John McCain’s Vice Presidential Not-So-Short List

John Hawkins lists 24 candidates that John McCain might conceivably pick as his running mate with synopses as to the pros and cons of each. I'm rather sure the eventual choice is on that list, as there's nobody that I've heard of who isn't. Indeed, there are several people I haven't heard of on it. Frankly, the available ...

Carville: Jeb Bush will be GOP Nominee

James Carville predicted yesterday that Jeb Bush will get the Republican presidential nomination in 2008. At CNN's America Votes 2008 Breakfast, the chief architect of Bill Clinton's successful 1992 presidential run predicted that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will be the Republican nominee in 2008. Jeb is a younger brother of President Bush. Carville bolstered his prediction, highlighting Jeb Bush's career: He ...

George P. Bush Joins Navy Reserve

George Prescott Bush has joined the Navy Reserve at the age of 30. George P. Bush, a nephew of President Bush who was a hit on the campaign trail, has been accepted in the Navy Reserve as an intelligence officer and has begun the process of being commissioned for eight years of service. Bush, 30, said in a telephone interview ...

Jeb Bush as a Last Minute Candidate?

The American Spectator's Quin Hillyer thinks there's a strong possibility that Jeb Bush, who has repeatedly said he isn't running, could emerge as a "white knight" candidate and carry off the 2008 Republican nomination at the last minute. How so? Hillyer believes that, contrary to conventional wisdom, the front-loaded primary system could mean a messy, drawn out contest. [I]n ...

Jeb Bush ‘Yo No Tengo Futuro’

Abby Goodnough reports on the continuing speculation as to the political future of Jeb Bush. When the same old irksome question popped up recently at one of his final public events here, Gov. Jeb Bush, addressing Spanish-speaking reporters, gave an atypically dramatic answer: “Yo no tengo futuro,” or “I have no future.” His words set off round-the-world buzz, with The Daily Telegraph ...

Execution Procedures in Florida, California Questioned

The methods used to execute condemned criminals in California and Florida are under scrutiny. Gov. Jeb Bush suspended all executions in Florida after a medical examiner said Friday that prison officials botched the insertion of the needles when a convicted killer was put to death earlier this week. Separately, a federal judge in California imposed a moratorium on executions in the nation's ...

Florida District Court of Appeals to Richard Paey: Go to Hell

I think if the majority decision had simply said that it would have been less painful for Richard Paey. Paey is wheel chair bound, suffers from multiple sclerosis and chronic back pain due to a botched surgery after a car accident. Paey is also the father of three children and had no prior criminal background. Yet amazingly ...

Elder Bush Getting Sentimental in Old Age

My curiosity was piqued when I saw the headline "First President Bush Sobs While Talking of Son." It turns out he was sobbing about his other son. Former President George H.W. Bush came [to Tallahassee, Florida] Monday to talk about leadership and opened his remarks with advice on working with rivals, being patient and building personal relationships. He then broke ...

Katherine Harris’ Revenge

That Katherine Harris is on the odd side is hardly news. Still, according to reporting by WaPo's Libby Copeland, Harris appears to be coming unglued. Katherine Harris, who is trying to become a U.S. senator, says she is writing a tell-all about the many people who have wronged her. This includes, but is not necessarily limited to: the Republican leaders ...

The Reform Party isn’t Dead (yet?) - Florida

This evening (for me, after midnight for the East Coasters) I saw a commercial on CNN for the Reform Party Candidate for Governor of Florida, Max Linn. Shades of Ross Perot, and Jesse Ventura. And considering that I'm over 2300 miles from Tallahassee FL, I must wonder if it is money well spent (1:30 AM Florida time). I ...