Dec 04 2008
Senator Jeb Bush?
Nathaniel Hawthorne said “Families are always rising and falling in America.” Actually, I am more or less quoting “The Departed” and its quoting of that line. Nevertheless, it’s true. That being said, could we possibly see the Bush family rise from the ruins that George W. Bush has left it in?
After eight years as president his approval ratings have sunk to historic lows. And in the process he has brought the family name and the Republican party down with him. But some believe the way to resurrection lies with his younger brother, Jeb, the former governor of Florida. Jeb himself has not announced his bid for the seat but in an email to Politico he stated, “I am considering it.”
With the announcement from Senator Mel Martinez of Florida that he will not seek a second term has prompted some to consider the best way of keeping the seat in Republican’s hands is to get Jeb Bush in the running. his popularity in the state is well documented. As former Republican state legislator Joe Negron says, “Jeb Bush is a complete rock in Florida and that’s just a fact.”
Rock star or not, he is a Bush and that name has become little more than a symbol of mirth or anger. But, then again, so is Sarah Palin’s and that hasn’t dashed the talks of her potential run for the Oval Office in 2012.
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