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Bush Praises Brother Jeb

According to several news reports, President George W. Bush praised his brother, Florida governor Jeb Bush, as an "excellent" leader who would make a "great president" of the United States. Bush reportedly told reporters at a roundtable discussion, "I think Jeb would be a great president. But it`s up to Jeb to make a decision to run," adding that, "I would like to see Jeb run at some point in time, but I have no idea if that`s his intention or not."

President Bush, who admits he has pushed Jeb "fairly hard about what he intends to do," adds that his brother`s "political future is very bright - if he chooses to have a political future. But he is an independent-minded guy. His priority is his family."

The Bush family is considered by many to be one of the pre-eminent U.S. political dynasties, with the Bush brothers` father, George Herbert Walker Bush, having also served a stint as US president. However, the current Bush president, George Walker Bush, has had the lowest approval ratings of any president in the past 50 years or so, and is likely to be blamed if Democrats regain control of both houses of Congress this November.