No tengo futuro

I'm working today, so just this quick hit this morning. Jeb Bush has declared himself washed up in politics. '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." Interesting way to put it. Makes it sound like a he has a terminal disease instead of simply suffering from the backlash of his younger brother's "legacy."

"Jeb would have made an outstanding presidential candidate," said Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, 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'd say that about the understatement of the year. Too bad really. Of all the Bush family men we got stuck with, Jeb is probably the one who would have made the best president. Not that I would ever have voted for him, but as the lesser of evils go, he probably is the least evil of the lot and I doubt he would have mishandled the office as badly as his brother has so far.