Ironically, Bush does not recognize his (p)Residency as the "legacy"
appointment that, in truth, it is. Appointed president by Supreme Court judges who were appointed to office by his father, Bush owes all of
his "admissions" to college, military, and business positions to the
"affiirmative action" of the connections, strings that are pulled, and the
nepotism that is inbred in the priveleged, rich white, ruling class in
America. Even with the implementation of affirmative action to help
those formerly excluded because of race, class, or gender, it would
take centurys for everyone to compete on an equal playing field with
Bush and his "legacy". Bush has the gall and the hyprocacy to use his
power and influence to attempt to diminish the access that affirmative action
only recently offered in venues such as the University of Michigan's admissions policies. Wake up and view your president for who he really is!
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IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT BUSH, THERE'S NOT MUCH TO SEE
From JANES WARREN column in the CHICAGO TRIBUNE, February 11, 2000
The career of Texas Gov. George W. Bush does, as the Feb. 24 [2000] New York Review of Books underscores, rebut the notion of America being a meritocracy, "in which we are all born equal and then judged upon our intelligence, talent, creativity, or aggressiveness." As reporter Lars Erik-Nelson argues rather convincingly, in an essay based on four books about the Republican presidential frontrunner, Bush is an old-fashioned aristocrat. His few successes "are in one way or another a direct consequence of his name and family," which has also exempted him from the normal sort of professional and academic competition confronting most Americans. For sure, old-fashioned aristocrats can be men and women of grand talents. But Bush was a mediocre high school freshman whose lineage got him accepted to fancy-dancy Phillips Academy, Andover, an exclusive prep school. He was mediocre there but was admitted to daddy's old college, Yale. He was mediocre there but was accepted to Harvard Business School. And on and on. And, as has been much chronicled, he used connections to become wealthy, in particular via a sweetheart deal to buy the Texas Rangers baseball team. An initial investment of $600,000 quickly turned into a $15 million windfall as the city of Arlington used public funds to build a terrific new stadium for the team. Yes, he is apparently a terribly congenial fellow. Yes, he has exhibited a genuine interest in a few issues, notably improving literacy for young citizens and upgrading the lot of Hispanic and black Texans. And, yet, having read all the biographies of him, Nelson is left to conclude "there is nothing in any of these books that appears to qualify Bush for the presidency, with the exception of his ability to win votes in Texas and raise money from big-ticket contributors." So what are we to make of a man who, the media frenzy over his top GOP opponent, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), aside, would still be a decent betting choice to wind up with the nomination? "Bush's biggest vulnerability as he seeks the White House is that the more you look at him, the less you see," Nelson concludes. "Every achievement, with the exception of his 1998 re-election as governor, evaporates on scrutiny, even minor ones like his supposed firing of (his father's presidential chief of staff, John) Sununu or his vaunted Texas tax cuts." Of course, that might not necessarily matter much. Perhaps Bush understands "the real world--a world in which the most important question is `Who are your people?'--better than the rest of us. In his own life, so much has been handed to him. Why not the presidency?" <a href="www.mikemalloy.com/archives/round%2033.htm">www.mikemalloy.com/archives/round%2033.htm</a>
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