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Annon relfects on W doing it for the love of the game (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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 5 points 1 day ago

Exactly. Look up the Carlyle Group.

[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

He wasn't profiteering worse than any other Republucan prez was the point.