talking Points and no hidden agendas – just straight analysis.
So tune into the Fox News Channel at 5:25 PM ET on Sunday and watch POLITICAL INSIDERS.
Then on Monday morning at 10:30 AM ET, you can see another, full 30-minute live version of POLITICAL INSIDERS by going to http://live.foxnews.com/ - with an inside look at the presidential campaign and the week ahead.
Follow us on Twitter @FNInsiders
And you can read more political analysis at www.johnlebout.com