The Return of Bush...again

Sludge FactorySludge Factory Posts: 976
edited October 2009 in A Moving Train
Please God no. I'm sick and tired of the Bush family running (ruining?) things that I hope this is all a bunch of speculation. Not his political career being delayed by his Navy Reserve service, but the mere thought of him having a political career.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_ts954

George P. Bush, or "P" as he's known to some, is thought to be the biggest hope for a fourth generation of Bush family political leaders, with some suggesting that he might run for statewide office in Texas at some point in the next four to eight years. But, as The Daily Beast points out today, any future George P. Bush political ambitions will have to be put on hold as his Navy Reserve unit is set to be deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan in the coming weeks.


Lt. Junior Grade Bush, 33, joined the Navy Reserve in 2007 as an intelligence officer. The Navy recently told him, like thousands of others, that the two ongoing wars required him to go active-duty overseas, potentially in Iraq or Afghanistan. "It's been communicated to me that it's not a question of 'if,' it's a question of 'when,'" Bush told The Daily Beast. "It's just a matter of time."

Bush, who said that he was inspired by the service of his grandfather George H.W. Bush as well as former NFL star Pat Tillman, signed up for an eight-year term in the Navy Reserve in 2007. When word got out about his enlistment, Bush told Politico that he was "disappointed" as he'd intended to keep it under wraps, saying, "I was hoping to keep this as confidential as possible. I'm not doing it for political purposes or anything along those lines." However, prior to his joining some opponents of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan roundly criticized the Bush administration for the Bush family's lack of service in the war effort, saying that if George W. Bush was willing to send the children of other Americans into harm's way overseas, then George P. Bush and other eligible Bush family members should join the armed services and risk their lives fighting for the country as well.

Compared to JFK Jr. due to his good looks and seemingly effortless public charisma, George Prescott Bush (his middle name honors his great-grandfather, former U.S. Sen. Prescott Bush) is the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and his wife, Columba Bush, who was born and raised in Mexico. Bush's half-Hispanic bloodline aided his burst onto the American political scene in 2000, when he helped his uncle George W. Bush rally up considerable Hispanic voter support by speaking at the Republican National Convention and starring in Spanish-language campaign ads, an effort that many feel helped Bush win the state of Florida's electoral votes, which turned out to be the controversial determining factor in the close election.

Born and raised in Florida, George P. Bush was a high school classmate of pop star Enrique Iglesias. After high school, he attended Rice University in Houston, where, just like his presidential uncle and grandfather, he was a walk-on on his school's baseball squad, though he quit the team during his sophomore year. After earning a degree in history from Rice, Bush got a job teaching at a Miami-area agricultural community. After leaving that job to hit the campaign trail in 2000, he entered law school at the University of Texas after NYU, Yale, Harvard, and Columbia rejected his applications. While there, he met his future bride, Amanda Williams, whom he asked to play golf on their first date. After graduation, they both practiced law in Dallas before moving to Austin in 2005. Bush now is a partner in a real estate investment firm while his wife practices law.

Other than being arrested at 18 for burglarizing the home of an ex-girlfriend, George P. Bush appears to have all the right credentials to carry the Bush legacy well into the future. While family members often refer to the former presidents Bush as "41" and "43," the Washington Post says that some close to the family have taken to referring to George P. Bush as "47," so it's probably safe to assume that those inside the family see him as a potential future Bush torchbearer just as many outside the family do. Could a possible Bush vs. Biden matchup be in the works for 2020 or 2024, with George P. Bush taking on Beau Biden, the attorney general of Delaware and son of the current vice president who also served in Iraq? In some circles, it may not be too early to speculate.
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  • kenny olavkenny olav Posts: 3,319
    King George III
  • Thorns2010Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    he entered law school at the University of Texas after NYU, Yale, Harvard, and Columbia rejected his applications.


    I'm not a Bush fan by any means, but seriously? Why the hell does it even matter where he got rejected from for law school?
  • CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    Thorns2010 wrote:
    he entered law school at the University of Texas after NYU, Yale, Harvard, and Columbia rejected his applications.


    I'm not a Bush fan by any means, but seriously? Why the hell does it even matter where he got rejected from for law school?
    he's a war criminal. he should be in jail/.


    in the meantime we get to make fun of him and try to make his life as miserable as possible.
  • Thorns2010Thorns2010 Posts: 2,201
    Commy wrote:
    Thorns2010 wrote:
    he entered law school at the University of Texas after NYU, Yale, Harvard, and Columbia rejected his applications.


    I'm not a Bush fan by any means, but seriously? Why the hell does it even matter where he got rejected from for law school?
    he's a war criminal. he should be in jail/.


    in the meantime we get to make fun of him and try to make his life as miserable as possible.

    Wait, are you talking about George W. Bush? Or this new George P. Bush as a war criminal??
  • i can't speak for commy, but i'm guessing he did the same thing as me. i didn't read the post, i just saw the thread title, and instantly It's like there's a party in my mouth, and everyone is throwing up. I incorrectly assumed that it was referring to dumbya making a return to the limelight, as a motivational speaker.

    so now that i have read the original post, i found this comment interesting.

    Bush appears to have all the right credentials to carry the Bush legacy well into the future

    why would anyone want to carry his legacy into the future? he's the worst president in US history.

    bush's legacy is obvious, and what some people ignore is the simple fact that Americans voted for and elected this man not once, but twice. Those who acquiesced and did so, have blood stains on their hands which can never be washed away.
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    George P. Bush, or "P" as he's known to some, is thought to be the biggest hope for a fourth generation of Bush family political leaders, with some suggesting that he might run for statewide office in Texas at some point in the next four to eight years. But, as The Daily Beast points out today, any future George P. Bush political ambitions will have to be put on hold as his Navy Reserve unit is set to be deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan in the coming weeks.

    Wonder if he'll report or go AWOL like dad did?
  • George P. Bush, or "P" as he's known to some, is thought to be the biggest hope for a fourth generation of Bush family political leaders, with some suggesting that he might run for statewide office in Texas at some point in the next four to eight years. But, as The Daily Beast points out today, any future George P. Bush political ambitions will have to be put on hold as his Navy Reserve unit is set to be deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan in the coming weeks.

    Wonder if he'll report or go AWOL like dad did?

    Haha, that's kind of the same thing I was thinking.

    Edit: It's his nephew though, not his son, or did Jeb go AWOL too?
  • ShawshankShawshank Posts: 1,018
    George P. Bush, or "P" as he's known to some, is thought to be the biggest hope for a fourth generation of Bush family political leaders, with some suggesting that he might run for statewide office in Texas at some point in the next four to eight years. But, as The Daily Beast points out today, any future George P. Bush political ambitions will have to be put on hold as his Navy Reserve unit is set to be deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan in the coming weeks.

    Wonder if he'll report or go AWOL like dad did?

    Why don't you read instead of making stupid comments that make no sense.
  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    bush's legacy is obvious, and what some people ignore is the simple fact that Americans voted for and elected this man not once, but twice. Those who acquiesced and did so, have blood stains on their hands which can never be washed away.
    And that is something the rest of the world will never understand.

    Please guys don't vote another Bush in.
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Shawshank wrote:
    George P. Bush, or "P" as he's known to some, is thought to be the biggest hope for a fourth generation of Bush family political leaders, with some suggesting that he might run for statewide office in Texas at some point in the next four to eight years. But, as The Daily Beast points out today, any future George P. Bush political ambitions will have to be put on hold as his Navy Reserve unit is set to be deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan in the coming weeks.

    Wonder if he'll report or go AWOL like dad did?

    Why don't you read instead of making stupid comments that make no sense.

    You're right, my bad. I wonder if he'll report or go AWOL like his uncle did?
  • gimmesometruth27gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 23,303
    i'm going to go ahead and say what i said about gwb in 1998. this man will never be president. hopefully i am not wrong again....
    "You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry."  - Lincoln

    "Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
  • i'm going to go ahead and say what i said about gwb in 1998. this man will never be president. hopefully i am not wrong again....

    Shit...you trying to jinx us?! :twisted:
  • DickeyeDickeye Posts: 11
    As someone who is NOT a fan of the current administration by any means...

    I AGREE...NO MORE BUSHES!!!! :x
  • nuffingman wrote:
    Please guys don't vote another Bush in.

    We already did. His name is Barack Obama. He said whatever he needed to get elected, and then continued the policies of George Bush. He is expanding Bush's wars, and considering new ones. He gave trillions of our dollars to private banks.

    I'm very sorry. I usually vote for the anti-establishment 'Third Party' candidates. But I fell for the Obama bullshit. The one year anniversary of his election takes place next week. I will be shaking my head in disgust at how gullible I was. It was a hard lesson to learn, but now I know! Democrats and Republicans are both bought and controlled by the same corporations, banks, and oil companies. The popular press distracts us with how different the two parties are. It's divide and conquer: The populace quibbles over being left wing or right wing, whilst the money powers who are really in control rob us blind.

    There won't be any Bushes or Bidens elected in 2020. The situation has gone so wrong so fast that the two party system will be made obsolete in either '12 or '16.
    "May you live in interesting times."
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