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Second President Bush floats prospect of a third

Jeb Bush has long been considered a likely presidential candidate.
Jeb Bush has long been considered a likely presidential candidate.

(CNN) – For only the second time in nearly three decades, there won’t be a Bush on the presidential ballot this November. But that absence may not be a permanent one, the current White House occupants hinted Sunday.

President Bush was asked by a SkyNews correspondent whether the end of his term marked the end of the Bush presidential dynasty that began with his father’s Oval Office tenure 20 years ago.

In response, Bush singled out his brother, who has often been mentioned as a possible Republican presidential contender. "Well, we've got another one out there who did a fabulous job as governor of Florida, and that's Jeb,” he said. “But you know, you better ask him whether or not he's thinking of running. But he'd be a great president."

There had been wide speculation in 2000 that Jeb Bush would enter the Republican primary race that was won by his brother.

During the SkyNews interview, first lady Laura Bush added that public service was an "unbelievable” life.

"One of the reasons George and his brother, Jeb, served in office is because they admired their father [Presient George H.W. Bush] so much," she said.

Asked whether that meant her husband was not “the last Bush," she responded: “Well, who knows. We'll see."


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soundoff (223 Responses)
  1. bernj

    Oh no...not again...please God...not again.

    June 16, 2008 12:57 pm at 12:57 pm |
  2. Ex-pat in London

    HELL NO!!! the country wont be that stupid for real.

    June 16, 2008 12:58 pm at 12:58 pm |
  3. USAF Staff Sergeant

    If this country elects another Bush, God help us.

    June 16, 2008 12:58 pm at 12:58 pm |
  4. Bizarro World

    Why is it OK for our potential president to have a history of anti-American connections?

    June 16, 2008 12:59 pm at 12:59 pm |
  5. Carmen

    Seriously? Do they honestly believe the country has not had enough of the Bush dynasty?

    June 16, 2008 12:59 pm at 12:59 pm |
  6. Ryan, New York, NY

    Why even bother to have elections when executive is turning into a competition between two families?

    It's ridiculous to think that, in a nation of 300 million people, the only qualified people all come from the same families.

    No more Bushes, No more Clintons.

    June 16, 2008 12:59 pm at 12:59 pm |
  7. Cynthia

    Please no more Bushes – they are the reason why we are in the shape we are.

    June 16, 2008 01:00 pm at 1:00 pm |
  8. Greg, NY

    Ha, yeah as if anyone would ever vote for a Bush again. I kinda wish he ran this year to prove that fact.

    The president may not be the last Bush to run for public office, but he's certainly the last one to be elected.

    June 16, 2008 01:01 pm at 1:01 pm |
  9. VOTE 08!!!

    Fool me once sham on you.
    Fool me twice sham on me.

    We have already been shamed by the Bush’s. This country would become a laughing stock to elect another.

    June 16, 2008 01:01 pm at 1:01 pm |
  10. Danny in Chicago

    Yeah right.....this country will put ANOTHER Bush in the Oval Office. Right..... That's hilarious. Dont these political people realize that we are sick of these so-called political dynasties??? What are they thinking?? This is so funny that this is even KIND OF news!!! Another Bush in office.....that's SO FUNNY!!!

    June 16, 2008 01:02 pm at 1:02 pm |
  11. christina

    No one with at least 2% of brain usage would put another Bush in office!!!

    June 16, 2008 01:02 pm at 1:02 pm |
  12. Darth Vadik, CA

    Go ahead Jeb and run...

    I dare you...

    And see the landslide you lose by.

    June 16, 2008 01:02 pm at 1:02 pm |
  13. Seth in Jacksonville, FL

    Geez, know when to call it quits. We're not interested in dynasties. We want CHANGE. No more Bush. Ever.

    June 16, 2008 01:03 pm at 1:03 pm |
  14. Independent for Obama

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!

    In all honesty, I think Jeb is a lot better than GW, and he was a decent governor here in Florida, but WHY does everyone in that family think they need to be president? NO MORE!!!

    June 16, 2008 01:03 pm at 1:03 pm |
  15. Anonymous

    Please, God, no.

    June 16, 2008 01:04 pm at 1:04 pm |
  16. common sense

    nooo more Bush!!!!!!! American be smart

    June 16, 2008 01:04 pm at 1:04 pm |
  17. SAY ITS NOT SO

    GOD HELP US ALL!!

    June 16, 2008 01:04 pm at 1:04 pm |
  18. Loretta from California

    Dear Lord , I hope not.

    June 16, 2008 01:04 pm at 1:04 pm |
  19. Frank, Missouri

    Jeb is probably the most capable of the three ... however, we cannot afford another Bush. We simply cannot afford it.

    June 16, 2008 01:05 pm at 1:05 pm |
  20. R

    oh hell to the no! Bush is NOT a good president. Stating he'll be a good one means he WON'T!

    enough of all the Bush

    June 16, 2008 01:05 pm at 1:05 pm |
  21. ashley

    please, God, no.

    June 16, 2008 01:05 pm at 1:05 pm |
  22. Ryan Breen

    I'm confused. "For the first time in nearly three decades, there won’t be a Bush on the presidential ballot this November." What about 1996? Dole/Kemp v. Clinton/Gore.

    June 16, 2008 01:05 pm at 1:05 pm |
  23. Ron R

    Uhhh...Is this some kind of joke or what???

    June 16, 2008 01:05 pm at 1:05 pm |
  24. NH, Texas

    Enough already! No More!

    June 16, 2008 01:05 pm at 1:05 pm |
  25. Angela Frazier, Memphis TN

    Lord, help us all!! Will the nightmare never end??

    June 16, 2008 01:05 pm at 1:05 pm |
  26. Sadie

    A third Bush? Is that one of the signs of the apocalypse? Lord save us all.

    June 16, 2008 01:05 pm at 1:05 pm |
  27. Jerry

    No more Bush in the office.....NO NO NO NO NO NO
    Go fishing Bush's

    June 16, 2008 01:06 pm at 1:06 pm |
  28. Nightmare

    I had a nightmare like this. I woke up in a cold sweat. Worse nightmare I ever had.

    June 16, 2008 01:06 pm at 1:06 pm |
  29. Jon

    Which Bush was on a ticket in 1996? Was 1996 "three decades ago"!? How long have I been asleep? What year is it?

    June 16, 2008 01:06 pm at 1:06 pm |
  30. Ben

    Good god, not another one...

    June 16, 2008 01:06 pm at 1:06 pm |
  31. CT

    Let's hope this Bush is the last one!

    June 16, 2008 01:06 pm at 1:06 pm |
  32. Vik

    Yuck, is all I can say!

    June 16, 2008 01:06 pm at 1:06 pm |
  33. Latha, Ohio

    I just threw up my lunch.

    June 16, 2008 01:06 pm at 1:06 pm |
  34. New Day

    hehehe this is silly.

    June 16, 2008 01:06 pm at 1:06 pm |
  35. FactCheck

    Technically, that may be correct. However, since McCain's platform is essentially an extension of the George W. Bush platform, Jeb would be the fourth.

    June 16, 2008 01:06 pm at 1:06 pm |
  36. R. Carrillo

    Three decades? So then the '96 election between Clinton/Gore and Dole/Kemp doesn't count?

    June 16, 2008 01:07 pm at 1:07 pm |
  37. I AM NOW AN INDEPENDENT!*********

    JEB IS AN IDIOT JUST LIKE HIS FATHER AND BROTHER!

    HE SCREWED FLORIDA UP AND DUMPED THE MESS ON CRIST WHO IS A JOKE AS WELL!!!!

    THESE PEOPLE SHOULDN'T HOLD ANY OFFICE!

    June 16, 2008 01:07 pm at 1:07 pm |
  38. Tired of W, OH

    That'll never happen. He'd need to change his name to ever stand a chance. Besides, Johnny McBush is trying to become the 3rd Bush already.

    June 16, 2008 01:07 pm at 1:07 pm |
  39. If Obama wins

    Well.. if Obama wins... another Bush will look good by comparison.

    June 16, 2008 01:07 pm at 1:07 pm |
  40. WE ARE ONE

    McCa

    June 16, 2008 01:07 pm at 1:07 pm |
  41. Theresa in Georgia

    Help US ALL!! No more Bushes! Two is ENOUGH!!!

    June 16, 2008 01:07 pm at 1:07 pm |
  42. Dave

    there was no Bush on the presidential ballot in 1996

    June 16, 2008 01:07 pm at 1:07 pm |
  43. Kiah

    The thought made my stomach hurt!

    June 16, 2008 01:07 pm at 1:07 pm |
  44. Mavik

    Was a Bush on the presidential ballot in 1996?

    June 16, 2008 01:08 pm at 1:08 pm |
  45. Joe

    The first phrase is inaccurate - no Bush was on a ticket in 1996.

    June 16, 2008 01:08 pm at 1:08 pm |
  46. Andy

    First line: "For the first time in nearly three decades, there won’t be a Bush on the presidential ballot this November."

    What about 1996? I don't remember a Bush on the ballot, but I suppose I may have forgotten.

    June 16, 2008 01:08 pm at 1:08 pm |
  47. WE ARE ONE

    McCain IS ANOTHER BUSH , WE NEED TO STOP HIM .

    June 16, 2008 01:08 pm at 1:08 pm |
  48. unions are not stupid

    Good lord if they think his brother has a ghost chance in hell of winning they are completely buts! Talk about winning by a landslide!

    I bet that is the reason though they have Mc Cain running this time they want to get rid of him because they know they are going to lose

    June 16, 2008 01:08 pm at 1:08 pm |
  49. DQ

    " For the first time in nearly three decades, there won’t be a Bush on the presidential ballot this November."

    What about 1996? Dole-Kemp?

    June 16, 2008 01:09 pm at 1:09 pm |
  50. Glenn

    In retrospect, I believe that the first Bush would have been more than enough. The twelve years of the Bush Dynasty have been the low points in our American history. We certainly don't need another Bush.

    June 16, 2008 01:09 pm at 1:09 pm |
  51. EDW

    Oh no, no no no. that ain't gonna happen. Are you guys crazy??? Just asking for more trouble. Down with the Rupublicans!!!

    June 16, 2008 01:09 pm at 1:09 pm |
  52. Amanda M - Chicago, IL

    god save us all.....

    June 16, 2008 01:09 pm at 1:09 pm |
  53. yogee

    For the first time in nearly three decades, there won’t be a Bush on the presidential ballot this November. – There wasnt a Bush on the ballot in 1996.

    June 16, 2008 01:10 pm at 1:10 pm |
  54. Jay - MN

    the simple thought of another "bush" in the whitehouse makes me Simultaneously clench my fists in rage and vomit in disgust.

    June 16, 2008 01:10 pm at 1:10 pm |
  55. blaising

    I love Jeb. He'd be a wonderful candidate. Too bad he's another Bush.

    June 16, 2008 01:10 pm at 1:10 pm |
  56. Linda from Prescott

    Now that is one frightening proposition.

    June 16, 2008 01:10 pm at 1:10 pm |
  57. AROD

    NO HE SHOULDN'T BECAUSE NO HE CANT

    June 16, 2008 01:10 pm at 1:10 pm |
  58. Peter

    Jeb had a chance to before big brother screwed everything up.

    He sounds like a more thoughtful and prudent guy but I would not want to take a chance on him.

    June 16, 2008 01:10 pm at 1:10 pm |
  59. Kris

    I have heard Jeb is alittle more Liberal then the 2 others...I dont care. We dont need a dynasty as we have already. No more Bushs'

    June 16, 2008 01:11 pm at 1:11 pm |
  60. Kelby from Houston, TX

    In the words of the great pop singer Witney Houston

    "HELL TO THE NAWL!" in proper english this phrase translates to "HELL TO THE NO"

    NO MORE BUSH

    June 16, 2008 01:11 pm at 1:11 pm |
  61. Dvon

    don't do it

    June 16, 2008 01:11 pm at 1:11 pm |
  62. Anne

    Jeb did a good job here in Florida but he made ti clear then he was not planning to run for president. Maybe this is a Bush with the family brains.

    June 16, 2008 01:11 pm at 1:11 pm |
  63. Patman

    We need another Bush in the White House like we need a flu epidemic!

    June 16, 2008 01:11 pm at 1:11 pm |
  64. carlo

    Oh no you don't!

    See what happens when you try to have a dynasty? Thanks a lot George and Bill.

    June 16, 2008 01:11 pm at 1:11 pm |
  65. Mercedes

    You got to be kidding me! He brought the worst thing to Florida with this dumb FCAT testing. It's shame that we have to even think that this may be true. God save us!

    June 16, 2008 01:11 pm at 1:11 pm |
  66. Adam

    Ha. Ha. Ha.

    Please, please, pleeeease run, Jeb Bush.

    It's looking like the Bush family might be the best thing to happen to the progressive movement in a long time.

    June 16, 2008 01:11 pm at 1:11 pm |
  67. Scot

    "For the first time in nearly three decades, " – 1996 was 12 years ago. Hardly "nearly 3 decades"

    June 16, 2008 01:11 pm at 1:11 pm |
  68. Ryan

    Bush 88, Clinton 92, Clinton 96, Bush 00, Bush 04... I think this is enough with families controlling the whitehouse, we don't need Clinton or Bush 08, 12, 16... this is a democracy not a monarchy.

    June 16, 2008 01:12 pm at 1:12 pm |
  69. lenora d. levine

    HAVEN'T WE BEEN BUSHWHACKED ENOUGH? THE LAST THING THIS COUNTRY NEEDS IS ANOTHER ROYAL FAMILY WANNA BE.
    lenora l.

    June 16, 2008 01:12 pm at 1:12 pm |
  70. independent now

    HELP!

    June 16, 2008 01:12 pm at 1:12 pm |
  71. Michael Lorton. Virginia

    If Jeb Bush ever gets elected President, Mexico will have to re-enforce the border wall to keep the Americans out.

    June 16, 2008 01:12 pm at 1:12 pm |
  72. Brian

    No way.

    June 16, 2008 01:12 pm at 1:12 pm |
  73. Brandon Hillary Democrat for Mc Cain

    Mc Cain 2008
    Hillary 2012

    Let him run against Hillary in 2012 now there would be a race!

    June 16, 2008 01:12 pm at 1:12 pm |
  74. Ken in NM

    It would be a sad day if another Bush won the presidency.

    June 16, 2008 01:13 pm at 1:13 pm |
  75. voter

    christina June 16th, 2008 1:02 pm ET

    No one with at least 2% of brain usage would put another Bush in office!!!

    Some people are thinking about voting for McCain which says alot since he has the same policies as Bush. Having a third bush in office seems plausible. sad but true.

    June 16, 2008 01:13 pm at 1:13 pm |
  76. PSmith

    The republic equivalent of OBAMA... Clueless!!!!!

    June 16, 2008 01:13 pm at 1:13 pm |
  77. PHIL

    he could'nt keep his nose out of where it did'nt belong in florida and ignored the raping of floridians by the insurance industry..
    NO MORE BUSHES , NO MORE CLINTONS

    June 16, 2008 01:13 pm at 1:13 pm |
  78. Proud American

    We've already got a third Bush running right now in McCain. No more Bush and no McCain!!!

    June 16, 2008 01:13 pm at 1:13 pm |
  79. DJ, LA, CA

    Figures...I knew he would circle around the wagons and wait in hiding for a THIRD Bush President. They should create new laws to prevent husband/wife or father/son/brother dynasties from dominating the White House or Primary Elections.

    This is getting ridiculous...people are sick and tired of the Clintons and Bush's.

    June 16, 2008 01:13 pm at 1:13 pm |
  80. Florida Resident

    No Jeb and his "devious plans." He's just as sleazy as his brother before him.

    June 16, 2008 01:13 pm at 1:13 pm |
  81. Kevin in Maryland for Obama

    Hell No..........this is one family who can never take powe again. There are evil devils and they are all warmongers and horrible fiscal managers.

    June 16, 2008 01:13 pm at 1:13 pm |
  82. O-H-I-O St. Alum

    4 more years!!! 4 more years!!!!!

    June 16, 2008 01:13 pm at 1:13 pm |
  83. Elaine

    No. No. AND A THOUSAND TIMES NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    No more Bushes in the White House!

    June 16, 2008 01:14 pm at 1:14 pm |
  84. Mccain says it's tough to be proud of America

    What is this double standard about? Why am I not hearing anyone mention that Mccain said it was tough to be proud of America only 2 days ago. In a town meeting on saturday, June 14, Mccain said it was tough to be proud of America while responding to a question.

    Isn't that Un-American? Why is no body talking about it? CNN, what is this cover-up about? We all know that if those words had come out of Senator Obama's mouth, there would have been no other report today than that.

    Shout it loud. John Mccain says 'it is tough to be proud of America'

    You are not fit to be the president of a country that yu find tough to be proud of.

    June 16, 2008 01:15 pm at 1:15 pm |
  85. Fav, Colorado

    Not a in a million years!

    June 16, 2008 01:15 pm at 1:15 pm |
  86. Sidney McCain

    please God no

    June 16, 2008 01:15 pm at 1:15 pm |
  87. Paul

    I think I'd move in with that new tribe that discovered in Brazil a few weeks back.

    June 16, 2008 01:15 pm at 1:15 pm |
  88. Janelle

    God help us.

    June 16, 2008 01:15 pm at 1:15 pm |
  89. Ol' Lefty

    OMG, Nooooooo!

    June 16, 2008 01:15 pm at 1:15 pm |
  90. Ryan

    please no please no please no

    June 16, 2008 01:15 pm at 1:15 pm |
  91. NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

    NO, please God. I would rather go through WATER BOARDING!!!

    No more Bushes! No more Clintons!

    June 16, 2008 01:16 pm at 1:16 pm |
  92. Uncle Fester

    Not just "No" –
    "Hell no"

    June 16, 2008 01:16 pm at 1:16 pm |
  93. Chut Pata

    I knew it was coming. With Kennedies and Bushes (Clinton wannabees) USA will soon become a third world country with family fueds and ruling dynasties like India (Gandhi Family), Pakistan (Bhutto Family, Sharif Family), Bangladesh (Mujib Family, Zia Family), Philippine (Marcos Family, Aquino Family) etc.

    I hope Obama wins this time and the next time and then a Latino or Jew win in 2016 and put an end to political dynasties.

    One Bush was enough, second was not needed, third one should not be talked about.

    June 16, 2008 01:16 pm at 1:16 pm |
  94. Jaime

    Jeb is the only idiot that will not make the same mistakes the other two retards have made. He will make a whole new mess of his own. Florida the scammers paradise.

    June 16, 2008 01:16 pm at 1:16 pm |
  95. dee

    i wish a Jeb Would...then i cud say...America is a dynasty..

    June 16, 2008 01:16 pm at 1:16 pm |
  96. A Democrat in November - No McBush

    Typical alcoholics, keep repeating the same thing expecting different results.

    June 16, 2008 01:16 pm at 1:16 pm |
  97. Anonymous

    How stupid would this country be to elect another Bush. Have we not learned anything!!!!

    June 16, 2008 01:17 pm at 1:17 pm |
  98. @everyamericans

    NEVER
    NEVER
    NEVER
    NEVER
    NEVER
    NEVER
    NEVER
    NEVER

    AMERICA IS NOT A DYNASTY.

    NEVER WILL WE ELECT ANOTHER BUSH IN OFFICE.

    June 16, 2008 01:17 pm at 1:17 pm |
  99. James M. Holmes, Denver CO

    Is this a Halloween prank designed to scare America?

    June 16, 2008 01:17 pm at 1:17 pm |
  100. Real Change

    If there is a God in Heaven. Please Please Noooooooooooooooo

    June 16, 2008 01:17 pm at 1:17 pm |
  101. Brian

    Oh No! God Help us all. Nightmare nightmare nightmare

    June 16, 2008 01:17 pm at 1:17 pm |
  102. NickNas

    and WHO didn't see THIS one Coming???

    This is EASY to accomplish in this new era where the people of the USA AVote NAME Recognition and Faily Relations OVER Ability OR Substance.

    You would think the people who put Bush into office would have learned that an Idiot with ANYONES name is STILL an Idiot.

    But they won't...you watch!!!

    June 16, 2008 01:17 pm at 1:17 pm |
  103. Mccain says it's tough to be proud of America

    Did you all hear John mccain say it's tough to be proud of America?

    Now, that is so unpatriotic and people should acknowledge it.

    CNN, let everyone know about it. Don't wish it away because we will not.

    Say no to John Mccain.

    June 16, 2008 01:17 pm at 1:17 pm |
  104. Shane

    Not another Criminal in the White House.

    June 16, 2008 01:18 pm at 1:18 pm |
  105. Sarah, FL

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.........NOT ANOTHER BUSH...NOT EVER!

    JEB BUSH WAS A GOOD GOVERNOR FOR FLORIDA BUT HELL NO, NOT ANOTHER BUSH IN OFFICE. ENOUGH WITH THE DYNASTIES ALREADY!

    June 16, 2008 01:18 pm at 1:18 pm |
  106. Kenneth M

    IF HE IS AS FAT HEADED AS HIS DAD AND BROTHER WE CAN DO WITHOUT HIM. 2 BUSH AND 2 CLINTONS IS ENOUGH.

    June 16, 2008 01:18 pm at 1:18 pm |
  107. Chuck

    Twelve years of GHWB & GWB is already twelve years too many. If there is going to be another one, he or she could at least be decent enough to waight until after I'm dead before running.

    June 16, 2008 01:18 pm at 1:18 pm |
  108. Daughter of USAF Master Sargeant

    To USAF Staff Sargeant – Maybe God will help us elect another Bush; sure beats any of the liberal Democrats' options. Face it – The Dems will try to appease terrorists and that will cause greater problems for our children.

    June 16, 2008 01:18 pm at 1:18 pm |
  109. Karen from Charlottesville

    We will not have another Bush in the White House. Ever. I cannot believe that Bush is stupid enough, or blind enough, not to realize how reviled he is in the United States of America and the rest of the world, with the exception, possibly, of Africa. I would not be surprised if he was tried for war crimes after his term is over.

    June 16, 2008 01:18 pm at 1:18 pm |
  110. Pam

    No more Bushes or Clintons!!!!!

    June 16, 2008 01:18 pm at 1:18 pm |
  111. kingsley

    Over my dad body, what an insult, you post such a thing for Americans to read

    June 16, 2008 01:18 pm at 1:18 pm |
  112. shannon

    GWB has destroyed the Bush family name. It will be another 100 years before we see another Bush in the White House.

    June 16, 2008 01:18 pm at 1:18 pm |
  113. Colony14Author

    I don't ever again want to see another Bush, Clinton, or Kennedy in office. Enough is enough. We need to enact term limits to get rid of the politicians on both sides of the aisle (like Robert Byrd of West Virginia) who spend their lives enjoying the overly generous perks of public office, while doing nothing but waste hard-earned taxpayer dollars in distributions to those who didn't earn them.

    This nation needs statemen, not politicians. Unfortunately, those men and women of integrity who could run the country well are busy running their own lives and business well, leaving the field of governing open to egomaniacs and socialists.

    June 16, 2008 01:19 pm at 1:19 pm |
  114. Richard

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    June 16, 2008 01:19 pm at 1:19 pm |
  115. jo

    CNN, why aren't you posting my messages???? could you give me at east a reason???

    June 16, 2008 01:19 pm at 1:19 pm |
  116. Shane

    Actually he is not a good governor. He helped steal the election in 2000.

    June 16, 2008 01:19 pm at 1:19 pm |
  117. Judith

    No Thank you! I've lived through the election stealing reign of Jeb Bush and the inept and morally corrput reign of George W. Bush and I have had enough!

    June 16, 2008 01:19 pm at 1:19 pm |
  118. Anonymous

    I don't know the accuracy, but I once read political commentary that suggested the Bush family plan was George HW, Jeb, George W. This seems to lend some credence to that, that Jeb was originally expected to step into the 2000 race. Either way I guess we have at least 4+ years to see if Jeb wants to take a shot.

    June 16, 2008 01:19 pm at 1:19 pm |
  119. Jim, Atlanta

    Jeb actually might have been a decent President ,but his buffoon of an older brother has put a pox upon the Bush name forever.

    The chances of another Bush President is very close to the chance for another Carter President.

    June 16, 2008 01:19 pm at 1:19 pm |
  120. Won't Be Held Hostage by Clinton Supporters

    I literally just got sick to my stomach. Thanks for ruining my lunch hour with that prospect!

    June 16, 2008 01:19 pm at 1:19 pm |
  121. Joseph

    OMG, NO!

    June 16, 2008 01:19 pm at 1:19 pm |
  122. justice

    if anyone with a name bush who is related to george W try to run for any office, especialy the presidency, I beleive that the electorate will pick up rocks and stones to chase him or her away.

    June 16, 2008 01:20 pm at 1:20 pm |
  123. kingsley

    Over my dead body, what an insult, you post such a thing for Americans to read

    June 16, 2008 01:20 pm at 1:20 pm |
  124. Stephen

    God Please...NO! We should have elected Jeb in 2000 instead of the crackhead that's been there the last 7 years. I hope the Bushes will melt into obscurity, unfortunately, they will probably decide they need to "serve" and another one will slither out of Kennebunkport to wreak havoc on the world.

    June 16, 2008 01:20 pm at 1:20 pm |
  125. MD

    Jeb might have had a chance if it weren't for George.

    Now, however, a Bush cannot get elected as a dog catcher.

    To Independent for Obama: ANYONE is better than GW. A "decent" governor does not necessarily make a good president.

    I think the Bush dynasty is already DEAD.

    June 16, 2008 01:20 pm at 1:20 pm |
  126. nick

    Another Bush would destroy the United States position in the world.

    June 16, 2008 01:20 pm at 1:20 pm |
  127. Phil in KC

    I would say that W killed whatever political chanced Jeb had. He's gone as far as he's going to. Besides – the Bushes have SUCH a wonderful track record. I can't imagine why we would ever want another one.

    June 16, 2008 01:20 pm at 1:20 pm |
  128. elizabeth

    Uh Oh

    June 16, 2008 01:20 pm at 1:20 pm |
  129. Binh

    lol If America puts another Bush in office, well.. Seriously?! Seriously!?

    June 16, 2008 01:20 pm at 1:20 pm |
  130. Jason

    Lets hope not this country couldn't take another but leave it to the bible belt

    June 16, 2008 01:20 pm at 1:20 pm |
  131. Phil,Fl

    heh maybe one day there will be an error in history and the text books 1,000 years later will read

    The American kings- The Bush Dynasty

    June 16, 2008 01:20 pm at 1:20 pm |
  132. Noah

    May God have mercy on us all

    June 16, 2008 01:21 pm at 1:21 pm |
  133. shelly

    Now the smart one wants to run......alittle late for that!!

    June 16, 2008 01:21 pm at 1:21 pm |
  134. frank

    after this presidency, it's unlikely we will EVER see another president named bush.

    of course if obama turns out to be as awful a president as jimmy carter was, GHW Bush may in retrospect look like best president ever

    June 16, 2008 01:21 pm at 1:21 pm |
  135. Amy Lubchansky

    I speak for the literate folks in Florida when I say "God no, not Jeb for president". 8 years of being doubly Bush Whacked was way more than enough.

    June 16, 2008 01:21 pm at 1:21 pm |
  136. Dominic

    NO MORE!!!!

    This country can't take any more of their brand of corruption and incompetence.

    My mailman would be a better president than any Bush.

    June 16, 2008 01:21 pm at 1:21 pm |
  137. Ogden

    I feel sick.

    June 16, 2008 01:21 pm at 1:21 pm |
  138. Michael

    Just what we need another Bush in the White House, when does the pain end, I think we have had enough of the Bush's

    June 16, 2008 01:21 pm at 1:21 pm |
  139. LB

    .God help us if we every put another Republican back in the White House after the last 8 years. Republican mottos: Distroy American. Give tax breaks to the weathly and let the little people make up the difference by charging them more in taxes. More wars less peace.

    June 16, 2008 01:21 pm at 1:21 pm |
  140. John B. from Little Rock

    No.

    June 16, 2008 01:21 pm at 1:21 pm |
  141. SpiderMan

    I LOVE it! Yes! We republicans voted for Bush twice and because were so smart we will vote McCain in for 8 yrs and then we will get Bush in. I LOVE it. Only in America can we get a possible 6 Bush policy Terms

    We Republican thin outside the BOX , we know what were doing ;)

    I wold like to extend my hand to all the Hillery supporters and with your help vote McCain or dont vote at all. We Can Do It.

    June 16, 2008 01:21 pm at 1:21 pm |
  142. RickytheGriff

    What did the American people do to the Bush family to make us deserve that?!?!

    Is Jeb's first lady going to be the two Japanese hookers that came to his hotel room when he was still married?

    June 16, 2008 01:21 pm at 1:21 pm |
  143. AHired Gun

    Pigs will fly before there is another Bush in the White House.

    June 16, 2008 01:21 pm at 1:21 pm |
  144. Daughter of USAF Master Sargeant

    To USAF Staff Sargeant – Maybe God will help us elect another Bush; sure beats any of the liberal Democrats' options. Face it – The Dems will try to appease terrorists and that will cause greater problems for our children.
    My dad sreved in the airforce for 20 years to protect this country and keep it free; I choose to honor him and all the other brave men and women who serve/served and die for democracy and freedom.

    June 16, 2008 01:22 pm at 1:22 pm |
  145. Another Bush in the White House

    Of good another Bush in the White House Now we can look forward to attacking a few more hapless countries – maybe Venezuela, Syria, Sudan, heck, maybe Canada.

    June 16, 2008 01:22 pm at 1:22 pm |
  146. FLORIDA Voter for Obama

    Uh, if that ever really happened I would move out of the country. No BS. Seriously.

    June 16, 2008 01:22 pm at 1:22 pm |
  147. Daughter of USAF Master Sargeant

    To USAF Staff Sargeant – Maybe God will help us elect another Bush; sure beats any of the liberal Democrats' options. Face it – The Dems will try to appease terrorists and that will cause greater problems for our children.
    My dad served in the airforce for 20 years to protect this country and keep it free; I choose to honor him and all the other brave men and women who serve/served and die for democracy and freedom.

    June 16, 2008 01:22 pm at 1:22 pm |
  148. Kerri

    No more. Please, no more. Let's end this awful "dynasty". We don't need to be run any further into the ground.

    June 16, 2008 01:22 pm at 1:22 pm |
  149. OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT

    You Have Got To Be Kidding Me!

    June 16, 2008 01:22 pm at 1:22 pm |
  150. Marcus E. Anderson all for Obama 08

    Wow the Bushes have the Billary mentality that it is entitled. As a Govenor Jeb does a pretty good job as a potential presidental canidate he couldn't beat the Rev. Al Sharpton(love you Rev but you never stood a chance). 3 words Please God NO!!!

    June 16, 2008 01:22 pm at 1:22 pm |
  151. lambrod4

    way to go

    June 16, 2008 01:22 pm at 1:22 pm |
  152. Broad street buddy

    For the love of God!!!!! no more Bushes!!!! our country cannot stand another term of utter incompetence and distain for the constitution. If it does happen i will promptly move to canada (england is to gloomy).

    June 16, 2008 01:22 pm at 1:22 pm |
  153. Jim Bob

    I am thinking this is a JOKE?

    It will take 30 to 40 years to clean up the financial mess and the harm to us in the World that KING GEORGE has done.

    June 16, 2008 01:23 pm at 1:23 pm |
  154. Sarah, Northern Colorado

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    *Takes deep breath*

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    *Catches breath*
    It'll never happen. Never. I think the American people will vote a piece of broccoli into the White House before voting another Bush in.

    June 16, 2008 01:23 pm at 1:23 pm |
  155. katiti montgomery

    Why not. America seems to be bent on hanging us from all around the world. So let's get it started.

    June 16, 2008 01:23 pm at 1:23 pm |
  156. stone cynic

    .If voters took a good look at the history of the Bush family then we would not have had to suffer through the last 8 years . Put another one in office and we will deserve all the misfortune that comes our way.

    June 16, 2008 01:23 pm at 1:23 pm |
  157. Geoff

    If Jeb runs and wins, God save the Republic, because we will have completed the transition to an aristocracy, a sure sign of permanent decline. "Will no one rid us of these troublesome Bushes?", a question worth asking should a third Bush "win" the presidency.

    June 16, 2008 01:23 pm at 1:23 pm |
  158. Concerned INDEPENDENT CT voter

    NO THANK YOU!

    June 16, 2008 01:23 pm at 1:23 pm |
  159. No McBush

    NO JEB & NO JOHN McBUSH!! NO, NO, NO, NO, NO

    June 16, 2008 01:23 pm at 1:23 pm |
  160. Greg in Arkensaw

    I think he should start by being on the ticket with John McCain as VP.

    June 16, 2008 01:23 pm at 1:23 pm |
  161. Dem in Chicago

    Oh please. There will NOT be another President Bush.

    June 16, 2008 01:24 pm at 1:24 pm |
  162. Mike Hunt

    I can see the 2016 general election now: Jeb Bush vs Chelsea Clinton.

    Some democracy!

    June 16, 2008 01:24 pm at 1:24 pm |
  163. Lois

    This shows the incredible ignorance of GWB. He is at the LOWEST popularity of any President in history, and he is touting and endorsing ANOTHER Bush for the office? Wow, does this guy know what is going on in his own country? He is that stupid? Yes, let's continue this "legacy". Unbelievable!

    June 16, 2008 01:24 pm at 1:24 pm |
  164. carolflowery

    IM gonna miss my favorite cowboy, I still think he did his best to protect us no matter what anyone else may think

    June 16, 2008 01:24 pm at 1:24 pm |
  165. Citizen

    Not only no, but HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    June 16, 2008 01:24 pm at 1:24 pm |
  166. BROOKLYN

    That will NEVER happen... The people hate the Bush's...

    June 16, 2008 01:24 pm at 1:24 pm |
  167. nannette boswell

    I never want to see a Bush in public office again. I know it is a possiblity but I will not vote for Bush.

    June 16, 2008 01:24 pm at 1:24 pm |
  168. Neal Klomp

    We Americans need to get back to being anti-elite, thus anti-dynasty.
    Jeb may be smarter than W, but that still don't mean he's worth a darn.
    He is still a corrupt born rich biatch.
    I wouldn't trust him with my bill fold let alone the White House.

    June 16, 2008 01:24 pm at 1:24 pm |
  169. Joel from Texas

    If Jeb Bush decides to run for president the odds are going to be against him. He should rather donate all that he will spend on his campaign to a charity or a noble cuase.

    June 16, 2008 01:24 pm at 1:24 pm |
  170. getsomeclues

    oh, yes....Jeb Bush, the man who helped his brainless brother get selected not elected in 2000! This is so funny....the brand "Bush" is now so toxic that ole Jeb couldn't get elected dogcatcher!! lol

    June 16, 2008 01:24 pm at 1:24 pm |
  171. Please!!!

    GebBu Please!

    No more Bush in sheep's clothing...

    June 16, 2008 01:24 pm at 1:24 pm |
  172. JK

    Im bushed and so is America.

    Its about time the end is near with the Clintons and Bushs.

    June 16, 2008 01:24 pm at 1:24 pm |
  173. Dem in Chicago

    Well, it would be McCain, but I'm confident America won't let that happen.

    June 16, 2008 01:25 pm at 1:25 pm |
  174. Lucas

    We have been warned to "Stay out of the Bushes"/ Let us heed that advice. Enough is enough.

    June 16, 2008 01:25 pm at 1:25 pm |
  175. San-CA

    As Whitney Houston would say "Hell-to-the NO!!!"

    June 16, 2008 01:25 pm at 1:25 pm |
  176. Ouch!!

    No more dictators in presedential clothing...

    June 16, 2008 01:25 pm at 1:25 pm |
  177. Mimi De La Cruz for OBAMA

    I AM SURE JEB WOULD BE AS GREAT AS HIS FATHER

    AND BROTHER. AND WE WOULD LOOK GREAT ON

    SOUP & BREAD LINES.

    June 16, 2008 01:25 pm at 1:25 pm |
  178. Ed from PA

    If this happens, please kill me.

    June 16, 2008 01:25 pm at 1:25 pm |
  179. TOM

    YES – Jeb is 100 % better than GW – Jeb did a great job in FL

    Jeb – GO FOR IT in 2012

    June 16, 2008 01:26 pm at 1:26 pm |
  180. Stef in Ohio

    Yikes. And people think Obama and McCain are scary.

    June 16, 2008 01:26 pm at 1:26 pm |
  181. Derek

    i think after what we learned form this current bush and bush sr, we won't see another bush in the white house again.

    June 16, 2008 01:26 pm at 1:26 pm |
  182. Shasta

    How precious.

    June 16, 2008 01:26 pm at 1:26 pm |
  183. Florence E

    Just the thought of another "Bush" in the White House makes me cringe. There is hope in the world community that with this Bush gone the US will improve it's image. I'd say Bush number 2 has dragged us down to such a degree that a Bush number 3 would hopefully be an impossibility.

    June 16, 2008 01:26 pm at 1:26 pm |
  184. bill in ocala, fl

    less bush in life, in overabundance, it is gross

    June 16, 2008 01:26 pm at 1:26 pm |
  185. Sam

    Why would we want another BUSH to screw up the country. Just say "NO to BUSH".

    June 16, 2008 01:26 pm at 1:26 pm |
  186. McCain AGAINST Womens' Rights

    Dear God, no. Besides, McCain is the next Bush.

    June 16, 2008 01:26 pm at 1:26 pm |
  187. Joe

    Please Please NO more Bush's We have had enough

    June 16, 2008 01:26 pm at 1:26 pm |
  188. Erik B

    that's scary.

    We've had one mentaly handicap president, and we have a senile one on the ballot this year, if McCain wins, and this country still exist Jeb will be sure to destroy it.

    June 16, 2008 01:26 pm at 1:26 pm |
  189. Were NOT your friends!

    First of all if anyone in the Bush family had any common sense at all they would figure out that a third Bush as commander and chief will NEVER happen. This country had been through some terrible times over the past 8 years and I don't think the voters are stupid enough to give this family another shot at it. It just shows how naive and frankly STUPID our president is with his 28% approval rating.

    June 16, 2008 01:26 pm at 1:26 pm |
  190. After further review,Texas.

    No wonder they have a thing for using the word "tzar'for all their appointments.They think this family is royalty.More like imbreds to me.

    June 16, 2008 01:26 pm at 1:26 pm |
  191. Kirsten

    I think Jeb's to smart for that. Anyone can see that he wouldn't win(at least not for another 20 years). Why would he waste his time with that then? He's to good to be president...

    June 16, 2008 01:27 pm at 1:27 pm |
  192. katiec

    Why anyone would vote for a Bush for any office is beyond me.
    They have done irreparable damage to our country.
    Enuf cowboys!!

    June 16, 2008 01:27 pm at 1:27 pm |
  193. Anonymous

    How would even the die hard, evangelical Christians support this one?

    June 16, 2008 01:27 pm at 1:27 pm |
  194. Ted

    It's not the first time in nearly three decades a Bush isn't on the ballot. Clinton ran against Dole in 1996.
    Also, please no more Bushes, HW was alright, W was one of the worst we had, and Jeb....*shudders*
    Obama 08

    June 16, 2008 01:27 pm at 1:27 pm |
  195. Mike

    There was no Bush on the Presidential Ballot in 1996. It was Clinton-Gore vs Dole-Kemp.

    June 16, 2008 01:27 pm at 1:27 pm |
  196. Jason in TX

    I feel sorry for Jeb – he got screwed over by his brother. I think he would make a great president, but his chances were destroyed by GWB's performance as president. It's a real shame.

    June 16, 2008 01:27 pm at 1:27 pm |
  197. Brrr....

    OH I'LL BET LAURA HAD AN "UNBELIEVABLE" TIME LIVING IT UP ON THE PUBLIC'S DIME, PROVIDING HER INVALUABLE "SERVICE" FOR US. HA!

    June 16, 2008 01:27 pm at 1:27 pm |
  198. Steve

    "For the first time in nearly three decades, there won’t be a Bush on the presidential ballot this November."

    Ummm... 1996?

    June 16, 2008 01:27 pm at 1:27 pm |
  199. d

    I live in Florida.Jeb is less an idiot than GW, but still far from someone I would want as president. Notice to all Bushes, please go away, you have done far more harm to our country than good..why the heck did Prescott Bush ever reproduce!!, What was he thinking?

    June 16, 2008 01:28 pm at 1:28 pm |
  200. Pablo

    God. No. Please.

    June 16, 2008 01:28 pm at 1:28 pm |
  201. scott,manchester NH

    and i thought i was nauseous enough from the LAST 8 years of idiocy and misery....its a sick, twisted and disgusting notion to imagine even ANY more of genes in gov't from the Bush Clan...

    ....WORST presidents in american history......PERIOD.

    June 16, 2008 01:28 pm at 1:28 pm |
  202. Concerned

    Living in Florida, I was very in tune with Jeb's policies. He was very in touch with public/private development which helped attract new businesses in this state.

    What I am concerned about is his inability to manage his own family. His daughter in and out of rehab and Jeb Jr. was caught in the act with an underage girl.

    Needless to say, when your life could be a feature on a Jerry Springer show, it is very hard to listen to him talk about his family being paramount.

    June 16, 2008 01:28 pm at 1:28 pm |
  203. The Bush Twins : George and John

    Hell No ! I never want to see another Bush in office !! It's bad enough we have McCain running as he's just the same as the brainless twit we have now. No more Bush !!

    June 16, 2008 01:28 pm at 1:28 pm |
  204. C from the D

    I wish he was running now so Barack's landslide victory would be even more pronounced.

    June 16, 2008 01:28 pm at 1:28 pm |
  205. 58 old white ladies for OBAMA

    THAT IS REALLY ALL WE NEED.

    BUSH SR. KILLED OUR ECONOMY.

    BUSH JR. KILLED OUR ECONOMY.

    JEB WOULD TURN US LEGALLY. MORALLY &

    ECONOMICALLY INTO A 3rd WORLD COUNTRY.

    June 16, 2008 01:28 pm at 1:28 pm |
  206. jim

    THIS ISN'T GREAT BRITAIN. Enough with the neo-monarchy. No more Bushes and Clintons monopolizing our great nation (which was founded on the principles that we could elect our leaders instead of having those leaders appointed from birth or marriage). Let's move on and elect someone new.

    June 16, 2008 01:28 pm at 1:28 pm |
  207. David in Florida

    Jeb is a very good Governor, I voted for him twice.

    I do not however want him as President for the current moment.

    I think he is much better than his brother and will offer more to the American population than some Flavor-aid tainted "Change" offered by Obama.

    To me anyone that would demonize Jeb for running for President simply based upon his last name and support the inexperienced and untested Obama is simply out of their mind.

    Just remember he's for "CHANGE" and nothing else. Untested, No experience, supports higher taxes and losing in Iraq.

    WOW Barack sounds like my kinda guy!!!

    Vote with common sense and experience vote McCain 08!

    June 16, 2008 01:28 pm at 1:28 pm |
  208. chuck

    This is the son who was supposed to be in the White House in 2000. Not the one who snorted coke, lost millions of dollars in investments, was arrested for a DUI, and who cheated on his wife. Maybe things would have been different is Jeb was in there. At this point the kook in there now has ruined it for anyone named Bush to ever be elected president. The only people to elect a "jeb" into the whitehouse would have to be relatives of the Clampetts.

    June 16, 2008 01:28 pm at 1:28 pm |
  209. Jim

    No. No way. Never. NO!

    June 16, 2008 01:28 pm at 1:28 pm |
  210. Jenny

    Personally it think Jeb Bush will be a much better president than McCain.

    Jeb Bush will only need to win all the states his brother won in 2004, we know Frolida will be an easy win for – he might loose Iowa but if he win OH, NM,CO and MO he will be in.

    Jeb Bush 2012 – and his Veep should be Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, this will help him win OH.

    Jeb BUsh/George Voinovich 2012

    June 16, 2008 01:28 pm at 1:28 pm |
  211. Daniel FL

    Nope. We have finally learned to listen to what our mothers told us when we were little. That is to "STAY OUT OF THE BUSHES"! There are to many snakes, ants, spiders, and disease-carrying rodents that reside in Bushes. Children shouldn't play in Bushes.

    June 16, 2008 01:28 pm at 1:28 pm |
  212. Thall999

    Maybe on the LIL' Bush Cartoon Jeb would be elected and FL would be culprit again!

    June 16, 2008 01:28 pm at 1:28 pm |
  213. David, Doylestown, PA

    First, this is America and we should not have royal entitled families dynasties here. Second, we've had ENOUGH Bush politicians, just as we've have enough Clinton politicians. Hopefully Bush has tarnished the family name enough after his completely DISGRACEFUL 8 years that we will NEVER have another Bush in high elected office again!

    June 16, 2008 01:29 pm at 1:29 pm |
  214. An Independent Hillary

    No more BUSH!!!!

    June 16, 2008 01:29 pm at 1:29 pm |
  215. Chad in Cincinnati

    Worst... President... Ever...

    what do you think???

    June 16, 2008 01:29 pm at 1:29 pm |
  216. MN

    The Bush dynasty is not ending. The mismanagement of our economy, the shredding of the constituion, the decline of the U.S. brand in the global community due to the disastrous Iraq war and failure to lead in climate change, as well as the failure to establish a sustainable energy policy and disappointing lack of investment in education, healthcare is the true legacy of this Bush. It will take decades to turn this damage around.

    If I were Jeb, I would change my last name.

    June 16, 2008 01:29 pm at 1:29 pm |
  217. Jason, Koloa HI

    Who's next in the Bush dynasty? You mean for the guillotine? How bout' all of em'. "Let them eat blade flavored cake". Treasonous elitist vermin are not American, they are a digrace to humanity.

    June 16, 2008 01:29 pm at 1:29 pm |
  218. Mike

    I think once he is out of office and indicted for treason next year. The name Bush will go down in a fire ball.

    June 16, 2008 01:30 pm at 1:30 pm |
  219. Daniel

    I will vote for Jeb Bush if Hillary is not on the ticket!!

    Can you all see how stupid that sounds!! Say no to a Bush 3rd term.

    Vote for Change!

    June 16, 2008 01:30 pm at 1:30 pm |
  220. Christopher, Chicago, Illinois

    To Daughter of ENLISTED, keep following orders w/o capacity for independent thought. Great idea. And keep thinking you're doing anything but Dubya's scutwork while in the service.

    Son of Navy OFFICER

    June 16, 2008 01:30 pm at 1:30 pm |
  221. Brian, NJ

    We infortunately elected the wrong Bush in 2000. Jeb is the best of the three but won't get a change because of his brother.

    Then again, no one thought any child of the Nazi appeaser Joseph Kennedy, Sr. would get elected President...

    June 16, 2008 01:30 pm at 1:30 pm |
  222. b

    Heaven forbid!!!!!!!!!

    June 16, 2008 01:31 pm at 1:31 pm |
  223. Jackie

    I hope I never see another Bush in the White House. But nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to politics. People have very short memories. I don't trust the American voter!

    June 16, 2008 01:31 pm at 1:31 pm |