| | Bush Sr. would like to see 2nd son president
 There have already been two Bushes in the White House, why not a third?
Former president George H.W. Bush told Fox's Chris Wallace that he has high hopes for the political future of his son Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida.
Asked by Wallace if Jeb Bush would run for the Senate, as his brother as often suggested, Bush supported the idea, and even went a step further.
"I'd like to see him run. I'd like to see him be president some day," Bush the elder said.
The 41st president admitted, however, that there have probably been too many Bushes in the White House lately.
"Right now is probably a bad time because maybe we’ve had enough Bushes in there," Bush said. "Of course, you’ve got to discount that because he’s my son."
Many conservatives have "spines and legs a-tingling" at the thought of Jeb Bush running for a Florida Senate seat, a columnist wrote, but the chances of him winning are slim.
The column says anyone excited about Jeb a seat in the Senate need a "reality check."
"The would-be motto of a Jeb campaign is essentially: 'Yeah, we know no one wants another Bush in the White House . . . but Jeb wasn't too bad, was he? And, c'mon, we're only talking the Senate.'"
Regardless, Bush the elder is crazy for the idea of another Bush in the political spotlight.
"I think if Jeb wants to run for the Senate from Florida he ought to do it. He's a guy who really has a feel for people, the issues in Florida and nationally, and his political days ought not to be over, says his old father.
"If he decides they should be over, that's fine, too. He needs to make a living, support his wife and family but he's a good man, Chris."
This video is from Fox's Fox News Sunday, broadcast Jan. 4, 2008.
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