a pony. I don't think either of us is gonna get what we want.

I wouldn't mind the "Dynastic Freedom" amendment for the constitution. That would be the one where the direct relatives of a president would be prevented from ever running for or becoming President or Vice-President.

Much like the Israelites wandering the desert for 40 years, all Americans currently alive will have to be DEAD before another Bush sits in the Oval Office.

these things always seem to come in threes.

It's true. Bad things do happen in 3's.

It's not like this country ever elected Dumbya, either. Democracy is so 20th Century.

Wait'll a couple of good-sized hurricanes hit and FEMA does as little for Florida as it did for Louisiana and Mississipi last year. The people of Florida will then collectively give Governor Jeb a Scalia-like gesture which Jeb, in turn, will pass on to his brother George. If there's any justice the name "Bush" is going to be political poison for decades to come. (Sorry, Jeb, but if you had any presidential aspirations you can thank George for completely ruining them. Better yet, maybe you should thank your mother for raising such a dumb cold-hearted greedy twit.)

Oh hell f@#$%in' NO! Hey, Jeb, que te lleve el diablo!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.... ahhh ha ha ha ha ha ha. Laughing so hard I'm about to cry. Ha ha ha ha ha. I don't think we will ever see another Bush in the White House, but that is probably by far the funniest thing w has said in his tumultuous five years as president

As I said elsewhere ,enough of the Bushes, its hard enough to see the forest through the them. We need weedkillers.

We might not be in the mess we are in if the smarter Bush brother had been elected in 2000. Jeb is not as ideological as Dubya, and hasn’t been a half bad as Governor of Florida. He has been the kind of consensus builder that George claimed he was in 2000. Remember, "I’m a uniter, not a divider.”?

As for Jeb in 2008: if the Republican attack machine got behind him, he’d have an even chance. His wife, Columba would attract the Hispanic vote; and could drive away the NASCAR vote. She’s not exactly the very model of a modern first lady. Then there’s the daughter’s drug conviction…

from my panic attack, I think he said that because he knows Jeb isn't going to run, so in his mind, it's kind of a nice thing to say.

However, if Jeb runs and wins, I'll have to reconsider my status as a pacifist.

I'm far from his biggest fan, but Jeb is probably smarter and more charismatic than George. Jeb would be President now if he weren't, well, named "Jeb". His parents obviously didn't think that one through.

I hereby waive copyright to the following proposed campaign slogan for whatever Democrat faces Jeb Bush:

"How Many Times Do We Have To Attack Iraq Before We Stop Electing These Guys?"

Terry Anastassiou

San Francisco

He's got to have someone sympathetic in office to pardon him when he is finally held accountable... or maybe thats just wishful thinking.

Sounds like he could beat Gore.

Jeb Bush? Really? The SAME Jeb Bush who signed the PNAC Statement of Principles in 1997? (and he's the only Bush to do so). THIS Jeb Bush:

http://www.newamericancentury.org/statementofprinciples.htm

The "architect" of Iraq Jeb Bush? Okay, um, well, good luck with that ...

He must really hate Jeb to say something like that after all he's been through. Either that or he really is delusional.

His real name is John Ellis Bush, but that sounds just a little bit too patrician. So he has gone by "Jeb," his initials, to make himself sound a little bit like one of the Beverly Hillbillies. My initials are THB, but I don't go around calling myself "Thubb."

On another tack, his governorship has been a mixed bag. He announced the end of affirmative action purchasing by the state, and then backtracked, ordering state employees to keep track of spending on minority-group vendors. He oversaw the multi-year disaster of the "People First" computer system that the Convergys company sold the state, a system that has been an expensive clunker from day one. He ignored reports of corruption in the prison system untiolk it threatened to blow open, thenm, to his credit, he did sack the head of Corrections and send in somebody to clean house. And he was seen by a reporter on the last night of an early legislative chatting with a lobyist who gloated "I don't know what the poor folks got, but the rich folks are happy and I'm ready to go home!"

In his personal life, he's also the guy who planned to use "conscientious objector" status if his draft number had been called in the draft lottery of 1972, the guy who's wife got caught snmuggling thousands of dollars of stuff through customs with the lame excuse that she just forgot, and the guy romantically linked with the former Playboy bunny turned attorney he appointed to the Department of Professional Regulation (the stories are not all that plausible, but that didn't stop Bill Clinton's critics).

Would any of this affect a future candidacy? Of course not, because the Washington DC press corps and the Talking Heads of New York City know little or nothing about this, and won't care to learn. They will make up some talking points ("He's very electable, you know" and "He's definitely proven to be a capable administrator") and repeat them to each other. ANd they will continue to believe that his name really is "Jeb."

Another Bush in the White House?

Apparently W wants to really see this country roast in burning oil while he plays fiddle.

OH, HELL NO!!!

Fortunately, Barbara Bush said recently, "I think people are gonna be tired of the Bushes for a while"

Well said,

How about, WE'RE CURED of all things BUSH.

Twelve years of being Bush whacked? I'd say we're done.