This weekend Jeb Bush said he wasn't going to run for President in 2008. On ABC's This Week, Jeb said "I'm not going to run for president in 2008. That's not my interest. I'm going to finish my term."
Most news outlets have mentioned this over the past 24 hours. Apparently, that's all it takes. You say that you are not going to run for President and the press then reports that you aren't going to run.
But it wasn't always the case. Throughout the Fall and Winter of 2003, the junior Senator from New York was constantly grilled about her Presidential abitions. She denied it, but no one believed her.
For example on the Dec. 7, 2003 Meet The Press, Tim Russert spent a good part of the show asking Clinton about her Presidential ambitions in the 2004 elections. Finally she was forced to say the following: "No and no and no and I'm trying to think of different ways of saying no and no." A few seconds later, she said, "No, no. I've said, no. I've said no, no, no, no." To this day, I still think many Republicans think that she will run for President in 2004.
We all know why this meme was pushed forward.
To that end, maybe we should begin a campaign that Jeb is gunning for 2008. Americans may be stupid enough to vote for Bush, but - if I remember my High School Civics and American History classes correctly - most don't particularly like monarchies.
Monarchies are evil. Monarchies are inherently self-interested. They don't give a damn about the economy or its impact on the middle or lower classes. Their children tend to be nothing more than rich brats that spend their free time attending parties and saying stupid things. They are only tied to religions in so far as it can be used to suppress the broader population. They also have overly strong ties to other monarchies throughout the world.
This may be a frame that we can use. And it might even help with this election.