BUSH/JINDAL FOR THE WIN:

Jeb Bush, former Florida Governor and next-in-line beneficiary of probably the most presidentially active dynasty in modern American politics, wasted no time to start his New Year off with a bang. In a blow-the-spot-up signal that he's definitely got his eye on the Republican presidential nomination for 2016, the son and brother of Bush Presidents I and II respectively quit every private and non-profit board he currently sits on.

No major politician gives up that kind of prestige and cheddar unless he or she is about to press on with a full-time career in campaigning. The move gives him the elbow space he'll need to build a presidential exploratory machine. And with a packed GOP nomination field already taking shape, kicking it off at the top of 2015 should offer some head start in the race to lock donors, advisers, staff, etc.

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