DO YOU BELIEVE THIS SCENARIO?

Normally, I4J does not discuss rumours, but this scenario is certainly interesting enough to consider...

One of the posters on the Daily Kos blog notes that he is hearing that after Governor-elect Charlie Crist takes office in January, U.S. Senator Mel Martinez will shortly afterward resign his seat to concentrate on his new duties as chairman of the Republican National Committee. The idea is that Crist would then be able to appoint his predecessor Jeb Bush to fill Martinez's vacant seat.

An interesting scenario, but I just don't see that happening. After eight years in office, my feeling is that Jeb will be ready to head south to Miami and a more lucrative life as a consultant/businessman/speaker. That's by no means meant to say that he'll be out of the picture entirely, but just not in DC.