If not top spot on GOP ticket, Jeb Bush looks good for VP spot

LAT: Benefit of a Name Is Relative
Term limits put Gov. Jeb Bush at a crossroads. His assets give him a prime spot in the GOP for 2008. But his family ties could be a problem.
By Peter Wallsten, Times Staff Writer
May 14, 2006

....some players in the 2008 campaign appear to find Jeb Bush's political capital too tantalizing to ignore.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), an early front-runner for the presidential nomination, flew to Tallahassee in December for a private lunch with Bush at the governor's mansion, fueling the notion of a McCain-Bush ticket. Advisors to both men acknowledge that such a pairing would help McCain court skeptical conservatives, who will be crucial in GOP primary races.

The Family Research Council, an influential evangelical activist group, has invited Gov. Bush to appear at a fall conference of "values voters," along with would-be presidential candidates.

President Bush himself added to the speculation over the governor's future during a stop in Florida last week, saying that his brother would make a "great president" but that Jeb had deflected private questions on the topic....

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"There clearly is a vacancy thus far in terms of a Republican candidate that conservatives can rally around," said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council....Bush has told his closest friends and supporters that he does not intend to run for president in the next election, and Perkins and other conservative activists say they take him at his word. But some strategists are eyeing his value as a running mate, particularly for candidates such as McCain, former New York Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, who are viewed warily by coveted evangelical voters....

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-na-jeb14may14,0,4094153.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Jeb in 2008

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Six out of the last seven wasn't NEARLY high enough a percentage!

:puke: :puke: :puke:

No, a million times NONONONONONONONONO Bush No more Bush

you NEVER thought you would utter......

All we have to do is say that it will be more of the same--the President will be a figurehead and Jeb will be the REAL power behind the throne! Run, Jeb, run! RAH RAH RAH!


rocknation

in 08, they're toast for sure!

The public in general gets tired, bored, or just plain disgusted with any individual and his family after 8 years, and with such a divisive one as THIS ONE, even more so.

I'm not saying Jeb will NEVER run for Prez, but it will NOT be in 08!

The smart thing would be to wait 4 years to run but I've never accused Republicans, especially Bush republicans of having any smarts.

Sadly, I don't think they're stupid enough to do it. Not unless we fail to win the House and/or Senate in 06 (guaranteeing there is no impeachment or even real investigation) and by some miracle Bush's approval ratings come out of the toilet, maybe (God forbid) with another 9/11-like attack.

About the only way I could see Jeb on their '08 ticket would be if McCain (or possibly Giulianni) would pick little brother for a running mate to win over some of Bush's die-hard base. But I seriously doubt either one will ever be in the position to choose.

Would a life insurance company write a policy for him/her?