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Fox News Senior Political Analyst Brit Hume on Sunday suggested that an effort to rehabilitate President George W. Bush's image had worked and that the country "may now indeed be ready" for his brother, Jeb, to be the next president of the United States.

Before the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum last week, former First Lady Barbara Bush said that she opposed the idea of Jeb Bush making a bid for the White House in 2016.

"There are other people out there that are very qualified and we’ve had enough Bushes," Barbara Bush explained to NBC's Matt Lauer. "He’s by the far the best qualified man, but no."

Hume told Fox News host Chris Wallace on Sunday that "this is absolutely what I would have expected from Barbara Bush."

"She suffered terribly when the slings and arrows were being aimed, first at her husband, then at her son and then -- to whatever extent it was -- at her other son," Hume insisted. "And I think she's fed up, and long had enough of her men being on the firing line."

"But I think in terms of the public's estimation, that cycles are accelerated these days and the country may now indeed be ready for another Bush," he added. "And if you think about Jeb Bush, he doesn't particularly look like either his father or his brother, he's a different breed of cat. Outwardly at least, he has some of the same qualities: traditional views, gentlemanliness and so on."

"I think if he decides he wants to run, he will be a formidable candidate."

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Now that we've just had the opening of the George W. Bush library this Thursday, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart had field day with the former president and what he's been doing with his time compared to his counterparts, who are devoting themselves to public service or doing NGO work, in sharp contrast to Bush, who told CBS that he was painting "two or three hours a day."

STEWART: Sometimes it seems only a gallon of paint can... drown out the screams of those I've wronged. Plus, sometimes they let you use your fingers.

Stewart showed a portion of the softball interview with Bush given by Charlie Rose this week, asking him if he's getting any better at his painting and Bush responding that "It's all in the eyes of the beholder." Stewart concluded, "So in other words, art history will be the judge."

After showing news footage that the library is going to contain over 43,000 "artifacts" from the Bush presidency, Stewart concluded:

STEWART: So it's basically the Hard Rock Cafe of catastrophic policy decisions.

Stewart went on to take some shots at Bush and the reports on his rising poll numbers and why, and then wrapped things up with his "Senior Correspondent" Al Madrigal and the ridiculous "Decision Theater" on display at the library, or as they rightfully dubbed it here, "Disasterpiece Theater."

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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) is insisting that his famous family name will not hurt him at all if he decides to run for president in 2016.

Fox News host Chris Wallace pointed out to Bush on Sunday that his brother, George W. Bush, had been "somewhat unpopular" when he left office in 2009.

"Do you think there is any Bush baggage?" Wallace wondered. "Do you think that would be a problem?"

"No," the former Florida governor replied. "I don't think there's any Bush baggage at all. I love my brother, I'm proud of his accomplishments, I love my dad, I am proud to be a Bush."

"And if I run for president, it's not because of something in my DNA that compels me to do it. It would be that it's the right thing to do for my family, that the conditions are right and that I have something to offer."

According to a 2009 CBS News/New York Times poll, former president George W. Bush left office with an approval rating of 22 percent, the lowest approval since the Gallup began asking the question 70 years earlier.