Oh... before you get the feeling that I hate all Bushes the same... well, you could not be more wrong. I am balanced.
While Sr. was a devoted servant of 2,000 frat brothers and 200 Saudi sheiks, he at least has saving graces. Showing devolution in action, let's compare dad & son. (What a difference an "H" makes!): GHWB Reads books GWB Openly stated (with good old boy pride in his voice) that he never does H Reads newspapers W Openly stated that he never does, ever H Wrote a book W is the first pres in this century never to even CO-write a book H has IQ in 3 digits W Well..... H was a war hero W = draft dodger and deserter H held 141 news conferences in 4 years W has faced the press just 12 times in 4 years (not just a record, but one-tenth the number of press conferences of his nearest competitor! If we are lucky, this record will last forever.) Just one of a thousand examples of accountability avoidance and secrecy-fetishism. Of course there is connective tissue. Both Bushes ran imbecilic administrations that botched Iraq Both favored Skull & Bones frat brothers above all other considerations... ... except for the utter paramount priority of always, slavishly serving the Saudi royal house. Oh, and daddy's friends gave W his only real job. Ever. They bought him a baseball team. I wonder what Daddy gave them in return. (Hint: the very same year, Halliburton won a contract....) ====== _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
