What, more Bushes? (Devil In The Details).(George W. Bush, Jeb Bush, 2008 presidential elections)

BY ANNOUNCING HIS INTENT to keep Dick Cheney as his running mate in the election two years hence, President Bush didn't just settle the veep question in 2004. In all probability, he also meant to settle the pres question in 2008.

Had W. chosen anybody else as his No. 2, that person would inevitably have become a contender at the end of Bush's second term, assuming Bush wins a second term. The unique virtue of Cheney is that his bum ticker makes him an improbable option for the top slot. (And by 2008 there's every possibility that Cheney will have publicly called for the ...