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on the other hand, you can glean quite a bit from the biographies (now i'm going to be a bit more biased in my analysis):
According to the biography, Kerry has been doing 'good for the public' for many, many years, fighting for causes: protesting the vietnam war, prosecuting organized crime, creating a rape crisis unit. Whether or not you agree with his view of social good, you have to admit that he's someone who has shown a strong interest in doing work that affects other people's well being throughout his adult life.
In contrast, Bush has done nothing but try to make money until he ran for governor of Texas. There is no mention of philanthropy, no lifelong passion for improving xyz causes. And the biography pretty much passes over all of his accomplishments in texas for whatever reason, making me wonder if he did anything worthwhile there.
That to me tells me quite a bit about their personalities.
ps. I know that Bush had a change of heart when he turned born-again, and his focus on life changed. That may be. I would love to read that, after Bush turned Christian, he devoted at least part of his life to social causes. If it's true, it would improve my view of Bush 100%, and they should stick that in the biography.
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