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Baby, Jeb Was Born To Run
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Politico: As Caroline Kennedy pursues her bright-lights, big-city bid for the U.S. Senate, another child of dynasty is quietly testing the waters for his own Senate run. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush — the son of one president and the brother of another — has been working the phones since Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) announced earlier this month that he won’t seek reelection in 2010. Sources say Bush hasn’t made up his mind about running for Martinez’ seat, but that he’s getting green lights from would-be contributors and blessings from Republican Party leaders. ...

The Bush family will not go away quietly
Brilliant at Breakfast — ... And so they, with the help of the Greed Wing of the Republican Party, which has been seeking a candidate to represent their interests in 2012 to go up against the Christofascist Zombie Brigade's Chosen One, Sarah Palin, are already positioning the Bush Family Restoration to the Throne of the United States: ...

Will Jeb Run?
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... , which makes him by far and away the Republican Party’s best bet to hold the Senate seat being vacated by Mel Martinez’ retirement.  But will Jeb Bush feel comfortable as a legislator rather than an executive?  And will his family name wind up being a hindrance as his brother leaves the White House?  Better yet, will Jeb even run for the office ? As Caroline Kennedy pursues her bright-lights, big-city bid for the U.S. Senate, another child of dynasty is quietly testing the waters for his own Senate run. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush – the son of one president and the brother ...

Senator Bush?
PoliPundit.com — Senator Bush? With Senator Mel Martinez announcing that he will not seek reelection in 2010, former Governor Jeb Bush has been very busy pushing digits on his phone hitting up friends and supporters checking if there is any interest in his seeking the GOP nomination to replace Mel Martinez in the US Senate: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush – the son of one president and the brother of another – has been working the phones since Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) announced earlier this month that he won’t seek reelection in 2010. Sources say Bush hasn’t made up his mind yet about running ...

President Bush to Sink Another Election Bid?
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — He already sunk McCain. With numbers as bad as the ones below, I have to believe he'll sink his brother, too. Which, of course, is a good thing for dynasty haters. And Americans who don't want to lose their sanity. From a new CNN poll: Thinking about the following characteristics and qualities, please say whether you think it applies or doesn't apply to George W. Bush: Is a strong and decisive leader: Yes 45%, No 55% Cares about people like you: Yes 37%, No 62% Brought the kind ...

Shots from the Weekend Show 12/27
Tammy Bruce — **This post will be updated throughout the show** GOP chair 'appalled' by 'Magic Negro' CD Jeb Bush poised for Florida Senate run Here's the Reagan video I played. Snippets from Caroline Kennedy's NY1 interview.

They Want More: GOP Eager For Bush Senate Run
Daily Kos — When your best political strategy is yet another Bush, your party is in serious trouble. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush — the son of one president and the brother of another — has been working the phones since Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) announced earlier this month that he won’t seek reelection in 2010. Sources say Bush hasn’t made up his mind about running for Martinez’ seat, but that he’s getting green lights from would-be contributors and blessings from Republican Party leaders. Strategists and ...

The Party of Sado-Masochism
Rising Hegemon — Yeah, if not Sarah Palin, the GOP needs to push another Bush into office -- while they decry the nepotism of Carolyn Kennedy in an article written by Jonah Goldberg, Bill Kristol or a random Kagan: ...

Monday's campaign round-up
Political Animal — ... , working outside the dictates of the national party's leadership. * It looks like former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) is moving closer to launching a Senate campaign. * In what I believe is a reversal, Caroline Kennedy said over the weekend that she will not run for the Senate in 2010 ...

'We've had enough Bushes in there'
Political Animal — 'WE'VE HAD ENOUGH BUSHES IN THERE'.... Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) is obviously moving closer to formally launching a Senate campaign in his adopted home state, and he's apparently getting some enthusiastic encouragement from two high-profile family members. George W. Bush has said he thinks his little brother would be an " ...

GOP Less Optimistic On Jeb Bush Running For Senate
TPM Election Central — ... "I put it at dead even -- 50/50," said former Jeb aide Justin Sayfie, who met with Bush a few weeks ago. "I wouldn't be surprised if he decided to run, I wouldn't be surprised if he decided not to run." After Martinez first announced his retirement, state Republicans were generally sounding much more optimistic than this about lining up Jeb. ...

Jeb isn't running in Florida
Political Animal — ... to see yet another President Bush in 2016. Jeb's announcement comes as something of a surprise. As recently as two weeks ago, it appeared that the former governor was poised to officially launch a campaign , lining up would-be contributors and picking up support from party leaders. Bush would have been handed the party nomination on a platter, and would have been favored to win the seat. Over the last 48 hours, however, Bush ...