We have seen a steady evolution of the popular Bush model from the days of the British Empire when ancestral scions of the Bush family helped shoulder the white man's burden in an expanding empire....to Prescott Bush, who sold war materials to the Nazis in WWII...to George H.W. Bush, who overcame the "wimp factor" by illegally invading Panama and then having a big, glorious whoopass military campaign in the Middle East in 1991, thus saving nonexistant Kuwaiti babies in nonexistant incubators from ravening Saddamites! (Whew...heady stuff indeed.)

Some would declare the George H.W. model of 1991 the best Bush ever. But is that really true?

Not content to rest on their laurels, designers and developers of the ever-popular Bush line brought forward a new and updated George W. Bush model (dropping the "H" option) in 2000. It was felt that the new, more streamlined Bush 2000 would serve as flagship to carry the line triumphantly into the 21st century.

Since then the Bush 2000 has had its ups and downs, navigating its way through the perilous twists and turns of inadequately funded roadway, suffering the occasional breakdown, pretzel attack, and flat tire, but nevertheless persevering in spite of all obstacles.

Is it time yet to retire the famed George W. Bush model and replace it with something even better? Is the classic Cheney-drive transmission still cutting edge or does it need to be retired as well? There have been rumors of a brand new model in the works...the "Jeb Bush". The Jeb model has been undergoing testing trials on the grueling Florida circuit and appears to be a peppy machine with definite promise. We may yet hear a great deal more about it, but is it ready yet to officially serve as flagship of the Bush line?

Some say that it will take at least 4 more years before the Jeb Bush model has all the kinks worked out and will be ready to present to the public at the BIG RACEWAY.

If that is so, we may see a brief resurgence of the once highly competitive Clinton line of classic family sedans in the interim...or even a surprising move into first position by the sleek and sporty new Obama. Either way, it would be deeply disappointing to those of us who have grown accustomed to romping and roving at the controls of a Bush.