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Politics Bush: Brother Jeb would be 'great president' But president says in Florida he has no idea if younger sibling will run Katherine Harris, Jeb Bush, George W Bush Scott Audette / AP Rep.
Jeb Bush is well-suited for another office and would make "a great president." "I would like to see Jeb run at some point in time, but I have no idea if that's his intention or not," Bush said in an interview with Florida reporters, according to an account on the St. The president said he had "pushed him fairly hard about what he intends to do," but the younger Bush has not said. Jeb Bush, 53, will end his second term as governor in January. His brother George ends his second presidential term in January 2009. Jeb Bush has repeatedly said he is not going to run in 2008. Even dad doubts denials But even his own father said no one believes him when he says he's not interested in running at some point. Former President George HW Bush told CNN's "Larry King Live" last year that he would like Jeb Bush to run one day and that he would be "awfully good" as president. The Florida governor laughed when asked about his father's comments last June.
Stay current on political news with First Read The brothers Bush appeared together Tuesday during the president's visit to the Tampa area. Bush was waiting on the tarmac when Air Force One arrived and greeted the president with a politician's handshake and "Welcome to Florida." The president brushed aside the formality and playfully adjusted his younger brother's necktie. Jeb Bush introduced his brother at a retirement community in Sun City Center, where the president touted the new Medicare prescription drug benefit as the governor watched intently from a politically appropriate seat on stage right. They had a private lunch together with political supporters, then visited a fire station and appeared together before television cameras to express concern about wildfires that were blazing across the state. The governor was not with the president during his visit to The Puerto Rican Club of Central Florida in Orlando Wednesday - George W Bush's final stop on a three-day trip to the state. But the president was sure his brother still got some attention. "Yesterday I checked in with my brother," President Bush said as he took the stage. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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