Obama and Cheney, Obama and Bush are counsins

I had a bit of a chuckle reading these articles about Obama, Cheney and Bush.
It was stated by Mrs. Cheney that her husband and Obama has a common relative by the name of Mareen Duvall.

cnn.com

So when I later read another article where Bush and Obama are also related through distant grandparents Samuel Hinckley and Sarah Soole Hinckley I was surprised.

suntimes.com

I still smile thinking its all in the family.

[edit on 17/10/07 by Rhain]

If one subscribes to the theories that 42 presidents were related, then Obama has a good chance of winning.

reply to post by mantic


Then logically wouldn't that mean also that Hillary has a good chance of winning? She'd be related by marriage.