Former Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., got his hackles up this morning when “Meet the Press” host David Gregory asked him about his possible – or perhaps probable – run for the presidency in 2016.
“Man, you guys are crack addicts,” Bush responded.
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He said the press has an “obsession” with his future political plans.
My own reaction is, well, yeah governor. What is your point? The media pay reporters and commentators to speculate on these things and everyone with half an interest in politics in this country knows that Jeb Bush is entertaining the idea of seeking the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. It’s in his genes. Jeb knows it. So does his father, the 41st president, as does his brother, the 43rd president. Even the ex-Florida governor’s son, George P. Bush, is likely to jump into Texas politics next year as he makes a run for a still-undisclosed statewide office.
Bush should know better than anyone that the only way to dispel this kind of discussion is to declare categorically he won’t run – ever – for president. Jeb won’t take that leap because, well, maybe he, too, is a “crack addict” who cannot wean himself of the political limelight.
Absent that kind of denial, the media would be derelict in their duty if they didn’t ask him the obvious questions about his political future.