Seeing the Forest: Gulf State Golden Handshake?:
I don’t think that the possibility can be ruled out that Bush expects something from the Gulf States when he steps down as President in 2009. Reagan got two million for a one-day trip to Japan, and correcting for inflation I’d expect Bush to get ten million or more. Dubya’s little-known brothers Neil and Marvin are already cashing in over there, as I recall. (The Bushes are not really rich by contemporary standards, and they always need help from their friends.)
When I saw the phrase “Gulf States” I thought of Louisiana and Mississippi. Then I realized to whom this president’s allegiances run. Family first.