Oh, the sins of the fathers, being passed onto the sons. Yikes! Yes, Prescott Bush was a bad man. Does that mean that cute Jenna and Barbara need to
pay reparations?
During the 1920's my grandfather made a killing off bootleg whiskey, beer and a gambling establishment he set up in a small family sawmill on his
farm. And thanks to his payment of bribes to the local sheriff, he was never arrested. And, when the Great Depression was in full force, he had enough
money saved up to make sure my dad and his 8 brothers and sisters remained fed and clothed. I guess somehow I benefited from this, so I should be held
accountable, since maybe some of this money that was gained could have been spent on some drunken gambler's family.
Seriously, though, I have little regard for the Bushes, the Kennedys and the Rockefellers, to name a few families. There's always somebody who will
try to make a profit off the misfortunes of others. Some do it in a way that isn't really very harmful, like my Grandpap, and others will do it all
in a big way.
Meanwhile, my extended family has not much in the way of influence in world events, if any at all. But the Bushes, the Kennedys and the Rockefellers,
oh, yeah, and the Rothchilds, well, it's difficult for me to just say, "Oh, well. It's business.", and go on my merry way.