Bush Taps Cousin for Paris Post

[RevolutionStartsNow]

http://us.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/americas/04/12/us.ambassador.ap/index.html

Stapleton's wife is a Bush cousin, and Stapleton himself is a top campaign fundraiser for GWB. And yet the article states he is a Democrat. How can a Dem be a top fundraiser for Bush, in both elections? He was also co-chair of the re-election campaign in CT.
Hell of a Democrat there.

[formerrepuke]

1. Maybe he speaks the Frenchanese language-

[Mass]

9. That would be a vast improvement on the previous one /nt

[TahitiNut]

13. No... just half-vast.

Like everything else about this regime. :grr:

[Mass]

15. You know when you start with nothing

Anything is a vast improvement.

Nobody in France is going to regret the current ambassador who has never hidden his disdain for French people. He makes people regret the previous one even more.

[TahitiNut]

16. (cough)

"half-vast" = "half-assed" (It's a homonym.) :dunce:

[Democrats_win]

2. I hear nepotism runs in that family.

[underpants]

3. Bush taps cousin--GREAT HEADLINE

:evilgrin:

[Richardo]

4. "I'd hit it."

They're watching too many McDonald's ads.

[NervousRex]

5. Heehee

I love it...

[flordehinojos]

6. oh God, Please don't .... that would be my reaction to any news of any

bushes or their blood relatives coming to anywhere near my city.

[AlCzervik]

7. D label is window dressing

from open secrets
http://www.opensecrets.org/bush/ambassadors/stapleton.asp
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Craig_Roberts_Stapleton
http://www.angelfire.com/ok5/pearly/htmls/bush-sec3.html
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-09-13-bush-baseball_x.htm

[DrDebug]

10. Becoming an ambassador is expensive

First you have to marry a Bush and then you need to pay another $60,000 to get the job.

So how are they going to get the money back. Then again Paris is beautiful and there is no draf...

[UTUSN]

8. The B.F.E.E.'s Hallmark is Feeding at the Public Trough n/t

[Lisa]

11. isn't he the same guy who told a Czech reporter that Bush can't ride?

Ostensibly he was defending Dubya (something along the lines of "he's not a cowboy type, can't stay on a horse"). But along the way, he kind of blew the Connecticut Cowpoke's cover.

Maybe Bush is giving him this new job as a bribe, so he won't reveal more!

[bluedog]

14. read all about *'s ambassadors....

Craig Stapleton
Czech Republic. 2001 - 2003. Returned to fundraise for Bush 2004.


$60,500 to GOP party...and claims to be a Democrat


Former co-owner of Texas Rangers. Married to Bush cousin, Dorothy.


Czech 101. Reportedly walked out and slammed door on Czech prime minister during Iraq war

Bush's Baseball Ambassadors
http://www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2004/07/baseball.html


note*************** most don't speak the language of the country they are in!

[elehhhhna]

12. "Boy Howdy, Lulu get packin'! We're off to Peance Freance!"