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The Blog for Friday, June 03, 2005

"Jeb!" Thinks Judges Are Lazy?

    The hubris of a man who has had everything handed to him:
    People we [Fox 13] talked to outside the courthouse in Pinellas County were surprised by the lack of accountability [of judges] and so was Governor Jeb Bush.

    Doug Smith: Judges have unlimited vacation. Do you think that's a good idea?

    Governor Jeb Bush: No, I don't. ...

    Doug Smith: You get four weeks off.

    Governor Bush: I don't get four weeks off.

    Doug Smith: You don't take four weeks, but you get it.

    Governor Bush: That's right. Four weeks is ridiculous as far as I'm concerned. I hope our judges don't take more than four weeks. ...

    "Maybe at this time it would be prudent for us to request each of the districts and circuits to provide the legislature with an annual report on leave taken for vacation time." State Senator Victor Crist said.

    Governor Jeb Bush agreed and told us, "The judiciary should work just as hard as the legislature and the executive branches. We all should work hard as public servants."
    "Too Much Vacation? Judge for Yourself". Did you get that:
    The judiciary should work just as hard as the legislature and the executive branches.
    This from a fellow who has no idea what "work" is, and has had everything handed to him on a silver platter. St Pete Times columnist Robert Trigaux, in "Influence and bailouts a business tradition in Bush family", put it this way:
    Once upon a time, a rich and powerful father gathered his four young sons and urged them to become rich and powerful, too. Take risks. Push yourselves. Influence others, he ordered in a bold voice.

    Then he whispered, "And if you muck things up, a fairy godfather will always appear to make things better."

    Those may not have been the precise words spoken, but this is no tall tale. It's the business model adopted long ago by George and Barbara Bush to propel sons George W., Jeb, Marvin and Neil into the high ranks of industry and, at least for two boys, politics.
    There's actually a discernable business model here:
    What's intriguing is that, time and again, all four brothers have chosen to use a remarkably similar two-step business model.

    STEP 1: Leverage the Bush family name and a small personal investment into really big money, always provided by others.

    STEP 2: If any deal goes sour, exit early with personal fortune intact. Or rely on a bailout from one of Dad's fairy godfathers: some of the thousands of wealthy Republican fundraisers and longtime supporters of former President Bush.
    There's much, much more "here", with a special section on our "Jeb!"

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