# Bush thinks Jeb would be a "great" president.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [May 10, 2006, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263 "2006-05-10T19:47:48Z")
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/1 "2006-05-10T19:47:48Z")
[Link.](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,194966,00.html)
And people thought the Kennedy family was working on a dynasty.
Let the paranoid ranting begin. President Bush ad infinitum.
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### Author:  [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/2 "2006-05-10T19:49:55Z")
Well, to be fair, Dubya thinks his greatest accomplishment in office was catching a particular fish.
Imagine what Jeb could do with hundreds of vacation days from 2009 to 2013!
-Joe
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### Author:  [@DxZero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DxZero)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/3 "2006-05-10T19:52:28Z")
> [@silenus](#):
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> [Link.](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,194966,00.html)
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> And people thought the Kennedy family was working on a dynasty.
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> Let the paranoid ranting begin. President Bush ad infinitum.
Far be it for me to back Bush…but what is supposed to say?
“Jeb would be a shitty president.”
I wouldn’t be too worried about it, anyway. I don’t think Jeb could make it through a primary anyway.
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### Author:  [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/4 "2006-05-10T19:54:44Z")
yea, I saw that headline and my lunch around the same time.
I, too, doubt that he could make it very far. that whole Terri Shiavo thing got a whole lotta people riled up, and he was in the thick of it.
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### Author:  [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/5 "2006-05-10T20:01:57Z")
Jeb’s doing a heckuva job.
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### Author:  [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/6 "2006-05-10T20:01:59Z")
Man, I know some people are determined to hate everything George Bush does no matter what it is, but… saying something nice about a family member? Really?
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### Author:  [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/7 "2006-05-10T20:09:31Z")
It would be nicer to Bro _not_ to give him the Kiss of Death. Dubya doesn’t have the political awareness to know what effect he has.
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### Author:  [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/8 "2006-05-10T20:12:55Z")
In other news, today the sun will rise! Stay tuned, Dog Bites Man!
😛
-XT
p.s. What possible difference could it make if GW thinks Jeb would be a good president?? Does that mean we have to vote for him?? 😉
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### Author:  [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/9 "2006-05-10T20:13:02Z")
If Jeb were to ever run, inevitably some report would ask GWB what kind of a job he thought his brother would do. He’s just getting it out of the way now.
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### Author:  [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/10 "2006-05-10T20:13:58Z")
My nightmare scenario for 2008 is Jeb Bush against Hillary Clinton.
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### Author:  [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/11 "2006-05-10T20:14:06Z")
You’re doin’ a heckuva job, J…dammit Fish! 🙂
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### Author:  [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/12 "2006-05-10T20:15:27Z")
> [@Robot Arm](#):
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> My nightmare scenario for 2008 is Jeb Bush against Hillary Clinton.
Funny, thats my dream scenerio. FINALLY! An Independent party would have a chance!
(well, a guy can dream, can’t he? 😛 )
-XT
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### Author:  [@Happy\_Clam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Clam)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/13 "2006-05-10T20:29:04Z")
Well, really, what else did you expect him to say?
“Jeb? Well, frankly I think he’s a bit of a shithead. Yeah, and you can quote me on that. What, president? Hah, you must be joking! He couldn’t even fix a little voter fraud in his own state, you want him to run the whole country? Incidentally, I kill kittens for sexual gratification. Yeah, little ones, with cute eyes. Like little balls of fluff. Slit their throats, I do. Mwahahaha!”
[/FANTASY]
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### Author:  [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/14 "2006-05-10T20:43:24Z")
One wonders who Jeb would choose as a running mate. I’m thinking either Pauly Shore or Charles Manson.
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### Author:  [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/15 "2006-05-10T20:47:26Z")
Agreed. This is one of the lamest pittings of Bush yet, and there have been some pretty lame ones. B.F.D. Bush likes his brother and says something nice about him.
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### Author:  [@velvetjones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velvetjones)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/16 "2006-05-10T20:50:11Z")
> [@silenus](#):
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> And people thought the Kennedy family was working on a dynasty.
I think if they really want to compete with the Kennedys someone’s going to have to shoot a couple of them. 😉
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### Author:  [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/17 "2006-05-10T20:51:42Z")
Some of you really need to learn how to read.
“Let the paranoid ranting begin.”
I was just noting the headline and story. I knew it would end up here, and was saving the mods some work. Jeez, you’d think I was **Reeder** incarnate or something. 😃
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### Author:  [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/18 "2006-05-10T20:57:39Z")
This is news? Let’s get back to the preggers Britney Spears.
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### Author:  [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/19 "2006-05-10T21:21:25Z")
> [@John Mace](#):
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> Agreed. This is one of the lamest pittings of Bush yet, and there have been some pretty lame ones. B.F.D. Bush likes his brother and says something nice about him.
Actually, it sounds to me like they’re grooming Jeb to run for el Presidente.
“Jeb is a good man. He plays well with others, and he’s kind to puppies and children” is saying something nice about his brother. Saying “Jeb would be a great president” is laying the groundwork for a presidential run.
Come on. Tell me they’re not at least _thinking_ of having Jeb run.
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### Author:  [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2006, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-thinks-jeb-would-be-a-great-president/356263/20 "2006-05-10T21:24:37Z")
They may be thinking of it…same as I’m sure the Dems are kicking around whether or not to run Hillary. Whether they do or not though I fail to see that it matters…or that its a big surprise that GW thinks his bro would make a ‘great’ president.
As I said before, I’m militantly unconcerned with GW’s opinion on this subject…and its not like I HAVE to vote for Jeb in the unlikely event he runs AND is nominated. No? 😛
-XT
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