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Question: Which member of the Bush dynasty was (or is) the most talented politician?
George H. W. Bush   -11 (23.9%)
Jeb Bush   -8 (17.4%)
Prescott Bush   -6 (13%)
George W. Bush   -7 (15.2%)
None - all are equally horrible   -14 (30.4%)
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« on: April 01, 2012, 08:17:47 am »
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Which member of the Bush-dynasty had - or has - the most political talent?
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« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2012, 11:05:32 am »
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« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2012, 11:09:13 am »
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Quote from: Comrade Sibboleth on April 01, 2012, 11:05:32 am
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« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2012, 11:14:04 am »
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« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2012, 11:29:26 am »
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Prescott's usually considered the least bad, isn't he?  Or am I thinking of Jeb?
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« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2012, 11:54:16 am »
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Jebs granddad

From wikipedia:
Prescott Sheldon Bush (May 15, 1895 – October 8, 1972) was a Wall Street executive banker and a United States Senator, representing Connecticut from 1952 until January 1963. He was the father of George H. W. Bush (41st President of the United States) and the grandfather of George W. Bush (43rd President of the United States) and Jeb Bush (43rd Governor of Florida).

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« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2012, 11:55:56 am »
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I love the Bush family as awhole. One of the best dynasties in American politics.
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« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2012, 02:31:05 pm »
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Quote from: Klecly on April 01, 2012, 11:55:56 am
I love the Bush family as awhole. One of the best dynasties in American politics.

I'm scared.
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« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2012, 02:50:09 pm »
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Quote from: Klecly on April 01, 2012, 11:55:56 am
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« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2012, 02:57:21 pm »
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Prescott Bush Jr. 1982 candidate for Senate against Lowell Weicker. Withdrew before the primary as a show of party unity.
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« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2012, 03:17:59 pm »
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GW Bush got pretty damn far considering his lack of a functional brain. Family connections and (as ever in acceding to the highest echelons of all) just plain chance helped, of course, but that requires huge amounts of political talent.
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« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2012, 03:25:43 pm »
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Quote from: Klecly on April 01, 2012, 11:55:56 am
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I'm surprised nobody has said "pics or it is not true" yet. A female member on the Atlas might be unprecedented Tongue
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« Reply #15 on: April 01, 2012, 05:31:46 pm »
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They're all horrible, so I voted the last option.

Quote from: Senator Scott on April 01, 2012, 11:29:26 am
Prescott's usually considered the least bad, isn't he?  Or am I thinking of Jeb?

The fact that someone who got busted illegally trading vital military supplies with Nazi Germany after Pearl Harbor could be considered the least bad member of their family really says something about how ridiculously bad their family is.
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« Reply #16 on: April 02, 2012, 04:04:57 am »
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I don't know if they're all ''equally horrible'' but they're certainly all bad enough that proclaiming any one of them to be the best (even by default) just seems wrong on some level.
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« Reply #17 on: April 02, 2012, 02:09:28 pm »
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I generally like shrubbery which is easily maintainable and can be shaped into a unicorn. Those are the best.
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What Eraserhead said.
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Quote from: ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ on April 01, 2012, 05:31:46 pm
Quote from: Senator Scott on April 01, 2012, 11:29:26 am
Prescott's usually considered the least bad, isn't he?  Or am I thinking of Jeb?

The fact that someone who got busted illegally trading vital military supplies with Nazi Germany after Pearl Harbor could be considered the least bad member of their family really says something about how ridiculously bad their family is.

It is interesting that all these stories don't mention Averill Harriman.
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« Reply #20 on: April 04, 2012, 08:16:22 am »
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My favorite is 41....he's a good man.

The most skilled politician is clearly 43.  8 years in the White House is as skilled as it gets.
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« Reply #21 on: April 05, 2012, 10:18:43 am »
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41. 43 is a failure, Prescott's evil, and Jeb's just ok.
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41. 43 is a failure, Prescott's evil, and Jeb's just ok.

The question was talented as a politician.  Doesn't getting elected twice count for political talent? 
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I've already tried faking it. It doesn't work.  The app is too smart for that.  I can't drive 3 mph, plus I would clog traffic.

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« Reply #23 on: April 07, 2012, 04:42:35 pm »
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Jeb, he was the only one during the recount that didn't appear partisan and he also has a mixed marriage in marriage to a latino woman.
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« Reply #24 on: April 07, 2012, 08:14:55 pm »
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Quote from: OC on April 07, 2012, 04:42:35 pm
Jeb, he was the only one during the recount that didn't appear partisan and he also has a mixed marriage in marriage to a latino woman.
How does that make him a talented politician? Smiley
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