Bush family political heir is shipping off to war

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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.
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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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Seems to me that being arrested for burglary is a "right credential" for a Bush.

What's with this "political heir" stuff? This isn't a kingdom where the throne is handed down through the generations.

[bluestateguy]

1. This kid scares the hell out of me

The Bush Family Dynasty just won't go away. They are going to patiently wait around and just hope that people will forget two disastrous presidencies.

[peacebird]

3. one hopes he serves his time like any other serviceman and recieves no

special treatment. Seems to me only fair that a spawn of bush goes to Iraq or Afghanistan. Somehow I bet he "serves" deep insode the green zone though.

[marshall]

21. Good luck to him, and every other person going into the service

They are all giving a valuable part of their lives to our country.

[man4allcats]

41. Re: "The Bush Family Dynasty just won't go away."

Old Nazis never die. They just pass along the hate to their NeoNazi spawn.

[saigon68]

70. Pierce Bush is a BETTER PROSPECT

He has looks and talent

see below

[No Elephants]

73. Named after Barbara Pierce Bush's relative, President Franklin Pierce, another loser. It's in the

genes on both sides of the family, folks.

BEWARE.


From Franklin Pierce's wiki

"His inoffensive personality caused him to make many friends, but he suffered tragedy in his personal life and as president subsequently made decisions which were widely criticized and divisive in their effects, thus giving him the reputation as one of the worst presidents in U.S. history. Pierce's popularity in the North declined sharply after he came out in favor of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, repealing the Missouri Compromise and reopening the question of the expansion of slavery in the West. Pierce's credibility was further damaged when several of his diplomats issued the Ostend Manifesto. Historian David Potter concludes that the Ostend Manifesto and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were "the two great calamities of the Franklin Pierce administration.... Both brought down an avalanche of public criticism."

More important says Potter, they permanently discredited Manifest Destiny and "popular sovereignty" as a political doctrine and slogan of that time that purported to delegate the decision whether slavery should be allowed in a particular territory to the eligible white male voters therein, instead of being determined by a national scheme such as that embodied in the Missouri Compromise and similar agreements between the free and slave interests.

Abandoned by his party, Pierce was not renominated to run in the 1856 presidential election and was replaced by James Buchanan as the Democratic candidate. After losing the Democratic nomination, Pierce continued his lifelong struggle with alcoholism as his marriage to Jane Means Appleton Pierce fell apart. His reputation was destroyed during the American Civil War when he declared support for the Confederacy, and personal correspondence between Pierce and Confederate President Jefferson Davis was leaked to the press. He died in 1869 from cirrhosis."

A Northerner whose sympathies lay with the South. A guy you'd love to have a beer with, but one of the worst Presidents in history. Bit of a heavy drinker. Abandoned by his Party.

Sound like anyone who's been in the Oval Office recently?

[man4allcats]

80. Yes, so I've heard.

I've also heard that Hitler's IQ was quite high, perhaps even genius level. But looks and/or brains don't necessarily a decent person make. There's no doubt in my mind that the Bush's are all cut from the same cloth. Of course it is clear from the photos you included that you and I are of the same mind on this. :thumbsup:

[fob]

68. You are forgetting that Oily Taitz and the Birfers (sounds like a surf band)

have already determined that you can't be eligible for POTUS if even ONE parent was born elsewhere. So sorry, P, we're gonna need to see your birf certificate so we can tell you it doesn't matter anyway, you're momma ain't 'Merikan' enuff.

[No Elephants]

72. Why not? They forgot Prescott.

[AndyA]

2. Is this the one named Pierpont or Poindexter or something strange like that?

Typical arrogant Bush Crime Family™ piece of shit.

I could say something nasty, but I won't. ;)

[peacebird]

7. Prescott I think it is.... after great grandad.

[tblue]

11. Prescott the war PROFITEER? Maybe that's what the P is for.

[SpiralHawk]

54. Prescott the Nazi-Hitler enabler -- Banker to the Beast

As well documented.

Another Bush Family skull & boner occultist war profiteer.

[OnyxCollie]

13. Pierce Bush

I'm not sure if it's the same person, though.

[ozymandius]

14. Barbara Bush is related to Franklin Pierce, the president.

He, too, was a disaster of a president. He did nothing to stem the emotional currents that led to the American Civil War.

[OnyxCollie]

16. The stupidity and arrogance runs deep in that gene pool. nt

[JuniperLea]

4. Is the "P" for Prescott?

Cuz that would be a cruel joke... not on "P" but on the rest of us.

[ooglymoogly]

18. George Prescott Bush III; Thats his name. Pardon me while

I throw up.

[demigoddess]

65. amen, what do they think they are, royalty??? just because you are cute and

your name is bush, does that mean you HAVE to be president?? what about the country??? Doesn't there have to be talent there to make you president or anything else???

[midnight]

5. K&R!! Burglary "right credential" for a Bush...

[Auggie]

19. LOL

:rofl:

[No Elephants]

74. Burglary (by a rich kid) of the home of his ex-girlfriend. Can anyone spell STALKER?"

[WolverineDG]

6. yeah, what about that restraining order? nt

[EFerrari]

8. This kid "helped" in Florida. It wasn't stolen, honest!

This story isn't signed and it smells like Victoria Clark.

[glitch]

29. Cancer Never Sleeps. nt

[EFerrari]

43. No kidding, glitch. n/t

[provis99]

9. wasn't he up on drug charges?

or was that the other Jeb Bush brat? Its hard to keep track of the Bush felons...

[Lasher]

49. You're probably thinking of his sister Noelle

She was caught trying to pass a forged prescription for Xanax. Then while attending a court orderd rehabilitation program she was caught with 2 grams of coke. That was back in 2002 and I've not heard of any transgressions since. I hope she's managed to stay clean.

[rocktivity]

67. Beforehand, she called the Walgreens claiming to be a doctor. Here's her mug shot

rocktivity

[truthisfreedom]

10. Hmm. Thesmokinggun.com has a different take on the burglary thing.

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/georgep1.html

They say he avoided arrest. Other articles variously say he was held, or arrested, but not charged because the owners of the house declined to press charges.

[hedgehog]

24. Even in 1994 there was a tendency to treat domestic violence as

a private matter. If he pulled the same stunt today, I think the odds are he would be arrested once the report was made, no ifs ands or buts.

[dmr]

31. Start saving this stuff on your hard drives, cuz they'll try and 'disappear' it

just like they did with GW's military and driving records, and who knows what else.

[YOY]

12. "47"???

Fuck no. Never fucking again.

[struggle4progress]

39. He'd have to steal it like Dimson did.

[question everything]

44. Does Palin know? (nt)

[Cerridwen]

15. Thanks.

I just lost 50 brazillion karma points for what just went through my head.

*sigh*

[rhett o rick]

34. Me too. Shame on us. nt

[Cerridwen]

37. You!

Made me laugh. LOL

Thanks.

:rofl:

[rhett o rick]

61. I am glad. That's a good thing in a thread about the BCF. nt

[seafan]

17. Burglary, destruction of private property.... enough for another Bush to seek office.

Yep, great-granddaddy Prescott's little 33 year-old namesake is next in line.


...because dear old dad has BHAG's. That's 'Big Hairy Audacious Goals'.



Bush family political heir is shipping off to war, October 26, 2009

[BumRushDaShow]

20. "P" for born with the "platinum spoon" in his mouth

Poppy had the silver spoon and Chimpy, the gold. No more Bushes. Anywhere. That is all.

[onehandle]

22. Fake. nt

[never cry wolf]

23. Good lord, they're like cockroaches

Can't they just go away?

[Ian David]

25. Good luck, Little Brown One! n/t

[Ian David]

26. This is why you don't give the Bush Family a "pass" on the whole Nazi thing.

They're still naming their kids after the Nazi who tried to over-throw the American government.

For example, if you're unfortunate enough to be Adolf Hitler's grandson, that's one thing. If your family is still naming their children Adolf, it becomes a valid reason to be suspicious.

[No Elephants]

77. Not to mention still naming their kids after Franklin Pierce.

[UTUSN]

27. "P" = "inspired" = " Poppy's crew DIED n/t

[jwirr]

28. How much involvement in the two wars does the Navy have? What

is their role?

[Sirveri]

30. It's bigger than you think. They actually pull people from the boats to fight.

I talked to an unfortunate individual who had some signifigant pysch issues because of it. He was basically volun-told that he was going by his chief, and while over there he watched some buddies of his get blown up by an IED. The Navy has a whole lot of problems actually, they treat people like garbage in the enlisted ranks. He's an officer though, so he likely won't have to deal with most of the stupid BS.

[sofa king]

33. Naval intelligence is a different bird entirely.

ONI, or whatever it's called today, is America's oldest and most tightly run intelligence organization. It has been known to make considerable use of reservists, using them to bolster existing intelligence staffs during wartime and sometimes employing entire reserve units doing who knows what.

Delmart Vreeland, the fellow who supposedly predicted the 9/11 attacks and the targets from a jail cell in Canada, claimed to be Naval Intelligence. The Navy denies it despite the fact that Vreeland's attorney called the Pentagon during an extradition hearing, was told that Vreeland was a Lieutenant, and was put in contact with Vreeland's voice mail. The Bush Administration won Vreeland's extradition, then put Vreeland away for 300 years for child prostitution.

In other words, Naval Intelligence is exactly the sort of place where you'd expect to find a Bush.

[rhett o rick]

35. They do a lot of the support jobs. Like imigration for Iraq. They check the military

personnel going in and out of Iraq, for example.

[JonLP24]

46. I was in transportation

We had a Navy unit in our JLTF and they were doing truck driving missions delivering supplies to various bases just like us(Army). It all depends on the job though.

[Blue_Tires]

60. Navy Corpsmen play a BIG one...

[bleever]

32. He has Ron Christie's eyes.

Wish him into the cornfield.

[ladywnch]

36. burglary..... at least he is more honest thief than the rest of his family.

[No Elephants]

75. Lord, no. Please see Reply ##s 6, 7 and 74.

[Ozymanithrax]

38. We do have political dynastys in the country, going back to the Adams boys.

It is not surprising that they are grooming him for the Imperial thrown. The question will be whether there is an empire left.

[No Elephants]

76. The Adams family, a lot less spooky than the Bush family, was the last time we had

a father and son Presidency, until Dummya.

[DemBones DemBones]

40. Uh oh. I see a presidential campaign in his future.

I've always worried about George P. going into the family business. His youthful indiscretions won't be held against him any more than George W.'s were held against him and in all fairness W's lasted until he was 40.

[DissedByBush]

42. Well he definitely wasn't inspired by his uncle's service

Or lack thereof.

"What's with this "political heir" stuff? This isn't a kingdom where the throne is handed down through the generations."

The Kennedys wanted to do it. The Bushes are going for it. The Clintons wanted to do a same-generation version.

That is one of the reasons I wanted Obama to win the nomination.

Think about it. If Clinton had won that could have meant two families running the White House for 28 years, an entire generation. Scary.

[No Elephants]

78. I know Republicans who voted for Obama in the primary, thanks to Rush. Actually, against Hillary.

[Solly Mack]

45. Good thing his uncle is getting a pass for war crimes

Now he can always address the issue by saying, "If my uncle had done anything illegal he would have been impeached/prosecuted" &
"In a great country like America, where no one is above the law, my uncle would have been indicted if he had committed such crimes" & "Sure, mistakes were made - but everything my uncle did the DOJ said he could do - legally".

...or some such variation.

Golly, if Bush was in prison for war crimes like he should be, "47" might not be trying on the title right now.

Alas..."P" has nothing to fear.

[harry_pothead]

47. He shares a name with his nazi grand-daddy. That's gotta suck.

[Bravo Zulu]

48. What "p" is heir of!

[No Elephants]

79. Great graphic. Thanks.]

[Lasher]

50. It's gonna be mighty hard to erase all those 8 years of Dubya

Sure, people have short memories. But now we have the internets to remind us.

[Union Yes]

51. Dumbya and Pappy learned to burglarize 'Murikkka from Ray-Gun.

Then went on and pulled off some of the most plunderous theft of a nation in human history.

"P" learned from the best.

[ArbustoBuster]

52. Well, that's something I haven't seen in years.

The words "Intelligence" and "Bush" in the same paragraph without the modifying terms "none," "lack," or "absence."

[Judi Lynn]

53. Oh, Gosh. This is just going to kill his gramps.....

http://img.wonkette.com.nyud.net:8090/images/thumbs/cf1ae679901e44dc70a2471dc89e1ca9.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org.nyud.net:8090/wikipedia/en/8/8d/Bush-japanese-pm.jpeg

You know how upset he gets.

[and-justice-for-all]

55. "...thought to be the biggest hope for a fourth generation of Bush family political leaders.."

:eyes: and :puke:

[edwardian]

56. May he not have to pay for his family's sins.

On the other end, who cares if a Bush dies? Not me. Carpe diem "P"!

[Piwi2009]

57. This is one of the "little brown ones" as Bush 41 said, right?

Guess he's a big brown one now. Thank you for your service, but we're good--don't need any more Bushes in national office.

[raccoon]

58. Let's invite Harry to come over and be our King. Pre-emptive strike against the Bush gang! nt

[xc8mip]

59. probably going to distribute cash

far away from fight

[rhett o rick]

62. Georgie Bush the poster boy for increasing inheritance tax. W/o it, stoopid

children of the wealthy can gain immense power.

[damntexdem]

63. Well, George H.W. Bush had to save the family bacon after Prescott.

But there's no WWII to ship off to now.

[Stand and Fight]

64. Articles like this make me ill. Specifically the following section:

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.

It makes me ill because it is the very sort of thing the Founders fought against happening in America -- dynasty. I felt just as disgusted after Senator Kennedy died and a lot of folks here were talking about his grandchild being the future of the Kennedys. Yuck. Some people may find these folks fascinating, but the reality is that this smacks of people seemingly wanting some sort of royalty. Political heirs? Really? DYNASTY.

Beau Biden versus George P. Bush?

:puke:

This sort of thing just makes it harder for people who want to do the right thing and serve in public office even more of an up hill battle. You don't need name recoginition when you can say, "My uncle the President", "My grandfather the President", "My father the vice president", "His grandfather the late Senator"...

:puke:

[fauxnewsSUCKKKS]

66. thats a oetty crime. he should join the big boys and commit fraud or someting! lol

[Martin Eden]

69. the BUSH name is POISON

Repukes lost in 2006 & 2008 because enough Americans began to realize GW was a disaster for this country, and as the years go by that conclusion will only be reinforced.

The kid's last name is a strike against him.

[dugaresa]

71. they can call him "Little Boots" or in Latin Caligula

[704wipes]

81. Yeah he will win the presidency running against

a democrat who was a Marine and really got shot at.

He is a punk joining the Navy Reserve. Probably defending the coast of Dubai for some 'dick'.