EmailIf mother truly knows best, there will be no more additions to the Bush presidential legacy. Bush family matriarch Barbara Bush said she’s not in favor of a 2016 presidential run by her youngest son, Jeb Bush.
“There are other people out there that are very qualified and we’ve had enough Bushes,” she told NBC’s Matt Lauer. Jeb Bush has not said if he will seek the presidency.
“He’ll get half of our friends and all of our enemies,” she added, referring to the possibility of family baggage getting in the way of a successful 2016 presidential candidacy.
Read more on the Bush Presidential Legacy at ABC News Politics.
Her assertions are at odds with the beliefs of her eldest son, former President George W. Bush, who was vocal in urging his brother to run.
“He’d be a marvelous candidate if he chooses to do so. He doesn’t need my counsel ’cause he knows what it is, which is ‘run,’ ” the former president told ABC’s Diane Sawyer earlier this week.
Barbara Bush admitted that her youngest son would be the best fit for the office of Commander in Chief, but maintained her opinion that he should not run.
“He’s by the far the best qualified man, but no,” she said.
Good call Barbara.
Posted by: Be Sane | April 25, 2013, 9:45 am 9:45 am
Proving once again that Babs is the only one in the family with a lick of sense!
Posted by: Tim C | April 25, 2013, 10:20 am 10:20 am
Good call Barbara.
POSTED BY: BE SANE
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So what would be the difference to YOU?
If Jeb Bush does not run that means another Republican will be the nominee and you will hate that nominee every bit as much as you hated Bush.
Posted by: spike | April 25, 2013, 10:20 am 10:20 am
There are other people out there that are very qualified and we’ve had enough Bushes,” _________ I have always liked you Barbara, along with your daughter-in-law. I agree with you about Jeb’s abilities (especially when compared to “W”). I felt bad when people would say you looked like George’s mother instead of his wife. People are always harder on women than men for having gray hair. And obviously you are the smartest Bush because this statement is about the smartest thing I’ve ever heard out of the Bush men! Go Barbara! NO. MORE. BUSHES. PLEASE.
Posted by: MsT-Mac | April 25, 2013, 10:22 am 10:22 am
meant to say “out of the Bush family.”
Posted by: MsT-Mac | April 25, 2013, 10:23 am 10:23 am
Barbara Bush Votes ‘No’ on Jeb Bush for President
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2016 is still a long way away and anything can happen. Nobody knows for sure who the Republican nominee, not even Barbara Bush.
It’s STILL possible Jeb Bush could be the nominee and if he is, I have no doubt he’ll have Barbara’s support.
If Jeb Bush does not run, I have NO doubt the ultra left will hate whoever IS the Republican nominee every bit as much as Jeb Bush.
Posted by: spike | April 25, 2013, 10:28 am 10:28 am
The GOP has been grooming Marco Rubio for the last several years. He’ll be the Republican nominee. Wait and see.
Posted by: My_New_Name | April 25, 2013, 11:11 am 11:11 am
Although Jeb is the smartest and best Bush this monarch dealio is repulsive.
Can you imagine Hillary Clinton or Chelsea running for President?
I’m losing my lunch.
Let’s have both parties try to find competent people to run for office and let’s get away from this American Idle popularity contest that we use to elect sub standard individuals.
Posted by: Noz | April 25, 2013, 1:16 pm 1:16 pm
Barbara knows what’s best, so we need to listen to her. : )
Posted by: carole | April 25, 2013, 1:56 pm 1:56 pm
LOL…NOZ….trying to ‘distract’ and bring Hillary into the same ‘arena’ as Jeb. Good try with that one. You know you’re facing 8 more years of Democratic rule if she chooses to run – which I think is inevitable. But as far as Jeb goes…two things. One, it is just too bad for him that his older brother blew up any chance he would have had. But the second reason I believe he won’t run is all he has to do is take one look at the ‘absolute disarray’ the GOP is in with their extremist base….and he would have to be nuts to get involved with that. But I do believe he’s much smarter than his older brother. Do one other thing for yourself. Read the book “Family of Secrets” and then decide for yourself if YOU would want another Bush (and their ties). I know I wouldn’t.
Posted by: CND FOX | April 25, 2013, 2:04 pm 2:04 pm
Barbara is the only one with any sense in that family!!
Posted by: pksk531 | April 25, 2013, 2:07 pm 2:07 pm
“LOL…NOZ….trying to ‘distract’ and bring Hillary into the same ‘arena’ as Jeb.” – Candy Fox
Nah, any fool knows that Hillary can’t take the same field with Jebby.
Her lack of experience means she can’t compete.
Unless it’s an American Idle type of election.
Posted by: Noz | April 25, 2013, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm
LOl….NOZ…I guess ‘time will tell’…won’t it?
Posted by: CND FOX | April 25, 2013, 2:50 pm 2:50 pm
Nah, any fool knows that Hillary can’t take the same field with Jebby. Her lack of experience means she can’t compete. Unless it’s an American Idle type of election. Posted by: Noz | April 25, 2013, 2:32 pm
So you think Jeb Bush would beat HRC in a general election? Based on his ‘presidential experience’? Or her lack of presidential experience? Seems to me, I recall that only ONE of those two actually lived in the White House. For eight years. She knows the halls of power better than Jeb ever will. Add in her senatorial experience and her State Department experience, and you have the next president of the United States, if she chooses to run. Jeb wouldn’t even survive his own Party’s primary selection system. Remember, his is the Party that selected John McCain in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012. (And of course, Sarah Palin and Paul Ryan.) You think THAT Party would attempt to put yet a third Bush into the White House? They’re lame, but they’re not stupid enough to do something like that. (BTW, it’s American IDOL, not American Idle…)
Posted by: Phoenix Risen | April 25, 2013, 2:52 pm 2:52 pm
The next Bush to watch for is Jeb’s son – he is on record saying he wants to be president and as a Hispanic,he is very active in the Hispanic community and has that ability to reach young Hispanic voters that are traditonally tough for Republicans to reach.
Posted by: Hunter | April 25, 2013, 3:36 pm 3:36 pm
Posted by: Phoenix Risen | April 25, 2013, 2:52 pm 2:52 pm
Pffftttt!
Jeb has loads of executive experience running the State of Florida.
Hillary has zero executive experience and her stint as Secretary of State speaks volumes, no successes there. In fact she did so poorly I doubt even a staunch Liberal Demo such as Chris Stevens would vote for her.
Posted by: Noz | April 25, 2013, 3:54 pm 3:54 pm
Smart mother Her Other Son Already Did His Damage !!!!!
Posted by: Leslie Carlsen | April 25, 2013, 4:35 pm 4:35 pm
So Leslie, what has Obama done? Bush was great compared to Obama!!!
Posted by: Dan | April 25, 2013, 4:54 pm 4:54 pm
HUNTER….well unless the GOP changes it’s Party Platform, it’s ideology or gets rid of it’s extremist right wing base….I have no idea why any Hispanic would pay any attention to what Jeb Bush has to say. In fact…they would be darn right foolish to. In any event, because of those three things I just pointed out about the Party….he would never be chosen as their candidate anyway.
Posted by: CND FOX | April 25, 2013, 8:21 pm 8:21 pm
Dan – the question to ask is ‘IS BUSH AS GREAT AS RONALD REAGAN’
The answer – ‘Bush was the SECOND-WORST president – Obama is of-course the worst.
That said ‘AMERICA CAN DO BETTER THAN THE BUSHES!! AMERICA DESERVES BETTER THAN THE BUSHES!’
Posted by: LglTxn | April 25, 2013, 10:53 pm 10:53 pm