Jeb for VP....

..not.

We've seen the trial balloons being floated for Jeb Bush, who just ended his second term as Florida Governor. The balloons say, "Jeb doesn't want to run for President, the nation is weary of Bushite Presidency, but he'd be a great VP". It's unclear whether these balloons are arising from the McCain camp itself, or from Jeb staffers who want a new job.

Hold on a minute here. Jeb may be the smartest of the Bushes, the most policy oriented, with the best personality, and he might be a tad more moderate than Dubya, but it's incumbent on US to pop this bubble before it gets started. Exactly because the nation is weary of Bushite Presidency.

McCain is 70+ and hasn't even announced his candidacy yet. We don't see his health records, but he's had some hard times, physically. He could run for one term, then decide not to run again, and who would be in the shotgun seat, ready to move over to driver? Of course, in these times one should never exclude the possibility of assassination or something.

Nothing (too) personal, Jeb, but VP's too close in the line of succession. I'm not taking a hard line against your holding any public job, it could even be a Federal one, but it better be a good distance down the line. Defense, or HHS, or CIA, or national security advisor. All good jobs. But if we see a Bush--any Bush-- named on the ticket, we'll fight it like it was Dubya himself running for a third term.