What did George W. Bush do with his oil business?
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His family did well in the oil business but George's company, Arbusto, failed.\n\nThen he bought part of the Texas Rangers with Dad's money, then they traded a young Sammy Sosa.\n\nNow he makes poor speaches on top of disaster sites.
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I believe the Bush administration Is the cause for the increase in gas prices. Do you remember when the Vice President had a secret meeting with the oil big wigs? This meeting was so hush-hush the president went to the supreme court to have the minutes sealed. soon after gas prices went through the roof. The Bush started the war in Iran. We had Gulf coast storms. There were a lot of factors but mainly it is greed by the oil companies. Oil companies will site market conditions as the reason for gas prices increasing. What they wont tell you is that they caused those conditions. ask them why did they close oil refineries down in Calif. and not build new ones?
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Simple.\nBush's dad helped put Saddam in power and things were going ok, Saddam helped replenish US oil reserves drained by the 70's crisis. But when Saddam got more profit he realizes he could make his country better so he nationalized oil industry, rebuilt the economy and education, bringing IRaq closer to true civilization.\nAs Iraq turned away from US, it was clear the balance in ME was going to turn gainst US and Israel, no to mention US lost their second oil supplier.\nSo they tried other things:\n- accused Saddam of human rights violations (true by international law but Iraq was a dictatorship, Saddam could be tried only after deposed)\n- embargo on Iraq, pretex by Iraq invasion on Kuwait, which was once supported by US as Bush hoped Iraq will become a larger supplier (US hoped the population would turn against Saddam, but they didn't since under Saddam Iraq grew a lot, despite wars) this eventually led to more than 1 mil death among Iraqis who were deprived of medical aid and food.\n- first Gulf War, the 'oil for food programme' which helped Western nation blackmail oil out of Iraq in exchange for food (probably one of the greatest human rights violations in the history of mankind after the Holocaust)\n- as everything failed, US used the 9/11 to invent a threat in Saddam claiming he was involved and the he had weapons of mass destruction. None of the allegations were proven but US and UK went to war, despite the fact UN Security COuncil opposed military action.
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read this !\n\nThe Resume of George W. Bush\nGeorge W. Bush\nThe White House, USA\n\nEDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:\n\nLAW ENFORCEMENT:\n--I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol.\n\n--I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's license suspended for 30 days.\nMy Texas driving record has been "lost" and is not available.\n\nMILITARY:\n--I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use.\nBy joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam.\n\nCOLLEGE:\n--I graduated from Yale University with a low C average.\nI was a cheerleader.\n\nPAST WORK EXPERIENCE:\n--I ran or U.S. Congress and lost.\n\n--I began my career in the oil business in Midland, Texas, in 1975.\nI bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas.\nThe company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.\n\n--I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money.\n\n--With the help of my father and our right-wing friends in the oil industry (including Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was elected governor of Texas.\n\nACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS:\n--I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making Texas the most polluted state in the Union.\nDuring my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden city in America.\n\n--I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions in borrowed money.\n\n--I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American history.\n\n--With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida, and my father's appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President after losing by over 500,000 votes.\n\nACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT:\n--I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record.\n\n--I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of over one billion dollars per week.\n\n--I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury.\n\n--I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S. history.\n\n--I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period.\n\n--I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period.\n\n--I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the U.S. stock market.\n\n--In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs and that trend continues every month.\n\n--I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in U.S. history. My "poorest millionaire," Condoleeza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her.\n\n--I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S. President.\n\n--I am the all-time U.S. and world record-holder for receiving the most corporate campaign donations.\nMy largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends, Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in U.S. History, Enron.\nMy political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election decision.\nI have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against investigation or prosecution.\nMore time and money was spent investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent investigating one of the biggest corporate rip-offs in history.\n\n--I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed.\n\n--I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history.\n\n--I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts.\n\n--I appointed more convicted criminals to administration than any President in U.S. history.\n\n--I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in the history of the United State
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political????\n oil,relgeion, bush
343533
Bush knocked it down because he heard there was oil there...I think Randi Rhodes said that the other day...or was it on the Daily Kos?  In any case, it was Bush's fault, that I'm sure of.
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He had the skill and temerity to have one of the most powerful fathers on earth.\n\nSeriously, here's an accurate list:\n\nArrested for stealing a Christmas tree.\nConvicted of drunk driving.\nRefused to take a drug test during service in the National Guard.\nFounded Arbusto Energy, which was brought to the brink of bankruptcy and was bought out by Spectrum 7.\nServed as Chairman and CEO of Spectrum 7, which was brought to the brink of bankruptcy and was bought out by Harken Oil and Gas.\nHeld a seat on the board of directors of Harken Oil and Gas.  During this time, the company lost $23.2 billion.  Bush was subsequently investigated by the SEC for selling all of his shares in Harken one week before the loss announcement. \nOwned the Texas Rangers baseball team.  Traded Sammy Sosa to the White Sox.\nAs Governor of Texas, helped change pollution laws.  During his term in office, Texas became the most polluted state in the nation, and Houston replaced Los Angeles as the nation's smoggiest city.  \nCut taxes in Texas, forcing the Texas government to go several billion dollars into debt.\nSet the record for most criminal executions approved by any governor in US history.\nLost the popular presidential vote by over half a million votes.
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because the people in gov't are personally financially benefitting from this "crisis".  Bush's family money is in oil.
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George Bush has nothing to do with the gas prices. OPEC does. He's the US President, not God and ruler of all the world.
247007
It's not just the "Right" addiction to oil. It's the whole country that needs it. Race, Creed Gender, or Religion really doesn't matter. Everyone depends on it. As far as the Gulf, the director of FEMA was the first to admit he had no clue what he was doing. Another Bush Blunder that cost yet more lives, and can't admit when he's wrong.
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First, we have an oilman as president! Bush has to go first before we can require that alt. fuels be used. Next, the government has to realize that we need to use alt. fuels for both the environment and for the economy. It would be so great to liberate ourselves from the Middle East and make that area return to its position before oil was discovered.
950526
He's an oil man . . \n\nHopefully we can elect democrats to congress and impeach him.
777174
Saddam would have owned oil wells and exported the oil to US, where Bush would be an oil dealer,
497687
No, Bush is just a guy, who used to be in the oil biz, so he thought he knew energy and arabs, and he used to be governor of Texas, so he thought he knew mexicans and immigration, turns out both sets of issues have just put him on his butt.... doesn't change the fact that more people want him out of office with every passing week, including me...
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Well George Jr. and Dick discussed the CIA report in my home. Dick wanted the contract to rebuild the pipeline. We won't be in the White House forever. Scooter was supposed to keep this information to himself.
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He is a puppet for Halliburton (vice pres Dick Cheney's company) and the oil industry.  But he's actually doing a great job of it.  The price of Halliburton's shares have jumped from $20 to $80 in the last 3 years.  So he may look like an idiot, but he and the people behind him have become very wealthy. By looking stupid, people don't realize what he's really up to.  He wants the war to go on, and he wants oil prices to stay high - it is in his own personal interest.
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I'd love to see detailed reports on how Bush is "profiting" from the oil. 6 Years later and your still clinging to your catchy bumper sticker slogans...