January 4, 2009
Posted: January 4th, 2009 04:16 PM ET
From CNN's Sarah Parker
Former President George H. W. Bush says son, Jeb, possesses all the qualities necessary to win the White House.
WASHINGTON (CNN) – His son hasn’t left the White House yet, but former president George H. W. Bush is already thinking about the next Bush who might one day move in. The elder Bush says his oldest son, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, has all the qualities necessary to occupy the Oval Office. “I’d like to see him run, I’d like to see him be president some day,” the nation’s 41st chief executive declared on “Fox News Sunday.” He is “as qualified and as able as anyone I know in the political scene." However, the senior Bush acknowledged, “Right now is probably a bad time, because we've got enough Bushes in there.” In the meantime, the former president suggested his son would make an “outstanding senator” because Jeb “really has a feel for people, the issues in Florida and nationally, and his political days ought not to be over, says his old father.” The current President Bush agrees, openly saying he would like to see his brother run for the Florida Senate seat, replacing outgoing Republican incumbent Mel Martinez in 2010. Filed under: George H. W. Bush Jeb Bush Mel Martinez President George W. Bush |
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