Skull And Bones Analysis

The Connections to Yale and ‘Skull and Bones’

Three generations of Bush studied at Yale and three generations of Bush were part of Skull and Bones. A coincedence? Many believe not. In a footnote in his book “Das Bush Imperium: Wie George W. Bush zum Präsidenten gemacht wurde” James H. Hatfield explains Skull and Bones and its importance:
. . . dieser extrem morbide, einen Todeskult betreibende Orden, . . . half Finanziers der Wall Street bei der Entdeckung junger Männer ‘vom guten Stamme‘, die für große Karrieren vorgesehen waren, sobald sie in Yale ihre Prüfung abgelegt hatten. . . . Die Skull and Bones Society . . . bildete ein inneres Heiligtum, in dem die echte Elite sich von den lediglich Priviligierten separieren konnte. . . . Genau

His refusal to gloat or declare victory during the collapse of the Soviet empire helped Mikhail Gorbachev and diffused a possible backlash from the hardliners in the Soviet government. President Bush showed that he could act unilaterally (such as in Panama) but he was also able to form a large, diverse coalition (such as in the Persian Gulf War).” (Knott) The public was very content with those events. However, the public disliked him breaking his promise of “no new taxes” (Rimscha 92), even though it was not a voluntary decision.
Despite the fact that his fathers main concern were foreign affairs, George W. Bush wanted to focus on domestic affairs. This was brought to a halt after the 9/11 attacks. He now focused on a war in Afghanistan against Al Qaeda and Taliban, but also on the war in Iraq (Cannon, Foreign Affairs). However, he still passed a tax cutting law (opposing his father) and the No Child Left Behind Act as two of the most important rulings of his period (Cannon, Domestic Affairs).
Another aspect to compare is the way both dealt with Iraq. But while Bush 41 tried “to build an international coalition” (Knott), Bush 43 went with a “unilateral approach”

Postinett states in his article, that there has been at least one Bush or Clinton in the White House, the Congress or the Senate during the last 32 years.
Americans love the idea of a Royal family, they are “extremely jealous of the British” (McVeigh).
The two most important factors are money and celebrity, McVeigh states in her article. So by coming from a successful family is the most important part of becoming President. Theodor Roosevelt came from a wealthy family (Milkis), his Cousin Franklin D. Roosevelt’s family had “considerable . . . wealth” (Leuchtenburg). Kennedy grew up in “a rich, politically connected . . . family” (Coleman), Nixon was very popular (see Hughes) and Reagan was famous (as an actor), popular and rich (see Cannon).
The New York Times recently calculated the odds of becoming a Senator, if your father already was a Senator: One is “8,500 times more likely” to become Senator if your father already was (Stephens-Davidowitz). This does not mean that the same numbers can be applied to becoming President, but the chances of working in politics are higher than if your father did not work in