Back in 1991, shortly after the depleted uranium-flaked dust had settled some from the first Gulf War, there was a minor tempest in the press over influence peddling by members of the President George H. W. Bush\u2019s family, including his son Neil and his brother Prescott, Jr. Both Neil and Prescott, neither of whom had proven to be exceptionally talented businessmen, had made millions by flagrantly trading on their relationship to the president.<\/p>\n
Seeking to distinguish himself from his more predatory relatives, William Henry Trotter Bush, the younger brother of Bush Sr. and an investment banker in St. Louis, gave an interview to disclaim any profiteering on his own part. Indeed, he sounded downright grumpy, as if his older brother hadn\u2019t done enough to steer juicy government deals his way. \u201cBeing the brother of George Bush isn\u2019t a financial windfall by any stretch of the imagination,\u201d huffed William H.T. Bush.<\/p>\n
Well, perhaps being the brother of the president didn\u2019t generate as much business as he hoped, but having the good fortune to be the uncle of the president certainly appears to have padded the pockets of the man endearingly known to George W. Bush as \u201cUncle Bucky.\u201d<\/p>\n
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