Live holiday political talk programming is one of the best times to hear your favorite analysts, consumed with thoughts of home and hearth, vamp purposelessly with the aim of simply getting to the other end of the segment. The following panel discussion was one of those perfect occasions. Without anything better to say, an MSNBC panel agreed that Americans are becoming "more comfortable" with political dynasties like those of the families Bush, Clinton and Carter. Why? Each family's record of competency, of course. In a discussion about the potential 2016 presidential landscape and the potential for a dynastic contest that might again see America's heading to the polls to vote for either a Bush or a Clinton, GOP strategist Susan Del Percio said she believes that it is less likely that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush would run for the White House than former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. "We are talking about the family dynasties," she said. "It's difficult for a Bush to run even eight years later for President of the United States." Former Democratic National Committee Chair and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell expressed his dissatisfaction that Bush might not run because he would be an effective candidate and "good president."

• published: 28 Nov 2013
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