Reply #9: Since he's not announced...

[punpirate]

... we'll just have to wait and see. I certainly thought, too, at one time, that the `pugs would immediately try to ram yet another Bush down our throats, but, I'm not so sure now.

One more reason is that Bush has to step down from the governorship in 2006. He won't be running, and if the Dems do happen to win that seat in Florida, a lot of the insider crap he's been up to will come out--just in time for 2008 election. By 2012, most of the crap will have blown over.

Then, there's the very obvious charges to be made of the Bushes trying to make a dynasty of the central government--which would carry a lot more weight if another Bush determined to seek the Presidency just as the last one was leaving.

Leaving a four-year gap allows them to run Jebbie as a white knight, coming in to save the country from the damage the Democrats did--much in the same way that Dubya was packaged--remember that Bush ran principally on the theme of restoring dignity and honor to the office. Dubya ran as a white knight, too.

But, we'll just have to wait and see. Jeb may be too hot and horny for the office to wait, but, right now, my guess is that he'll wait four more years, build money and connections for a run in 2012. He's only 51 now, I think (eight years younger than Dubya), so he'd be 58 in 2012, a prime age to complete an eight-year term without major health problems.

Cheers.