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.

Kerry's mother was old New England family and money.