R. David Steele wrote:
On Tue, 24 Feb 2004 08:21:10 -0500, "George Z. Bush"
wrote:

R. David Steele wrote:
The Bush family does not even begin to have the wealth that
Senator Edwards (D-NC) has (over $50 million). And Sen. Kerry
(D-MA) has ten times that ($500 million).


I can't speak to Edwards or Kerry but it seems that the Bush
family's money has very deeep roots that mean at least amount
as the bank bank balance; See

American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of
Deceit in the House of Bush by Kevin Phillips

Kerry is very old money, as he is a Bonesman like Bush.

Kerry may be a member of Skull and Bones, as is Bush, but he's miles from old
money. His grandfather was a Czech Jew named Fritz Kohn, who changed his
name to Frederick Kerry in 1902 while a Czech citizen, and emigrated to the
US three years later as Frederick Kerry. He committed suicide in 1921
apparently for financial reasons, which suggests that there was no family
money back then. Kerry's father was in the Foreign Service, which is not
known for providing its employees with excessive salaries. So, old money?
It hardly seems likely. If, as he himself says, he always considered
himself comfortably well off while he was growing up, that probably would
have been a testimonial to the frugality with which his parents managed
their accumulated resources rather than inherited wealth, as most old money
is usually acquired.

George Z.

The "F" in his middle name is for Forbes.

Touche. Point taken.

George Z.