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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PROLIFE who wrote (46891)	10/15/2000 11:25:00 PM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

BACKGROUND CHECK::Profile of George W. Bush Party: Republican Born: July 6, 1946. Raised in Midland, a boom-and-bust oil town in the dusty Texas plains. Younger sister Robin died of leukemia when George was 7 years old. Family: Married Laura Welch, a librarian who grew up in Midland, in 1977. Twin daughters - Jenna and Barbara, 16. They reside with their dog, Spot, and their two cats, India and Cowboy. Religion: Governor Bush is a Methodist and has served on the boards of various charitable, business, and civic organizations. Military: Texas Air National Guard, F-102 fighter pilot, 1968-73. Web Sites: GeorgeWBush.com, Campaign web site governor.state.tx.us, Texas Governor web site Education: Educated at Midland public schools and then Andover Prep School. B.A. in History, Yale University (1968). M.B.A., Harvard Business School (1975). Professional Experience: Formed his own oil business, Arbusto Corp., in 1977 ('arbusto' is Spanish for 'bush'). He was a deal maker, using other people’s money to drill for oil, after researching and negotiating leases. Bush was considered cautious and did marginally well. Managing general partner of Texas Rangers baseball franchise, 1989-94 Political Experience: Elected Governor in 1994 and re-elected in 1998. Aide to former President Bush (1987-92) Unsuccessful run for Congress in 1978, after which is distanced himself more from his father politically.