[jocon307]

"American's do not like dynasties"

You are not the first person I've heard say this, but I'm not sure it is correct. First off, we seem to like the Bushes well enough, W is only the second son to follow his father as president. And the Kennedys were quite popular for a while. And, arguably, their failures were largely self-inflicted. The Tafts are the only other American political dynasty I can think of, and I know folks are pretty furious with the guy holding office now, and they're right to be so.

But I'm not sure we reject dynasties out of hand. I'm not sure Jeb would be the way to go in '08, but I think he'd have as good a chance as anyone.

As for Rice, I'm still not sure we'd go for a woman in the top spot if the WOT is still hot.

[Alberta's Child]

There's a political dynasty in New Jersey that hasn't attracted a lot of attention because none of the players involved has sought higher office, but it is my understanding that the Congressional district that includes the Morristown area has been represented by a member of the Frelinghuysen family for every year since the founding of the United States with the exception of one or two terms.

[Agamemnon]

re: "dynasties"

Also, don't forget the relationship between William Henry Harrison (9th president) to Benjamin Harrison (23rd President), as we recall John Adams (2nd President) and John Quincy Adams(6th Persident).