Re: [PEN-L] The American Conservative: Kerry's the One

[Devine, James]

No. Most of my relatives (on McConnell's side) came over from Ireland during the potato famine (and developed into pretty safe "lace curtain" Irish, i.e., WASPs). BTW, McConnell's stepfather (my aunt's husband) was Sterling Hayden.

I have lots of cousins since my grandparents on that side were Catholic back when that had a demographic impact.

Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] &  http://myweb.lmu.edu/jdevine

I wrote:
> >By bizarre coincidence, Scott McConnell is my cousin (from the
> >East Coast, rich, snobbish, racist, anti-semitic, and
> >anti-immigrant branch).

Ken:
> Another cousin... hmmm... You have the largest accountable
> family tree I
> have ever encountered, Jim.
...
> Are you claiming a Nixon-like family tree, Jim? Is it Charlemagne?