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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTX-22: Pierce Bush, grandson of the late President George H.W. Bush, lost his primary
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TX-22: Pierce Bush, grandson of the late President George H.W. Bush, lost his primary (Original Post)
RandySF
Mar 2020
OP
IIRC that was Jeb's son Prescott. Pierce is Neil's son. Neil went on Thai sex tour, right?
bobbieinok
Mar 2020
#12
msongs
(67,433 posts)1. awesome, way to go Tx repubs nt
lunatica
(53,410 posts)2. Men and women his age are still fighting in Bush's war on terror
so maybe the Bush name isnt all that popular anymore.
And roy moore in ALA, and Wendy Davis won her TX primary!
3catwoman3
(24,029 posts)4. Too bad, so sad.
Gothmog
(145,487 posts)5. This makes me smile
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)6. I am surprised and good.
yortsed snacilbuper
(7,939 posts)7. thoughts $ prayers
Skittles
(153,174 posts)8. he has those beady Bush eyes
delisen
(6,044 posts)9. Significant . He was positive on Trump.
ellie
(6,929 posts)10. Hahahahaha
What a shame!
spiderpig
(10,419 posts)11. Is this the Bush who stalked his girlfriend or
am I getting this nutty clan confused?
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)12. IIRC that was Jeb's son Prescott. Pierce is Neil's son. Neil went on Thai sex tour, right?
Or was involved in Savings and Loan Scandals?
spiderpig
(10,419 posts)13. To paraphrase Dave Barry
"You cannot make this stuff up!"
scarytomcat
(1,706 posts)17. don't know about sex tour but
he
Neil Bush, George & Jeb's brother, definitely was in the S & L scandal
Hope that family's run in politics is about over, hope George P goes away soon
patricia92243
(12,598 posts)14. Congrats!
NoPasaran
(17,291 posts)15. I haven't been following this race
Did he lose, just to have an even more rabid member of the Cult win?
I ask as a resident of TX-21, where the vile Lamar Smith retired and was replaced with the even viler Chip Roy.
Eugene
(61,938 posts)16. Pierce Bush is first Bush to lose Texas race in over 40 years
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pierce-bush-is-first-bush-to-lose-texas-race-in-over-40-years/
The CBS article says P. Bush made several mistakes, not the least of which was getting tagged as a "carpetbagger."
The CBS article says P. Bush made several mistakes, not the least of which was getting tagged as a "carpetbagger."
question everything
(47,521 posts)18. K & R
UTUSN
(70,725 posts)19. Yay!1 The family of GRIFTERS - feeding at the public trough. What about George PEE Shrub?
Son of JEB, isn't he an entitled incumbent something or other in Texas? Is he still there, did he get primaried?