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  • #16
    Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui View Post
    he'd be only the 2nd Catholic to be President
    3rd. After Obama has a coronary and dies in office, Biden will be in.
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    • #17
      Originally posted by Riesstiu IV View Post
      For a supposedly democratic nation we seem to have a knack for creating political dynasties. No more Clintons, Kennedys, or Bushes!
      I wouldn't say that. In American history, only twice has a son of a president become president himself, and from John Quincy Addams to George W Bush it was an about 150 long space. Other than those pairs, you had a grandson of a president sworn in, but that was again in the 1800s.
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      • #18
        Originally posted by Zkribbler View Post
        If Jeb had wanted to be President, he's have bumped Chaney off the ticket four years ago. That way, in 2008 he could have run for President as the sitting VP.
        The fact that he didn't testifies as to his intelligence
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        • #19
          Dan: agree with your first comment. On the later one, you need to use scare qoutes on "coronary".

          All: Why doesn't HW take a crack at it. He's still got eligibility. I remember people talking that way about Nixon until he died...

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          • #20
            Originally posted by DanS View Post
            Jeb was a successful governor of Florida. He would probably make a good president.

            But I've had my fill of Bushes, at least for a while.
            I very much agree. At one point that is why I was in favor of Obama over Hillary (I was tired of Clintons).

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Riesstiu IV View Post
              For a supposedly democratic nation we seem to have a knack for creating political dynasties. No more Clintons, Kennedys, or Bushes!
              Or Adamses. You forgot Adamses.
              And Roosevelts, of course.
              Oh, and Harrisons.
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              • #22
                Doles

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                • #23
                  George for third term
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                  • #24
                    Originally posted by Winston View Post
                    Doles
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                    Unbelievable!

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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by DanS View Post
                        Jeb was a successful governor of Florida. He would probably make a good president.

                        But I've had my fill of Bushes, at least for a while.

                        Exactly my thoughts as well.
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                        • #27
                          Originally posted by Zkribbler View Post
                          If Jeb had wanted to be President, he's have bumped Chaney off the ticket four years ago. That way, in 2008 he could have run for President as the sitting VP.
                          Yeah, I thought Cheney would step aside in 2006 or 2007 due to health concerns, and Jeb would slide in, just in time to run in 2008.
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                          • #28
                            The sitting President appointing his own brother would almost certainly fall back on him.
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                            • #29
                              Originally posted by Nikolai View Post
                              I wouldn't say that. In American history, only twice has a son of a president become president himself, and from John Quincy Addams to George W Bush it was an about 150 long space. Other than those pairs, you had a grandson of a president sworn in, but that was again in the 1800s.
                              I wasn't necessarily referring to just father-son presidencies but influential families who are entrenched in American politics.

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by TCO View Post
                                Dan: agree with your first comment. On the later one, All: Why doesn't HW take a crack at it. He's still got eligibility. I remember people talking that way about Nixon until he died...
                                Hell, if we're talking eligibility, the Constitution doesn't actually disqualify Nixon from running again now.
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