Letterman Explains Why Jeb Bush Won't Run For President (VIDEO)

Now that Jeb Bush has vehemently denied any plans to run for president in 2012, David Letterman took some time during "The Late Show" last night to speculate why he's not planning to run. Could it be that he's worried he won't live up to his family's Presidential reputation? Or that he'd rather become a judge on "American Idol?" Or perhaps he's just too busy with his daily routine of gym, tan, laundry? (The Situation would definitely vote for him.) Find out Letterman's take in the video below. His reasons may surprise you.


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[kcflood]

11:53 AM on 08/01/2010

Perfect

[WPF]

10:37 AM on 08/01/2010

All I can think of Jeb now is his character on "Lil' Bush"

[Js420]

10:13 AM on 08/02/2010

i love lil Bush! almost made me forget how much i hated W

[NoMoreNeoconTricks]

10:10 PM on 07/31/2010

If Jeb Bush wins the Presidency anytime in my lifetime, I hope aliens attack the earth and take over. We would be under better management by far, trust me. I lived in Florida. I know the family well.

[John Ison]

02:12 PM on 08/01/2010

I kind of feel that way about anyone from the GOP

[SCboy]

03:57 PM on 08/01/2010

An alien did take over: 2001-09. Remember?

[JerryJH]

02:01 AM on 07/31/2010

You can bet he'll run if we ever have a surplus again. Bushes are great at blowing through surpluses.

[AxelDC]

03:45 PM on 07/30/2010

Maybe Jeb doesn't want to live through a 4th Bush Recession during the 4th Bush term.

[BrwnSknGurl4]

03:09 PM on 07/30/2010

Love it! DL rocks!

[1088]

11:27 AM on 07/30/2010

Number 1 reason was the best, and so true, but if a Republican wins as Governor in Florida, they will steal the election, for any Republican.

[minerva117]

11:45 AM on 08/01/2010

It really looks like Crist is poised to win as an indie. Unless he says or does something colossally stupid between now and November.

[AncientPollyanna]

11:08 AM on 07/30/2010

I want to know whatever happened to Neil?

[zest]

05:58 PM on 07/30/2010

He is behind and the sole contractor for the educational evaluation program in Florida know as the "FCAT" and is making tens of millions of dollars from the taxpayers of Florida from the so called private sector. Can the Bush family make any money that is not goverment derived?

[silverball]

01:23 PM on 07/31/2010

it's a family tradition...starting with prescott...remember him?...from the blueblood line in CONNECTICUT....they are way more blueblood than cowboys from texas....prescott made a lot of his cash from the...ready?...NAZIS.....and shrub no longer lives on the "RANCH" where he can clear brush in his "spare/vaca" time....whatta phony f*@k, but most americans bought that cr@p.....

[manndan]

09:55 AM on 07/30/2010

Jeb Bush will be compelled to run by higher-ups in the GOP to avoid the electoral disaster that a Palin nomination would be for the Republican Party.

[westreal]

09:17 AM on 07/30/2010

That's what I call a preemptive strike.

[yellowdoggie]

06:50 AM on 07/30/2010

Some of these were fuuny, but I get the impression that old Dave's just phoning it in.

[Michael Boozer]

04:57 AM on 07/30/2010

Letterman FTW

-Mike, somebodyhadtosayit.com

[Js420]

10:00 PM on 07/29/2010

Only bush i trust is my b-----s

[Jacques415]

04:54 PM on 07/29/2010

"No governor siblings to help him rig the elections!!!" Hahahaha...hey, wait...

[jozie]

11:40 PM on 07/29/2010

One of the best top tens ever. Most are ridiculously lame.

[Hardyman1966]

04:01 PM on 07/29/2010

Reason #11 why Jeb Bush CAN'T run: He speaks Spanish. A LOT of it. Better than I does.