Senator Jeb Bush?
The former Florida governor considers a move to Washington as his brother prepares to leave.
George Bush, front, and his brother Jeb, the former governor of Florida
(AP Photo/Allen Eyestone)
The Bush family might not leave Washington for long, said Fred Barnes in The Weekly Standard. As President Bush prepares to leave the White House, his brother, former Florida governor Jeb Bush, says he might run in 2010 to replace retiring Sen. Mel Martinez. Jeb's last name would be a "hindrance" if he ever decided to follow his father and brother into the White House, but he's a different kind of Bush—a small-government conservative with what he calls a "libertarian gene."
That's why the Republican Party needs him right now, said the National Review Online in an editorial. The White House is probably "closed to him," but Jeb Bush has the "vision, command of the issues, and a commitment to conservative principles" that the GOP leadership needs. He has the "right blend of ideas and the temperament" to help "rejuvenate conservatism."
Yes, and he was such a popular governor that the Republican nomination is his if he wants it, said Aaron Deslatte in the Orlando Sentinel. But his popularity has dwindled somewhat since he left office, and "the tanking economy and the toxic Bush brand" could cost him. And after Barack Obama became the first Northern Democrat to win Florida since Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Democrats might "relish pouring money into another fight against the Bush dynasty."
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Posted by Nick Cooper, Monday, December 8, 2008, 11:55 am How about Barney Bush, the president's dog in 2012?
Posted by Brett, Monday, December 8, 2008, 3:52 pm Jeb has too much baggage as governor of Florida. He has been active in the attempts to erase the line between church and state here and he was in the middle of the tragic Terri Schiavo case, among other things that will turn off anyone who isn't a conservative extremist. His family connections and his policies will sink him quickly. Maybe he and Sarah Palin can run for president in 2012 as the ticket for change!!
Posted by E. O'Sullivan, Monday, December 8, 2008, 7:22 pm Worst news for Floridians in a long time. Mr. Entitled Arrogance wants the Senate seat, and he'll probably get it. But he'll be bad at it, because he's not able to work collegially with anyone. Florida doesn't need any more Bush ego!
Posted by Kam, Monday, December 8, 2008, 10:51 pm Here, here you dumb Floridians, how dare you want to elect former Gov. Bush to the Senate seat allotted to the State of Florida. Haven't you Florida citizens learned the lessons so rudely taught you as to how to vote and who to vote for? The liberal k00l-aid drooling fanatics, who see themselves as regular folk, have judged him as bad for you, and so you must obey their opinions on who your state needs or doesn't need. (Total Sarcasm) For Florida citizens, vote for whomever you want and the he** with the leftist nimcompoops' opinions.
Posted by Animal Rollins D-Menace, Tuesday, December 9, 2008, 6:26 am America needs another Bush the way we need a hole in the head.
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