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DRB

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http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/14657082.htm

Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said he was privately approached about his interest in becoming the NFL's next commissioner.

Bush said Tuesday the issue was discussed at a recent meeting with Patrick Rooney Sr., according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

Rooney's brother is Dan Rooney, owner of Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers and co-chair of the search committee looking to replace the retiring Paul Tagliabue.
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Good god no....
 
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Next thing you know, there will be a baseball team called the Washington Nationals.
 
macko

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...and in related news the NFL has signed rap-sensation Kevin Fedderline to star in the 2007 Super Bowl halftime show.
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I think Jeb Bush would be great for football. Look at what his brother did for the Texas Rangers ... and America!
 
BurlyShirley

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DRB said:
Well I'm putting the world on notice, if it does someone's gettin' in the neck. That I promise.
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Doesnt look like he's interested, but at the end of this article...there's a bigger surprise!

BUSH SAYS NO TO NFL

The NFL is keeping a very tight lid on the list of candidates for the job of Commissioner, in order to save those who ultimately are rejected from any embarrassment. However, the league can't control what the folks who tell the NFL "no, thanks" might say.

Per the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, one guy who has opted to pass on the opportunity to enter the screening process is Florida governor Jeb Bush.

Bush says that he was contacted by Patrick Rooney, Sr., the brother of Steelers chairman Dan Rooney, regarding the looming vacancy.

"I met with Mr. Rooney and I said I'm doing my job until I'm finished and then I'm going to consider other things," Bush said. "But I'm not going to do anything until I finish."

Bush finishes his term in January 2007. This means that Jeb Bush won't be the Commissioner, since the owners are committed to hiring a replacement for Paul Tagliabue by August 18.

The league's interest in Bush suggests that the owners will look broadly for a new poobah, and it opens the door for other figures who have made a mark in the world of politics to secure consideration. Names that now come to mind include: Steve Largent, a Hall of Fame receiver who was a Congressman (and a picket-line crosser in 1987); J.C. Watts, a former Oklahoma quarterback and Congressman whom a reader mentioned to us on Tuesday as a possible candidate, before the Bush story broke; and former New Jersey governor James McGreevey, whose personal experiences might encourage all gay players to come out of the closet. (Um, we're kidding about the last one.)

Given the NFL's sensitivity to appearances, we wonder whether Jeb was asked to keep the league's interest in him confidential. Such a request would make sense, since it's now likely that many casual observers will carry around in their heads the idea that Bush was the first choice for the job, even though the truth at this point is that the owners are still in the process of gathering candidates.

Even if Bush wasn't specifically asked to be discreet, why in the hell would he choose to blab? It makes us think that, despite public denials, he's secretly toying with the possibility of running for President in 2008.
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The Amish

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A Bush running the country I can live with, but the NFL................... F' that. Everyone grab your brooms, time to declare shinanigans
 
LordOpie

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What's with all the humor and insults?

This is serious. I'm sad Tags is retiring.

How about Don Shula for Commish?
 
BurlyShirley

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LordOpie said:
What's with all the humor and insults?

This is serious. I'm sad Tags is retiring.

How about Don Shula for Commish?
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**** Don Shula. I want Condoleeza Rice.
 
BurlyShirley

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I Are Baboon said:
Maybe Isiah Thomas can be commissioner. Look at the magic he's created for the Knicks.
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You mean for the Bulls?

#2 overall draftpick for Eddy Curry:rofl:
 
I Are Baboon

I Are Baboon

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Dude, how Isiah Thomas STILL has a job is beyond me. And now there is talk that he might take over as head coach too?

:rofl:

What a frikkin distaster the Knicks are.
 
BurlyShirley

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I Are Baboon said:
Dude, how Isiah Thomas STILL has a job is beyond me. And now there is talk that he might take over as head coach too?

:rofl:

What a frikkin distaster the Knicks are.
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Knicks owner think's of himself as a Steinbrenner, that he KNOWS what to do and no one else is going to tell him. I hate the Knicks, so I think its all pretty funny.
 
LordOpie

LordOpie

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Basketball?

If you people can ever focus and stay on topic, it's now.

At least Jeb, as POTUS, has congress to keep him in check and balances.
 
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