Bush: Brother Jeb would be ‘great president’
 

ORLANDO, Fla. - 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.

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I think he would be better than his brother at least.

Seriously, they just need to stop.

I'm getting chills.

As someone who has been keeping quiet on the whole Bush issue lately, I will say that, when George W. ran, his mother was a bit surprised, saying that she always thought that Jeb would be the next Bush president.

I always knew Barbara was one smart cookie. Too bad she has a crumby son.;) Shoulda gone with the other one.

Now you know that was in the plan...from the beginning. :rolleyes:

Gov. Perry (Texas) could be his running mate.


It's only a prediction. :o :p

I can never, ever vote for someone named Jeb...the fact that he's a bush just makes me even more against the whole thing.

For a while now there have been quite a few commentaries about how Jeb was pissed off that his "Idiot" brother was screwing things up for the Bush family and how he would have made the better President. It's no secret and it's probably pretty damn true.

-Rudey

I don't think the Bush brothers are that close. It's one of those situations where, if they weren't brothers, they probably would not be friends.

Jeb doesn't have a chance in hell to become president anytime soon. Maybe if he runs in 2020, he might have a shot but I don't see the American people voting in another Bush anytime soon.

jeb isn't actually too bad. probably a hell of a lot smarter than his sibling.

It appears that way.

Live in Florida for a little bit while Jeb is still governor. You won't have the same opinion.

He wrecked Florida's education system among many other things.

Many of our teacher friends would argue that "No Child Left Behind" has wrecked our education system nationally.

He does live in Florida...

Sorry to jump the gun pare, but I thought she should know.

And I know some teachers (ranging from administration to classroom level) who really like it. I guess like anything else it depends on who you talk to...

And many studies would show otherwise. Let's not forget that it was a bipartisan effort and some said an idea stolen from the "Other" party. Most of the rumbling has come from annoying teacher's unions.

-Rudey

Unions that in some cases don't even look out for their own members.

Speaking of George W.

Is there anyone out there willing to give him a blow job so that he will be impeached and we can rid ourselves of this bonehead?????

Anyone?

:rolleyes:

Clinton was impeached because he lied under oath to a Grand Jury.

Also, impeaching Bush wouldn't remove him from office; there's a whole other process after the impeachment.

I know, dear. It's called a JOKE. Doesn't necessarily have to be 100% correct for it to work.

;)

My bad - long day, I think I'm just taking everything too seriously/at face value.

However, in this case, as I pointed out, the rumbling is coming from friends who are long time teachers and administrators.

That doesn't mean that all educators agree with them.

Mrs. DA is a former high school teacher, and has a lot of friends who still teach.

lol.

What stance does Jeb take on illegal immigration? :rolleyes:

He's the father of "the little brown ones."

I hope George P. runs for something. He is HOTT hot.

lol, well i've only been in florida for about 3 years....i do know that the FCAT is a huge controversey...but he didn't do too bad with the hurricanes that have been battering us.

I've been interning in Tallahassee this year and have met Governor Bush many times.

He is a very very intelligent man, regardless of his political views. I do think he would do a better job than W.

Also note that if Jeb did want to run within the next 20 years, he has a strong following. He has been playing the hispanic vote throughout his tenure in Florida, having appointed the first Hispanic Florida Supreme Court Justice, and now having the first Hispanic speaker of the house.

And, he speaks fluent spanish while having a wife from Mexico.

I don't have the numbers, but as I should recall, the growth in the number of Hispanics in the US is projected to be greater than all other minorities. (except maybe blacks?, not sure).

I believe that Hispanics are supposed to become the largest US minority group within the next few years.

On the topic of Jeb's wife, why not begin the debate now...

Didn't a lot of people make a big deal out of Mrs. Heinz-Kerry not being a US born citizen?

I don't think that was the point of the comment, though.

Frankly, I don't think it makes a bit of difference, but if it is a potential problem for one family, shouldn't it be the same for another?

Or was it really just a political smokescreen to attack a candidate through a spouse?

I don't seem to remember it being that big of a deal; the big deal was that people just didn't like her, and she had a habit of making controversial statements (i.e., when she said in a Washington Post interview that the main reason people should vote for Kerry was because she would make a good First Lady).

I realize you're trying to make this into a Republican/Democrat thing, but I think it had more to do with the likability of said potential First Lady.

Or when she said she was black.

I love that crazy woman, but she needs to be quiet.

Ah yes, I forgot about that gem.

Hold on a sec, DeltAlum is a moderate ;)

-Rudey
--You're right it was an issue of her being a quack that bothered people...oh and the fact that she manipulated her taxes :)

Absolutely untrue. I hope to vote for McCain next time.

I'm still not registered with either party. I never have and never intend to be.

You guys can consider me anything you want, but anything right of liberal is not necessarily conservative, nor is anything left of conservative liberal. There's a vast area in there and I think that's where most of the electorate fits.

I just wonder if, since somebody brought the candidate wife's place of birth up last time, it will be brought up again.

You brought up how it was a problem for one family, and asked whether it should be for another. With that comment, it seemed like you were trying to make it a political thing (criticize the Democrat, so why not criticize the Republican).

I happen to believe that Heinz-Kerry's birthplace wasn't a big deal to most people; what was a big deal is that most people just plain didn't like her. She's very opinionated, and sometimes just made no sense with the things she said. I just don't remember her birthplace being a big deal at all.

The stupid CReps at my undergrad made a huge deal out of it, they kept saying she wasn't a real American and wasn't fit to be first lady because of that. Then again, they are some unique snowflakes.

No politics intended -- only a question of if there would be fair play. It simply occurred to me when I read that Jeb's wife was born in Mexico.

I agree that a lot of people didn't like Ms. Kerry -- myself among them, although not to the extent of some. But as I said at the time, I intended to vote for one of the husbands for President, not for one of the women for First Lady.

I think it was a fairly big deal for a while (see GP's post above), but subsided.

It was not a national issue - I honestly think you made more out of it than what it was. Her nationality was really a very minor issue in the election.

I'm not saying that we should vote based on the First Lady; I'm saying what public sentiment was towards Heinz-Kerry (see Munchkin's post above)

Delt, you might be 'moderate' in the sense that you disagree with some Democratic policies as well, but you take a hilariously hard line on issues.

That's not bad, though - embrace it, buddy! This is why America is great!