At times like this, Joy is not the most obvious theme to build a presidential campaign around. So it is all the more surprising that Jeb Bush cannot stop talking about that most delightful and fleeting of human emotions. The 61-year-old second son of George and Barbara Bush likes to say that the matter of running for President comes down to his inner spirits–“whether I can do it with joy in my heart.” As 2014 came to a close, all signs pointed to a long season of merriment.