Forty Years of Booze for Bush?
January 21, 2004
The number 40 sticks in my head as Bush’s age when he quit drinking, same as what Adam Young says below. If so, then let’s see: When he was finally clear headed for the first time in his adult life, he then used Daddy’s connections and money over the next decade to buy an oil company, become part owner of the Texas Rangers, get elected governor of Texas for five years, then on to the presidency. Or did he own the oil business while he was still drinking? I guess that’s a typical American elitist’s career path. At least he finally gave up the daily binge drinking, unlike the Kennedys.
Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo [send him mail] is a former professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland and a longtime member of the senior faculty of the Mises Institute. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books including The Real Lincoln; How Capitalism Saved America; Lincoln Unmasked; Hamilton's Curse; Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government; The Problem with Socialism; and The Politically-Incorrect Guide to Economics.
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