Jeb Bush heading to Indonesia?

[Iris]

Oh, dear God. Is this the beginning of his '08 campaign?

"Tsunami death toll
rises to 137,321
Nearly 100,000 reported dead in Indonesia alone; Powell and Jeb Bush head to region"

This was at the top of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's web page.


(www.ajc.com)

[Pam-Moby]

1. Yes, and just

watch Jeb is heading on up to the big house in 2008. I think he is as bad as the chimp...:puke: :puke: :puke:

[madrchsod]

2. he`s worse-he can actually

walk and chew gum at the same time.

[Virginian]

3. Campaign '08 was my first thought.

Liddy Dole or Bernadine Healey could have been sent. They have a little experience with disasters, too, from the American Red Cross perspective.

[MissBrooks]

4. They said on CNN

That they were sending him because he has so much experience with disaster recovery due to the hurricanes this year.

Let's hope that's true.

Yet another member of the "Bush Dynasty"!?

[Iris]

Hmmm... See the post just above this one.

There are other people who have this experience as well.

[rainbow4321]

7. Seems waaayyy out of his league---

Somehow this just doesn't sound right...150,000+ dead, scores more missing, rumors of up to 400,000 dead and he is the one that is considered the "experienced" person they should turn to??? Just send the friggin' money, George...

[rainbow4321]

5. Jeb calling himself "a symbol" of chimps concern

yeah...right...just what these starving, homeless, orphaned, injured people need: a "symbol".


http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/T/TSUNAMI_US?SITE=TXSAE&SECTION=US&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT


Bush, who returned to the White House on Sunday after a holiday vacation at his Texas ranch, will get reports from the delegation, but does not now intend to go to the region.

"These are nations that are spending their time and attention now delivering relief to their citizens, and a visit by the president of the United States, with all that entails, would be a diversion of their attention from providing support," Powell told CNN's "Late Edition."
"So we don't need a big, grandstanding event right now, which would essentially, no matter if it's only two capitals, be a significant diversion," he said.

Jeb Bush, who has overseen Florida's recovery from hurricanes, said before leaving Miami, "I know the president has deep concerns about what has happened and the fact that I am his brother symbolically may underscore his deep concern."

[Iris]

6. Wait? Does George the first know they are only symbolically brothers?

edit: I thought Jeb was supposed to be the SMART one!