On Fox and Friends this morning, former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card said that he could see Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice as potential GOP Vice Presidential picks. Asked why he didn’t mention Jeb Bush, Card exclaimed, “Well, Jeb Bush would be my candidate for President.” But he conceded that the George W. Bush presidency is preventing a Jeb candidacy. In order for Jeb to win, Card argued, his name “would have to be John Ellis, not John Ellis Bush.” Watch it:
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