Jeb's son George is a Crook, too.

[joeybee12]

Last week, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush responded to criticism from his predecessor that he had replaced nonpartisan bureaucrats at the General Land Office with loyalists by explaining that many of the employees that he inherited in January were making too much money. "We're going to try our best to make it more objective, more fair, based about not your relationships, but based upon what you bring to the table," he said of his office, which oversees 13 million acres of Texas public lands, including leasing mineral rights to oil and gas companies. On Monday, the Houston Chronicle reported that a full 76.4 percent of Bush's new employees were hired without advertising the jobs, in probable violation of state law.

Bush, a son of Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush, isn't alone. Seven top Texas officials elected in 2014 — including Bush, Gov. Greg Abbott (R), and Attorney General Ken Paxton — have hired 146 people with personal or political connections, along with 33 other people also given jobs without any competition, according to the Chronicle's Brian M. Rosenthal. Those 179 unadvertised jobs, prohibited under a 1991 law, represent 15.4 percent of the hires of these seven officials over the past 11 months, but Bush is bending the curve, handing out 55 of 72 jobs without competition, including creating a "special counsel" position for law school friend Hector Valle, 37. Another new hire, his chief of staff, was an aide to his uncle, George W. Bush.

On Monday, Bush defended his decision to hand-pick his staff without advertising the jobs, explaining that he "needed to move quickly because I got sworn in Jan. 2 and the legislative session began virtually the week after.... I needed to bring in people that I trust." After Rosenthal noted that Bush filled 14 of those unadvertised jobs in July, Bush said "there's been a thought process behind each selection." The hires are "not just bringing in friends and acquaintances," he added. "I want to bring in the best people." Going forward, though, "every single position that will be open will be offered to the public," Bush told the Chronicle. "There will be an open selection process."


http://theweek.com/speedreads/584182/george-p-bush-texas-land-commissioner-jebs-son-hired-most-staff-legally-suspect-way

[MoonRiver]

1. Apple doesn't fall far from the tree. n/t

[City Lights]

2. Or, the turd doesn't fall far from the asshole. nt

[niyad]

4. you nearly owed me a keyboard. must remember that one!

[Octafish]

3. The Stalker?

A Look Back At The Stalkerish Past Of The Bush Dynasty's Future Star

May 6, 2013
The Smoking Gun

So George P. Bush--son of Jeb and the political dynasty’s fourth generation standout--is making his Washington, D.C. debut this week. The 37-year-old lawyer is now running for Texas land commissioner, but his family reportedly expects bigger things from the telegenic offspring of the former Florida governor.

Which is as good an excuse as any to revisit a police report detailing George P.’s creepy, stalkerish behavior towards a former girlfriend.

Back when he was a Rice University student, Bush was investigated for burglary and criminal mischief related to a 4 AM visit to the Miami home of his ex, Cristina Cohen, and her parents.

A Miami-Dade Police Department report includes an account of the December 31, 1994 incident provided to cops by Murry Cohen, Cristina’s father.

According to Cohen, Bush--wearing black shorts and no shirt--arrived at the residence and “went to his daughter’s bedroom window,” pulled it open, and “pushed the screen inward.” As Bush was “climbing in the window,” Murry Cohen awoke and spotted the trespasser. A neighbor of the Cohens also spotted Bush trying to get into the residence and began to argue with him.

With his intrusion thwarted, Bush “backed out of the window.” Cohen reported seeing Bush then “jump into a vehicle and flee.” But he would not be gone for long.

CONTINUED...

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/buster/george-p-bush/george-p-bush-stalking-758409

It's like they think they're royalty above the law in an empire or something.

[katmondoo]

5. He isn't telegenic, his eyes are weird

In some photo's he is creepy looking

[Octafish]

8. They keep people from noticing the drool.

The stare.

[BlueJazz]

6. "Going Forward" Every time a politician says that I feel rage. 95 percent of the time they're...

...trying to protect their own sorry ass or their friends/cronies asses.

I can just hear some poor bastard who is charged with some very minor offence saying "Yes, your Honor, I believe that going forward and looking to the future, I can make changes that...."

[Gothmog]

7. George P. Bush is indeed a crook and a fraud