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no_hypocrisy

(46,182 posts) Tue Sep 22, 2015, 09:56 AM Sep 2015

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Son of Jeb! Bush as Texas Land Commissioner: Cronyism

The big news in Texas right now is that George P Bush, son of a Jeb!Bush, got elected Land Commissioner in Texas and is violating the law, hiring his friends and family, not posting jobs, and has turned the Texas General Land office to a frat house / political payoff machine that even has his retired Republican predecessor aghast.

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http://crooksandliars.com/2015/09/and-even-republicans-are-acting-surprised

Jim Hightower warned y'all . . . .

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Son of Jeb! Bush as Texas Land Commissioner: Cronyism (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Sep 2015 OP

That "frat house" mentality seems to be part of the Bush gene. He won't last long....n/t monmouth4 Sep 2015 #1

I don't know about that yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #3

Is that the stalker/vandal? Doctor_J Sep 2015 #2

"Aint politics fun!" lpbk2713 Sep 2015 #4

just like uncle george! spanone Sep 2015 #5

monmouth4

(9,709 posts)

1. That "frat house" mentality seems to be part of the Bush gene. He won't last long....n/t

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Tue Sep 22, 2015, 10:23 AM

Sep 2015

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

3. I don't know about that

Reply to monmouth4 (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 22, 2015, 10:59 AM

Sep 2015

I can see Texas electing him governor one day. And God forbid Jeb becomes president, George P someday at least running. Voters.....

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)

2. Is that the stalker/vandal?

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Tue Sep 22, 2015, 10:49 AM

Sep 2015

His criminal record would disqualify him from a lot of jobs if he wasn't a Bush!.

lpbk2713

(42,766 posts)

4. "Aint politics fun!"

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Tue Sep 22, 2015, 10:59 AM

Sep 2015

"Boy howdy!"

Especially when you're a son of a Bush.

spanone

(135,873 posts)

5. just like uncle george!

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Tue Sep 22, 2015, 11:00 AM

Sep 2015

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