Jeb Bush in 2008?

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Does anyone else think they are grooming Jeb to run for President in 2008 by sending him to inspect the tsunami damage? I understand he has experience dealing with hurrican damage, but so does the FEMA director. And I don't recall Dubya asking him to do anything this high-profile before outside of Florida.

It just seems there would be a list of people from the cabinet and Congress that would be sent before the Florida governor unless you're trying to put him on an international stage to build up his image.
 
Maybe they'll push off the Iranian invasion after Jeb Bush's 2009 coronation. With those electronic voting machines, it's sure to happen.
 
He would win Florida, he already has the rigging down well.

Jeb.. hahaha... no one wants a president named Jeb, and at least 55-60 million don't want one named Bush.

My favorite is rumours that the Mass Governor would run for president in 2008, and that people are telling him not to run for Governor again in 2006 because they are affraid he would loose and that would wreck his evil plan.

You can't win governor again you shouldn't be president.
 
He's been groomed for the part for a while. Many think that W. wasn't originaly intended to be the candidate in 2000, but Rove insisted he could get W. in like he did in Texas for the governorship. Rove is a mastermind when it comes to shady campaign tacticts, he pioneered many of them.
 
He says he won't do it and I don't think if he did, he'd get elected. No matter what people think of the current administration, if Jeb runs in 2008 it'll look like a Bush Dynasty and would have such negative implications that most people would vote against him. Jeb is a better candidate than W was, he's a much more popular Governor from a swing-state.

I think McCain's going to try to run again in '08.
 
[quote name='t0llenz']He says he won't do it and I don't think if he did, he'd get elected. No matter what people think of the current administration, if Jeb runs in 2008 it'll look like a Bush Dynasty and would have such negative implications that most people would vote against him. Jeb is a better candidate than W was, he's a much more popular Governor from a swing-state.

I think McCain's going to try to run again in '08.[/quote]

With the far right wing in charge of the GOP, they won't let McCain have the nomination without a fight. He's too moderate. They'll have to run someone against him.
 
McCain...moderate? He's pro-life, he loves guns, and supports the Death penalty. He's supported Bush's tax plans, etc. He occaisionally crosses party lines on some economic issues and once on the marriage issue, (kinda, though, he basically voted to table the issue as did everyone else), but he's rather Conservative.
Not that it matters, the current perception of him is as a moderate, which would almost definately better his chances.
 
[quote name='t0llenz']McCain...moderate? He's pro-life, he loves guns, and supports the Death penalty. He's supported Bush's tax plans, etc. He occaisionally crosses party lines on some economic issues and once on the marriage issue, (kinda, though, he basically voted to table the issue as did everyone else), but he's rather Conservative.
Not that it matters, the current perception of him is as a moderate, which would almost definately better his chances.[/quote]

Compared to the current GOP, McCain is practically a liberal.
 
You mean current GOP President :wink:

There are a lot of moderate to even in certain regards liberal and active members of the GOP, ranging from Rudolph Giulliani, (who many think will run in '08), to the Governator, to George Pataki, to Senator Lincoln Chaffee. Bush may be rather conservative...as may be the people around him...but he doesn't completely control the GOP. The religious right base of the party tends to vote Republican even if the candidate is more moderate because, "At least they're not a left-wing Democrat." The moderates make up the bulk of the voting blocks for both parties...and I think in '08 both parties may try to shift to the center, or better for their own sakes.
 
[quote name='t0llenz']You mean current GOP President :wink:

There are a lot of moderate to even in certain regards liberal and active members of the GOP, ranging from Rudolph Giulliani, (who many think will run in '08), to the Governator, to George Pataki, to Senator Lincoln Chaffee. Bush may be rather conservative...as may be the people around him...but he doesn't completely control the GOP. The religious right base of the party tends to vote Republican even if the candidate is more moderate because, "At least they're not a left-wing Democrat." The moderates make up the bulk of the voting blocks for both parties...and I think in '08 both parties may try to shift to the center, or better for their own sakes.[/quote]

You have more faith than I do that politics will move to the center anytime soon.
 
If anyone thinks the Dems aren't running Hillary in '08 they're fooling themselves. It's funny how she doesn't go by Hillary Rodham Clinton too much anymore. Bubba can't wait to be First Gentleman (I use that term extremely loosely in his case).
 
it's not faith in politics, it's self-preservation. Our country, on average is centrist, with a very slight right lean. Both parties need to realize that being moderate will bring in the votes more than being super liberal or super conservative. I hope they realize it...before a third party does and sweeps 'em away.
 
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