We all make mistakes,but *'s repeated foolhardy mistakes jeopardize us all

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By Bruce Mulkey
Oct. 1, 2004 7:42 p.m.

Imagine, if you will, a privileged young American coming of age during the 1960s. He's just graduated from a prestigious college with grades of gentleman's Cs. More interested in laissez le bon temps roulez than doing anything productive, he leads a riotous, aimless life, dabbling in drugs and drinking heavily. He behaves recklessly when intoxicated and is arrested for driving while under the influence. When confronted with his disturbing behavior by his father, they almost come to blows. When faced with the war raging in Vietnam, he finagles a way to avoid fighting in it. Unwilling or unable to stand on his own, he trades on the family name to get by.

We all know who I'm talking about, right? Well, guess again. That is, unless you guessed Bruce R. Mulkey. And, yes, according to some biographers of the Bush family, George W. Bush would have been a good guess too.

And the similarities continue. I started an energy conservation company, and Bush started an oil and gas exploration company. But here's where we parted company. Though family and friends propped up my failing venture for a while, I wound up going bankrupt, losing my home and a marriage in the process. When Bush drilled one empty well too many, his bankrupt company was bought out by Harken Energy, and Bush became a director of that organization.

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