Ron ) wrote:
: Is anybody making the ridiculous claim that GWB "made it on
: his own?" He wouldn't have gotten any of those jobs without
: parental influence...and he certainly wouldn't have gotten into
: the Texas Air Guard.

: Parents can not get you your BA or BS degree.

But as has been pointed out many times, many more people could
succeed at Yale than can be admitted. Of that large number, most
don't get admitted. A few do, some of them through parental influence.

: They cant get you thru UPT

: They cant get thru F-102 training.

: Parents cant make you excel at pilot training and ACM.

: They also cant get you your MBA.

See above.

: Nor do parents just give you leadership.

: He has accomplished far more than most people, and while connections may help
: open the door, they do not get your thru or guarantee success. If a Democrat
: or Green had done many of the things he has, they would be trumpeting those
: accomplishments left and right.

Accomplisments like getting a gentleman's "C" at Yale, getting
the minimum passing grade on a pilot aptitude test, ...?