While that may be true - its particularly strange that in this particular family tree we would have this high of a density of political cousins in such promenant positions. Extremely rare. If the argument was really accurate - then we would expect to find a large occurance of well known names in almost any family tree that had a long history in a country - but I dont see that to be the case.
What I think is really important here is that a single bloodline (well two really) has been ruling the US for most of her life. I would think that there is a particular reason for this - I feel that it is important to have a single bloodline in these positions as it allows for the real holders of power to continue with their agenda without having to worry to much about the interference of one who actually has goals for progress of this nation.
Regardless of the figure head in the position of president - the situation here in the US is static - there is no progress and the "major issues" are still debated by the political mouthpieces so as to provide for continual distraction from reality. How many political platforms ahve talked about healthcare reform, equal opportunities for the poor, the desire to "fix the education system" - and how often have we seen that these issues are sure to be around for the next electoral debate. These issues are used in politics for a very specific reason - people have allowed themselves to become emotionally attached (more programmed to be) to these issues, which provides a behavioral-chain for the system to tug on.
Anyway - there is much that can be written on this.... more later I guess.
]]>This is very very interesting! Given the huge list of Bush "cousins" who were Pres or VP, it certainly does not seem that the US political process is at all random, nor "democratic". I "see" some sort of behind the scenes manipulation going on ... perhaps the darkside timeloops in action?
Ed
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Here is a list of the cousins of George W. Bush - based on one version of
his family tree, posted by some distant relative of his located at:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~addams/p … /bush.html
What is interesteing to note - are the presidents who were cousins of
their vice presidents, includeing;
Bush/Cheney
Bush/Quale
Ford/Rockefeller
etc.. as you can see below.
Presidential cousins in the Bush Tree
MILLARD FILLMORE (1800-1874), US President
FRANKLIN PIERCE (1804-1869), US President
ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865), US President
- VP = HANNIBAL HAMLIN (distant cousin)
ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT (1822-1885), US President
RUTHERFORD BIRCHARD HAYES (1822-1893), US President
JAMES ABRAM GARFIELD (1821-1881), US President
Stephen GROVER CLEVELAND (1837-1908), US President
THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858-1919), US President
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT (1857-1930), US President
- VP = JAMES SCHOOLCRAFT SHERMAN (distant cousin)
Thomas WOODROW WILSON (1856-1924), US President
John CALVIN COOLIDGE (1872-1933), US President
- VP = CHARLES GATES DAWES (distant cousin)
HERBERT CLARK HOOVER (1874-1964), US President
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT (1882-1945), US President
- VP = HENRY AGARD WALLACE (distant cousin)
RICHARD MILHOUS NIXON (1913-1994), US President
GERALD RUDOLPH FORD (b. 1913), US President
- VP = NELSON ALDRICH ROCKEFELLER (distant cousin)
41 GEORGE H W BUSH (b. 1924), 41st U.S. President
- VP = JAMES DANFORTH QUAYLE (distant cousin)
Vice Presidents
HENRY AGARD WALLACE (1888-1965), US Vice President
JAMES SCHOOLCRAFT SHERMAN (1855-1912), US Vice President
NELSON ALDRICH ROCKEFELLER (1908-1979), US Vice President
HANNIBAL HAMLIN (1809-1891), US Vice-President
JAMES DANFORTH QUAYLE (b. 1947), US Vice-President
RICHARD BRUCE CHENEY (b. 1941), US Vice-President
GARRET AUGUSTUS HOBART (1844-1899), US Vice President
CHARLES WARREN FAIRBANKS (1852-1918), US Vice President
CHARLES GATES DAWES (1865-1951), US Vice President
Senatorial relatives
Prescott Sheldon Bush
DAVID DAVIS (1815-1886), US Senator
HAMILTON FISH (1808-1893), US Senator, governor of New York
JOHN RANDOLPH (1773-1833), US Senator
HARRY FLOOD BYRD (1887-1966), US Senator, Governor of Virginia
HAMILTON FISH KEAN (1862-1941), US Senator
JOHN KEAN (1852-1914), US Senator
ORRIN GRANT HATCH (b. 1934), US Senator
ROBERT ALPHONSO TAFT (1889-1953), US Senator (tafts son)
ROBERT ALPHONSO TAFT (1917-1993), US Senator (tafts grandson)
CLAIBORNE de BORDA PELL (b. 1918), US Senator
WILLIAM GIBBS McADOO (1863-1941), US senator, secretary of the
treasury
ISRAEL WASHBURN (1813-1883), governor of Maine
WILLIAM DREW WASHBURN (1831-1912), US Senator
WAYNE LYMAN MORSE (1900-1974), US Senator
JOHN PENDLETON KING (1799-1888), U.S. Senator (apparently not blood
related)
STEPHEN ARNOLD DOUGLAS (1813-1861), senator
WILLIAM PAINE SHEFFIELD (1820-1907), US Senator
MALCOLM WALLOP (b. 1933), US Senator
ADLAI EWING STEVENSON III (b. 1930), US Senator
JOHN DAVISON ROCKEFELLER IV (b. 1937), US Senator
JOHN GOODWIN TOWER (1925-1991), US Senator
JOHN SHERMAN (1823-1900), US Senator
JOHN FORBES KERRY (b. 1943), US Senator (wannabe president)
Not to mention good `ol "Jeb" Bush
Presidential cousins in the Cheney Tree
JOHN ADAMS (1735-1826), US President
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1767-1848), US President
MILLARD FILLMORE (1800-1874), US President
FRANKLIN PIERCE (1804-1869), US President
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT (1857-1930), US President
John CALVIN COOLIDGE (1872-1933), US President
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT (1882-1945), US President
HARRY S. TRUMAN (1884-1972), U.S. President
GEORGE H W BUSH (b. 1924), U.S. President
GEORGE WALKER BUSH (b. 1946), US President
Other Family tree links on this subject:
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