Some democratic nationalists in Egypt defend parliamentarianism with an important new argument a contentious, pluralist, probably multiparty coalition government would be harder for the United States to dominate than a lone super president like Mubarak.

Bush s interest in running was enough to convince Mitt Romney, who lost the 2012 election to Barack Obama, not to try a third time. But even the supposedly formidable Bush name was not enough to convince younger, scrappier candidates to step aside.