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

To: Neocon who wrote (602836)	8/12/2004 2:00:18 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Nearly all franchises went up an equal or greater amount during the time. The article admits that Bush's greatest contribution was his name, proving my point that Bush was only a 'successful' businessman because of his father: Having a father in the White House didn't hurt, and Bush made the most of his opportunity. "The name brought a celebrity element," said Tom Schieffer, former president of the franchise and an investor. "But it wasn't the only thing he brought to the franchise. He brought his ability to speak to people and tell them why it was fun to come to baseball games. The public persona of the franchise was greatly enhanced because of George Bush." Additionally, if Bush put in $600K for a 10% stake in the franchise, wow, that's even MORE of a sweetheart deal than I thought he got. Hmm, your article seems to have confirmed both my points. Uh,..thanks!