Comment on Annon relfects on W doing it for the love of the game
Wilco@lemmy.zip 17 hours agoBush was the “cleanest” Republican since Nixon only because he was such a Cheney puppet that Dick Cheney’s wedding ring is still lost up his ass somewhere. Cheney was president during that timeframe.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
I mean, he was double-dealing for the O&G industry right alongside Cheney. He was just the face of the operation while Cheney did all the backroom dealing.
But the idea that the Bush Family wasn’t flagrantly profiteering? Give me a fucking break. Family members and friends got lucrative jobs in senior administrative positions. Lobbyists got promoted to executive board rooms. Portfolios rapidly outpaced the market growth rates.
Just ask how Michael Brown, a guy in the boutique thoroughbred horse business, ended up heading FEMA, ffs. Why do you think The Ashcroft Group landed Oracle and AT&T as clients?
mattyroses@lemmy.today 15 hours ago
Exactly. Look up the Carlyle Group.
Wilco@lemmy.zip 13 hours ago
He wasn’t profiteering worse than any other Republucan prez was the point.