Bush for President in 2012?
(AP)
"..in recent months, as the Republican Party of Florida has grappled with a leadership vacuum, Bush's political profile has grown as fast as the national deficit.He headlined a fundraiser for Bill McCollum's gubernatorial campaign, starred in a YouTube video touting Jeff Atwater's campaign for state chief financial officer and helped install state Sen. John Thrasher as the state party's heir apparent -- all the while looming on the sidelines of the fierce Republican Senate primary between Gov. Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio.
The capper came Thursday when, at the top of the 7 o'clock hour, right after Vice President Joe Biden, Bush made a rare network television appearance on NBC's Today Show. The intensely private Bush's interview with the overly familiar Matt Lauer rattled Florida political circles.
Was this the beginning of a Jeb juggernaut that would culminate in a 2012 presidential bid?
Does Jeb want to become 2012 Republican presidential nomineee? By now, the electorate may have had its fill of political dynasties, but there's still no clear frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination. Sarah Palin? The Tea Party crowd may adore her but a run by would they be able to match the financial and organizational strength that a run by yet a third member of the Bush family would summon? Let's hear what you have to say about that in the Talkback section below.