Bush the businessman: From two Salon articles (Joe Conason's
Big Lies excerpt, and Molly Ivins' and Lou Dubose's
Bushwhacked! excerpt), we created two diagrams:
What did we learn from this exercise?
- Failed businessman Bush was rescued multiple times because he was the son of a politically powerful father.
- How Bush got rich:
- He was invited to be a part owner of the Texas Rangers because his last name was Bush.
- He was able to secure his partnership in the team through the questionable sale of Harken stock.
- The Rangers got government to pay for, and confiscate, assets that enriched the team.
- Bush assisted in the effort to get government financial and legal support for the Rangers, and was rewarded with additional shares in the team.
- When governor, his support of Hicks management of state university finances was a factor in Hicks later paying handsomely for the Rangers.
posted by Quiddity at 9/25/2003 04:40:00 AM 
