Jeb Bush to Spanish Language Reporters: 'NO TENGO FUTURO'

[PalJoey]

Posted: 12/21/06 at 8:16am

We can only hope...

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'I have no future' -- Jeb Bush tells reporters

Wed Dec 20, 6:31 PM ET

MIAMI (Reuters) - The shadow of President Bush seemed to loom large over his younger brother on Wednesday, as the outgoing Florida governor ruled out any plans to return to elected office.

"No tengo futuro (I have no future)," Jeb Bush told Spanish-language reporters in Miami, when asked about any possible political ambitions after he steps down next month.

The popular, two-term governor has often been touted as a savvy politician with a good chance of following both his brother and father, George H.W. Bush, into the White House.

But the unpopularity and dismal job-approval ratings of his brother may have scuttled any plans Jeb Bush may have had for a future in politics after running one of America's most crucial swing states for the past eight years.

Bush did not elaborate on his terse "no future" comment. But he has said repeatedly over the past year that he would not run for president in 2008 and has never seemed comfortable with talk about Bush III or the Bush presidential dynasty.

"Jeb would have made an outstanding presidential candidate," said Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback (news, bio, voting record), who joined Bush at a luncheon on Wednesday hosted by a Cuban American political action committee.

Brownback, a Republican who launched an exploratory committee three weeks ago to consider his own bid for the presidency, added that he was "a Jeb Bush-type conservative."

In a backhanded slap at President Bush, Brownback cited "a heritage issue" as one factor currently weighing against a Jeb Bush presidency.

"People may be wanting to see a different name," he said.
'I have no future' -- Jeb Bush tells reporters

[Auggie27]

Posted: 12/21/06 at 8:27am

At last, some good news.

Now, if only Brownback would vamos as well. He's the singularly loathsome Kansas dude who wouldn't support a woman judge simply because she attended a same-sex wedding. Merely attended. Perhaps he'd like votes discounted by those went to see BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/21/06 at 8:28am

Before we start the celebration, do we know that he knew what he was saying?

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/21/06 at 9:40am

lets hope theres no future for his son, George P & his first-lady-in-waiting, Missy.

[javero]

Posted: 12/21/06 at 12:53pm

I'm so weary of the political dynasties of all stripes at several levels of government. It's one of the reasons I'm not so keen on Senator Clinton running for the office of Prez. Sometime back I wrote on another message board that its high time for members of Bush, Kennedy/Smith/Shriver/Schwarzenegger, Clinton, Dole, Gore, Ford and Diaz-Balart families to get off the public dole. These folk do not have a divine right to elected office and I for one believe that there are other viable sources of public leadership in this great nation. Is there no end to this nepotism?

Updated On: 12/21/06 at 12:53 PM