The Note: What Jeb Bush Said About W., Rubio And His Wife

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--JEB BUSH SAYS 'NO QUESTION' HE'S MORE EXPERIENCED THAN MARCO RUBIO: Although Jeb Bush called Marco Rubio a "good friend" and "real talent," the former Florida governor also said he's definitely more prepared than Rubio to become president of the United States. "There's no question of that at all," Bush told ABC's DAVID MUIR in an extensive sit-down interview in Iowa yesterday. "And that's not disparaging my good friend who I think is a real talent." "I think I'm more experienced and qualified than anybody running. I wouldn't be doing it if I didn't think that I have the skills to fix these things and to lead our country," Bush said. http://abcn.ws/1GtEgl8 WATCH: http://abcn.ws/1HWY3LW

--BUSH 'JUST CAN'T' THROW GEORGE W. BUSH 'UNDER THE BUS': In the interview Bush also acknowledged he may have trouble criticizing his brother, former President George W. Bush, on the campaign trail. "When you love someone as your brother or your dad, it's not easy for me to say, just kinda throw them under the bus to make myself look better," the former Florida governor said in the interview with MUIR. "I just can't do it." "There's a real fascination about where I'm different, where I'm the same. It's the human interest side of this, and I respect that," he said while campaigning in Iowa. "For me to be successful, this has to be about my ideas and about my life experience and about the future." http://abcn.ws/1SpkrAN WATCH: http://abcn.ws/1Sr1qOi

--WILL W. HIT THE TRAIL? Bush also told Muir he isn't sure whether his brother will join him on the trail, ABC's ERIN DOOLEY notes. "I don't know, I don't know yet, we just started," Bush said. "I'm George's brother, I love him." He added that his brother has "been helpful" to his campaign already. http://abcn.ws/1SpkrAN

--JEB OPENS UP ABOUT COLUMBA: Before Bush could run for president, he needed the full backing of the one person whose opinion mattered most: His wife, Columba. "She told me that not allowing me to pursue this mission would be like telling a musician you can't play music," Bush said. He revealed that the couple talked about him running for president and then prayed on it, until Columba was finally "all in." "She's not a political wife, which I love," Bush said of his wife of 41 years. "I like to go home and be with her and be as we've been." I don't have high expectations for her to have a 5 point plan on policy," Bush said. "She's campaigning and she's showing that she can do it and she's really good at it." http://bit.ly/1eoBWTa WATCH BUSH AND MUIR HAVE A CONVERSATION IN SPANISH: http://abcn.ws/1GQamJ9

--NOTED -- BUSH CANCELS EVENT TODAY IN CHARLESTON. "Governor Bush's thoughts and prayers are with the individuals and families affected by this tragedy," a campaign spokeswoman said in a statement.