Yeah. That’s how these things usually snowball. People often ask, “What got this dynasty started?”
Of course, I’m not referring to a Bush family-style dynasty, at least not immediately. But who’s to say that George P. Bush might not have a shot somewhere down the line? So far, he seems to be playing his cards with the proper amount of acumen. A successful Thompson bid and the strategic support of a younger Bush might just do the trick where a future presidential bid is concerned.
Thompson, on the other hand, may need to be cautious in his acceptance of “friends like these”, but if he can sift the flour of the Bush clan and smooth the mix, why not? And it would seem that the Bush’s that have had the most to lose from W’s missteps are on board for a Thompson run. I understand completely.
Obviously, the Bush clan is not alone in their assessment. I was a huge Bush supporter in the first term and hoped that with a second term he would remove the gloves and have a go at the dems, a la Reagan. With no worries of having to run again, I assumed that the man I voted for, and blindly accepted as a Conservative, would lose his inhibitions and tell the left that the game was off, and that they would have to somehow overcome the mantle of the Michael Moore’s and the Rosie O’Donnell’s. That they would have to find a way to win over the mainstream Americans they had managed to alienate.
But it was George W. who ultimately alienated his base.
