(White House photo by Pete Souza)
Posted on 04/24/2013 4:03:05 PM PDT by bimboeruption
Former President George W. Bush says he isn’t interested in playing on the national political stage any longer. But for family, he’s making an exception.
Asked in an interview with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer whether he thinks his brother former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush should run for president in 2016, the ex-president was unequivocal.
“He’d be a marvelous candidate if he chooses to do so. He doesn’t need my counsel ’cause he knows what it is, which is ‘run,’ ” the elder Bush brother said about Jeb’s possible candidacy, in an interview that first aired Wednesday on “World News with Diane Sawyer.” “But whether he does or not, it’s a very personal decision.”
The former president even allowed himself to picture the potential 2016 matchup: Jeb Bush vs. Hillary Rodham Clinton. It would be a family rematch of the 1992 election, when George H.W. Bush lost to Bill Clinton.
“It’ll be a fantastic photo here. It would certainly eclipse the museum and the center,” Bush said on the eve of the formal opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center at Southern Methodist University, just outside Dallas. “I’m interested in politics. I’m, you know, I’m fascinated by all the gossip and stuff that goes on. But the field won’t be become clear ’til after the midterms.”
Asked for a word of advice to the Republican Party, the former president struck an optimistic note amid rounds of GOP soul-searching: “You will exist in the future,” he said with a smile.
On several major issues, though, Bush made clear he’s staying away from day-to-day political battles.
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(White House photo by Pete Souza)
No more political dynasties!
That will cause me to change my voter registration to Independent.
To quote a famous race pimp: “stay out the bushes”. I’m just saying . . .
grumpy cat would puke at the idea
Mark Levin is currently putting a major smackdown on this trial balloon.
Way to go, Mark!!
JUST SAY NO!!!
No more Bush Whitehouse
I don’t care about “fantastic photos”, I care about turning this nation around. That will NOT happen with a RINO candidate. We tried that two elections in a row.... and we now have the United Socialist States of Amerika.
“Jeb Bush was best Governor that Florida has had in my lifetime.”
RINO. I know a state employee who got his job privatized under Bush. Virtually all of those who lost their jobs to contractors became supervisors of the contractors who were now doing their jobs. The privatization would have worked if they’d eliminated the workers who had their job privatized. Or, at least sent them off to do other jobs. But, instead of handling phone calls, my buddy listens in to a contractor who handles the phone calls.
I will not vote for Jeb!!!!!!!
What is this love affair some freepers have with the Bushes? I see comments on this very thread airing on the side of "Well, maybe one more Bush..."
NO NO NO. Bush has become a dirty word. It will be a landslide defeat for the gop if Jeb runs. If he is nominated I would be convinced once and for all that the gop wants to lose in order to forward the marxist leftist agenda.
Even if Jeb could win (which he absolutely could not), what good would it be to us? We need a real conservative, not a democrat masquerading as a conservative. The Bushes epitomize the lite section of the republican party.
Run away. Rubio is carrying the amnesty water pretty well all by himself.
He not only shot it down, he set it on fire and left it a smoking ruin.
I’m in complete agreement! Was only pointing out the reality of being in the same position to answer a question about my family member.
If it goes the way of Jeb, I would never ever ever ever ever vote for him, ever!
How so? Setting the stage for Crist?
Stay Out Da Bushes!!!
Jeb would not win a primary. He’d struggle to get a single state. I just can’t imagine a room of people screaming “Jeb, Jeb!”, unless it was swiftly followed with “f*ck off”.
Well, I couldn’t imagine a room of people screaming “Mitt, Mitt!”, and he seemed to do ok.
I wouldn’t put anything past the establishment and wouldn’t be surprised in the least if Jeb ended up the nominee in 2016.
LLS
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