The New York Times reported over the weekend on how the senior former president Bush is avidly following the political campaign of his son Jeb Bush. Despite frail health, the 91-year-old Bush has watched every minute of the Republican debates so far. The paper reports that Bush is mystified at how Jeb could be trailing political neophytes like Donald Trump and Ben Carson at this stage of the election. He also spoke to a reporter about some of his regrets. “If I hadn’t raised taxes that time, I wouldn’t have lost the support of the base, and I’d have gotten a second term for sure,” said Bush. “Then I could have passed the presidency directly to George W. And then, after eight years, it would have been Jeb’s turn. That would have been 24 years–right, 24? Right. Then it would have been easy to change the law so a Bush would always be in the White House. Everyone would realize then that that’s always best for them. One other mistake I made was thinking that after just 12 years of Bush, the normal person would recognize what’s best for him.” Bush said his best hope now is to marry a grandchild or even great-grandchild to a descendant of the Clintons and create a new dynasty.