The first President Bush, also what I like to call version 1, told Larry King in an interview on Tuesday that he would like to see his other son Jeb run for president “when the timing is right”. He did how ever say that the timing now is not right.
This is could lead to one of the scariest dynasties this country has seen since the television series “Dynasty” in the 80’s.
While he is not planning to run in the 2008 election, it shows that Democrats really need to pull together now and make a solid plan to take back over. We had a strong go during the Clinton years, but the press machine of the Republican party is a strong monster. I believe that the DNC under Howard Deans leadership will be able to strike back at the negative press the Republicans are good at generating. We can only hope.
Many people feel that the next Presidential election is too far off to even worry about, but in the world of politics you start campaigning the day you start your career as a politician and it does not end until you die. Even if you are not running you are still out there supporting other candidates and campaigning for them.
We need now, more than ever for citizens to stand up for the rights we are granted in the Constitution. Now is the time to start organizing and planning for 2008, as well as the 2006 Congressional elections. If we want to return our country to the proud democracy that was once envied the world over, then the Democrats must get back in control.