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No, not that George Bush, or the other George Bush, but the other other George Bush....

George P. Bush, or "P" as he's known to some, is thought to be the biggest hope for a fourth generation of Bush family political leaders, with some suggesting that he might run for statewide office in Texas at some point in the next four to eight years. But, as The Daily Beast points out today, any future George P. Bush political ambitions will have to be put on hold as his Navy Reserve unit is set to be deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan in the coming weeks.


Lt. Junior Grade Bush, 33, joined the Navy Reserve in 2007 as an intelligence officer. The Navy recently told him, like thousands of others, that the two ongoing wars required him to go active-duty overseas, potentially in Iraq or Afghanistan. "It's been communicated to me that it's not a question of 'if,' it's a question of 'when,'" Bush told The Daily Beast. "It's just a matter of time."

Bush, who said that he was inspired by the service of his grandfather George H.W. Bush as well as former NFL star Pat Tillman, signed up for an eight-year term in the Navy Reserve in 2007. When word got out about his enlistment, Bush told Politico that he was "disappointed" as he'd intended to keep it under wraps, saying, "I was hoping to keep this as confidential as possible. I'm not doing it for political purposes or anything along those lines." However, prior to his joining some opponents of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan roundly criticized the Bush administration for the Bush family's lack of service in the war effort, saying that if George W. Bush was willing to send the children of other Americans into harm's way overseas, then George P. Bush and other eligible Bush family members should join the armed services and risk their lives fighting for the country as well.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_ts954
 
Smart move. With this, his education, and his hispanic heritage, he is well positioned for a major run at the White House some day.
 
I expect to see the other, younger "P" (Pierce) Bush in politics too.
 
I hope he's not planning sitting at a desk like other R.E.M.F.s

Too predictable if he does.
 
I hope he's not planning sitting at a desk like other R.E.M.F.s

Too predictable if he does.

You know, BA, everyone who puts on a uniform has a job to do; there is some measure of risk even for the REMFs(as you put it); and living in Iraq or Afghanistan for a year has little appeal for most people. Thank God we have people who are willing to do any of those jobs, and let's not demean any of those who are doing them.
 
You know, BA, everyone who puts on a uniform has a job to do; there is some measure of risk even for the REMFs(as you put it); and living in Afghanistan for a year has little appeal for most people. Thank God we have people who are willing to do any of those jobs, and let's not demean any of those who are doing them.
Al Gore did that too.

If he believes in this, he doesn't join the Reserve, he goes all in.

It is what it is. Defend it if you want to.

"Put your money where your mouth is".
 
Al Gore did that too.

If he believes in this, he doesn't join the Reserve, he goes all in.

It is what it is. Defend it if you want to.

"Put your money where your mouth is".
Thank-you for disrespecting the thousands upon thousands of Guard and Reservists who have not only served in these wars, they doubly-volunteered to do so.
 
Thank-you for disrespecting the thousands upon thousands of Guard and Reservists who have not only served in these wars, they doubly-volunteered to do so.
No, I disrespected a Bush scion.

Someone whose name is not Bush and makes the time and risk commitment, with family and job risks is different. You are different.

I can't help if you want to take it that way.

Can it really be a coincidence that almost to a man in the post-World War II wars of choice the scions of wealthy and privileged political families opt for reserve or guard? Al Gore did journalism. W maybe did Guard. Dan Quayle. Dick Cheney didn't bother to do anything.

This guy needn't worry about the career implications. He can enlist straight up, serve his time and move straight to the fast track. Someone will stake him to his own Arbusto.

You take it the way you want, but it's aimed at a Bush and no one else.
 
No, I disrespected a Bush scion.

Someone whose name is not Bush and makes the time and risk commitment, with family and job risks is different. You are different.

I can't help if you want to take it that way.

Can it really be a coincidence that almost to a man in the post-World War II wars of choice the scions of wealthy and privileged political families opt for reserve or guard? Al Gore did journalism. W maybe did Guard. Dan Quayle. Dick Cheney didn't bother to do anything.

This guy needn't worry about the career implications. He can enlist straight up, serve his time and move straight to the fast track. Someone will stake him to his own Arbusto.

You take it the way you want, but it's aimed at a Bush and no one else.
You stated...

If he believes in this, he doesn't join the Reserve, he goes all in.

It is what it is. Defend it if you want to.

"Put your money where your mouth is".

I understand the days of old when the wealthy and privileged used the Reserves components, especially the National Guard, to check off "military service" on their politically aimed activities checklist. Welcome to the 21st century. Those days are long gone. Just the fact he's a Reservist heading to the AOR means he's more than likely volunteered to do so, whether officially or unofficially. Very, very few reserve component members serve in the sandbox involuntarily. And though a job in intel will more than likely mean he stays in a "secure" location, that doesn't mean he's out of harm's way by any stretch of the imagination, especially if he ends up on Afghanistan. So in essence, he's gone "all in".

Just because he's a Bush doesn't mean he's a chickenhawk. Give the man credit where's it due. To do otherwise is to discredit every man and woman who has served in either of those hellholes.
 
Just because he's a Bush doesn't mean he's a chickenhawk. Give the man credit where's it due. To do otherwise is to discredit every man and woman who has served in either of those hellholes.
I meant no such thing and if anyone took it that way I apologize.

But the context is the demonstrated pattern, particularly of his namesake who most recently sat in the White House.

He mentions Pat Tillman's name.

Pat Tillman went all in.
 
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I think young Bush should be commended for his service. Some democrats will certainly find some way to spin this negatively. Most will ge grateful for his service.

Those democrats or others who might minimize his contribution would fall in the same boat for me as the Republicans involved in the horrible smear campaign against John Kerry who served his country admirably in Vietnam.

All americans should be grateful to those who put themselves in harm's way. In both cases "thank you" is all anyone should have said.

I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you," and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest that you pick up a weapon and stand a post.
Colonel Jessup in A Few Good Men
 

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