Flashback — Barbara Bush on Potential Jeb Run: People Deserve More Than Political Dynasties

REPORTER: “Do you think there’s room for another Bush in the White House?”

BARBARA BUSH: “I think this is a great American — country, a great country. And if we can’t find more than two or three families to run for high office, that’s silly, because there are great governors and great, eligible people to run. And I think — Kennedys, Clintons,  Bushes — there are just more families than that. And I’m not arrogant enough to think that we alone are raising — but we are raising public servants. 

“Whether they’re feeding the poor like Lauren is, who’s fed 68 million children around the world. Or Barbara, who’s bringing global health to the world; or Pierce who’s working with Big Brothers, Big Sisters. But there are a lot of ways to serve, and being president is not the only one. And I would hope that someone else would run — although, there’s no question in my mind that Jeb is the best qualified to run for president. But I hope he won’t, because I think he’ll get all my enemies, all his brother’s, all — and there are other families. I refuse to accept that this great country isn’t raising other, wonderful people.”

(via Mediaite)