Eugene Volokh, at the Volokh Conspiracy, posts this entry:
Huh? A Slate commentator writes a piece about whether Bush would run again in 2008 if defeated in 2004; and in the middle, he has this line:
“For Republicans, remember, Bush’s presidency began in a monarchical spirit — restoration of the House of Bush — and though Dubya’s conduct in office proved much more irresponsible than his father’s, the urge to continue the bloodline could well persist.”
Near the end, he suggests a second George W. Bush presidency followed by a Jeb Bush presidency, and writes “What would matter would be maintaining the dynasty, not the presidency of one individual.”
Oh, yes, the House of Bush. That’s right, we sing “God Save the King” every night over dinner. Seriously, when someone has these sorts of views about how Republicans think, why should anyone find his other predictions about Republican behavior (the whole point of the column) remotely credible?
Um, it’s not “how Republicans think,” it’s how politicians – and people in general – think, and it’s quite credible. Why not Jeb after George? Had history taken a slightly different turn, we very likely would have had a Kennedy dynasty: first John, then Bobby, then Ted.
And from all I hear, Jeb’s the one who inherited the brains.
Dick Herman, SunCat, CA 11/08/04 3:56 PM
Hey Paul, did you ever meet a fighter pilot who was short on brains? Common sense yes, but every one I met had a fair amount of IQ.
Paul Woodford 11/08/04 5:22 PM
Good observation, Dick. Perhaps I should have said: “From all I hear, Jeb’s the one who should have been president in the first place.” And surely, a Bush dynasty is not out of the question.