resignation from the House to become the president of the United Negro College Fund. Gray had
been under heavy police state attack from the FBI, and was houndeweeks, Bush had disposed of the top-ranking black officials of both the legislative and judiciald from office. Within a few
branches of government.
Hobart Rowen, "A Near-Depression," Washington Post, January 10, 1991.
"Bush Opens Door to Tax-Hike Talks," Washington Post, May 8, 1990.
Alan Friedman, "The Neil Bush Bailout," Vanity Fair, October, 1990.
"Busvetoed H.R. 770, th Defends Fitzwater in S&L Finger-Pointing," Washington Post, June 21, 1990. Bushe Family and Medical Leave Bill, which would have required employers with 50h (^)
or more employees to provide their workers with up to 12 weeks of unpaid>, job-protected leave
each year to care for a new child or a seriously ill child, parent, or spouse, or to use as "medical
leave" if an eployee is seriously ill. The measure only required the employer to continue health
benefits while the employee was on leave. The House failed to override the veto by a 232 to 195vote on July 23, 1990.
"President Talks About a Family Matter," New York Times, July 12, 1990.
"The Silver Fox Speaks Her Mind," People Weekly, August, 1990.
At last report, Neil Bush was at large in Houston, Texas, where he had taken a job as a "new
business director" with TransMedia Communications. This company is a subsidiary of Prime
Network, a Denver-based firm which is owned by Bill Daniels, a friend of the Bush family.
According to informed sources, Neil Bush's new job was secured with the help of John McMullen,a minority shareholder in Prime Network and owner of the Houston Astros baseball team. Neil was (^)
lodging at the Houstonian Hotel, which is also father George's voting address. According to press
accounts, Neil Bush was still hoping to sell his home in Denver for about $500,000. See the
Houston Chronicle, July 17, 1991. To help defray Neil's legal expenses, a fund has been established
with the help of form"Lud" Ashley, president of the Association of Baer Ohio Democratic Congressman and Skull and Bonenk Holding Companies. a lobbying group. Ins member Thomas L.
April, 1991 federal regulators ended their 14-month inquiry into Neil Bush by directing him to
refrain from future conflicts of interest in his involvement with federally insured financial
institutions. This was the mildest sanction in the official arsenal. In May, 1991, the FDIC agreed to
settle their negligence suit with Neil Bush and the other Silverado figures for $49.5 mNew York Times, June 9, 1991. illion. See the
- Webster G. Tarpley, "Is Bush Courting a Middle East war and new oil crisis?", Executive
Intelligence Review, March 31, 1989. In early August, 1989, after the pro-Iranian Organization of
the Oppressed of the Earth had announced the its execution of US Marine Lt. Col. William R.Higgins, Bush did post a battleship and a carrier to the eastern Mediterranean, and a carrier in the (^)
northern Arabian Sea, thus threatening both Iran and Syria, whose forces went on alert in the Bekaa
Valley and elswehere.
- "Stop Bush's Rush to World War III," New Federalist, February 11, 1991.
- "Administration Attempts to Blunt Israeli Criticism," Washington Post, March 6, 1990.
- "For Bush, Life on the Run Catches Up," New York Times, July 6, 1990.