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some waygug-in · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5812620,00.html

Bush Backs Brother Jeb for White House

Wednesday May 10, 2006 4:01 PM

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By NEDRA PICKLER

Associated Press Writer

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - President Bush suggested Wednesday that he'd like to see his family's White House legacy continue, perhaps with his younger brother Jeb as the chief executive.

The president said Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is well-suited for another office and would make ``a great president.''

``I would like to see Jeb run at some point in time, but I have no idea if that's his intention or not,'' Bush said in an interview with Florida reporters, according to an account on the St. Petersburg Times Web site.

The president said he had ``pushed him fairly hard about what he intends to do,'' but Jeb has not said.

``I have no idea what he's going to do. I've asked him that question myself. I truly don't think he knows,'' Bush said.

Jeb Bush, 53, will end his second term as governor in January. His brother George ends his second presidential term in January 2009. Neither can seek re-election because of term limits.

Jeb Bush has repeatedly said he is not going to run in 2008.

But even his own father said no one believes him when he says he's not interested in running at some point. Former President George H.W. Bush told CNN's ``Larry King Live'' last year that he would like Jeb Bush to run one day and that he would be ``awfully good'' as president.

The Florida governor laughed when asked about his father's comments last June. ``Oh, Lord,'' he said and shook his head no. ``I love my dad.''

The brothers Bush appeared together Tuesday during the president's visit to the Tampa area. Gov. Bush was waiting on the tarmac when Air Force One arrived and greeted the president with a politician's handshake and ``Welcome to Florida.'' The president brushed aside the formality and playfully adjusted his younger brother's necktie.

Jeb Bush introduced his brother at a retirement community in Sun City Center, where the president touted the new Medicare prescription drug benefit as the governor watched intently from a politically appropriate seat on stage right. They had a private lunch together with political supporters, then visited a fire station and appeared together before television cameras to express concern about wildfires that were blazing across the state.

The governor was not with the president during his visit to The Puerto Rican Club of Central Florida in Orlando Wednesday - George W. Bush's final stop on a three-day trip to the state. But the president was sure his brother still got some attention.

``Yesterday I checked in with my brother,'' President Bush said as he took the stage. ``Make sure everything's going all right. I'm real proud of Jeb. He's a good decent man and I love him dearly.''

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

Given the generally pitiful record of American presidential 'dynasties', nothing good can possibly come of this. Consider the forerunners:

John Adams -brilliant legislative politician in the Continental Congress: flop as a president.

John Quincy Adams-brilliant diplomat: flop as a president

William Henry Harrison-I never did understand how he got elected, unless it was his snappy campaign slogan: Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too!: dead after a month in office

Benjamin Harrison: He's one of those 'Who?' presidents no one but a geek knows anything about.

George Bush I: not a terrible president, but only a 1 termer, thanks to 'no new taxes' and Ross Perrot

George Bush II: mid-way in his second term and he's in the running for 'worst president in history'. I'll withhold my personal judgement of Big Bro George, but I'd say Jeb is swimming upstream against a powerful downstream current.

some waygug-in · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

I hope you're right, but don't discount those Diebold buggers ability to throw a wrench into the mix.

canuckistan · Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 5:24 am Post subject:

Jeb Bush for prez?

Nein danke.

Bo Peabody · Joined: 25 Aug 2005

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Gardimus · Joined: 23 Feb 2006 Location: Formerly Ontario, Canada

Well, I would go as far to say Jeb would probably be better than George.

bucheon bum · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

A horse's ass would be better than Dubya.

Milwaukiedave · Joined: 02 Oct 2004 Location: Goseong

We could make a mini series: Presidents from Hell:The Bush's PartIII:President Jeb

Seriously, I read the same article in the Korea Herald. Hopefully a plane hits him or some freak accident like that so it never becomes a reality.

Kuros · Joined: 27 Apr 2004

Is G.W. delusional? How is endorsing your brother when you're polling at 32% going to help him? The Bush dynasty stops here.

vandyshannon · Joined: 30 Apr 2006 Location: Jeonju

it's too awful to even ponder.

Tiger Beer · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

Another Bush running for presidency!!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

sorry.. felt like i just had a bad dream..

wait.. this could actually happen..

OH MY GOD NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!

igotthisguitar · Mon May 15, 10:00 AM ET

jinglejangle · Joined: 19 Feb 2005 Location: Far far far away.

God Forbid.

ddeubel · Joined: 20 Jul 2005

I thought it was pretty well proven that inbreding leads to mutation which leads to ..............................

Oh my god, is this a nuclear metaphor??????????????????? Or is my chemistry poor. Or is the Bush family's? I hope it is the former....

DD