Jeb? Why Bother! Romney Is Already Bush III

From policy advisers to campaign strategists, more than two dozen veterans of the Bush administration have flocked to Romney’s campaign…. Romney’s chief political strategists, Russ Schriefer and Stuart Stevens, are veterans of both Bush-Cheney campaigns. Romney campaign adviser Kevin Madden was a spokesman for the Bush-Cheney effort in 2004, then was a spokesman for Bush’s Justice Department….. Romney has named 24 “special advisers” in national security and foreign policy, 16 of whom served in diplomatic or political roles under Bush…. On judicial issues, Romney is advised by at least three top veterans of Bush’s Justice Department. Romney’s education advisers include Margaret Spellings.

— It’s almost like everyone’s trying to collect a paycheck and stay fresh while waiting out an unwinnable year.