The New American Monarchy

Like this is some kind of a surprise?

There's this theory going around that President Bush will govern in his second term as a lame duck, with nothing more to gain or lose politically.

But that isn't how Bush is thinking about it. He has Jeb to consider.



Even before this year's election, Jeb Bush was being asked about his aspirations. On Oct. 17, he declared on ABC, "I'm not going to run in 2008. That's not my interest."



But last week, in a meeting with The Washington Times editorial board, Ken Mehlman, the new chairman of the Republican National Committee, put Jeb back in the race.



Responding to a question, Mehlman mentioned eight potential candidates for 2008: Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, Virginia Sen. George Allen, Colorado Gov. Bill Owens, Arizona Sen. John McCain, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, George Pataki, Rudy Giuliani - and Jeb Bush.



RNC spokesman Brian Jones insists Mehlman was just speculating about politicians who are being discussed in the media. But Mehlman is not a neutral commentator. He works for George Bush. If the President's brother were really out of the running, the RNC chairman would not mention him.



In fact, the Bushes have been thinking about Jeb's candidacy for years.

I hope you REALLY like the Bush family, because they are going to be pillaging the country for their own gain for a very long time.