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


To: Neocon who wrote (602982)8/12/2004 2:43:12 PM
From: Kevin Rose  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769667
 
Yes, I agree. His biggest asset was his connections, which all trace back to his father. It had little to do with his individual talents, and lots to do with his family name.

The article makes clear that he mostly brought the name recognition and resulting ties to the table. Other than that, he was glib. Hey, I'm glib, but no one's giving me 10% of a ball club...