Dear George

The more of this book I read, the more scared I get that any American could ever have voted for Bush. Essentially, Bush was a C student who got into Harvard and Yale even though he didn't have the grades and he ran all the business ventures his dad gave him into the ground. In fact, my grandpa was a CPA in New York and told me that Bush came in one day offering a proposal, but my grandpa refused because he could tell that Bush obviously didn't know what he was talking about. Moore also reminds us that Bush was a former alcoholic (and did not disclose his DUI until it came to media attention 3 days before the election. His excuse: "I didn't want this to be public because I didn't want to be a bad role model for my daughters." Unfortunately, Bush's daughters have dozens of drinking chargers so I guess he was never much of a role model to begin with. Moore also accuses Bush of being a former coke addict but failing to disclose that; however, this is not the first I've heard of some connection between Bush and cocaine use.
Bush basically seems like a sorry guy, but not evil like Cheney. He just seems like someone you'd want to hang out with, not someone with the Big Red Button under his fingertips. Moore puts Bush on an equal playing field as us: while he is incredibly wealthy and has a ton of power and influence, he's really just an average (C student) guy like us with his own problems and insecurities. However, compared to the stories of other presidents (i.e. Obama) his seems pretty bad in comparison.