Quote:
Bush senior wants another son to run
June 1, 2005 - 11:09AM
George Bush, the president's father, would like to see another Bush in the White House one day, saying that he would want his son Jeb to run for president when the timing is right.
Florida Governor Jeb Bush has repeatedly said he does not plan to run for president in 2008, trying to dampen speculation that another Bush could be on the next Republican ticket for the White House.
In an interview on CNN's Larry King Live, former President Bush said he would want Jeb to run for president "some day", but now was not the time.
"The timing's wrong. The main thing is, he doesn't want to do it. Nobody believes that," Bush said.
But he and wife Barbara both said they believed Jeb, 52, did not want to run in the next presidential race.
Bush said he did not have a favourite candidate for the Republican nomination to succeed his son, President George W Bush.
Barbara Bush said she believed Senator and former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton would be the Democratic nominee in the 2008 presidential race. "I'm not going to vote for her, but I'm betting on her," she said.
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REF:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Bus...568235186.html
Can you imagine?
Whilst I accept there is nothing to prevent such a step, it just kinda makes me a bit uneasy. I don't know much about Jeb Bush, apart from the negative publicity I've seen about him. It's just the idea of one family controlling the presidency of the US for 16 years. Seems a bit... undesireable.
Mr Mephisto
PS - It's about time the PB got a new thread.
