Influence garnered from elected office is the Bush family business.
Some FReeper (I wish I could remember who it was) posted a similar observation quite a while back, and since that time I have kept it in mind when observing "all things Bush." At this point in time, I believe the family power/wealth via influence peddling is the only "principle" they will never abandon, with everything else being disposable when no longer necessary.
John Ellis Bush strikes me as simply more of the same, only a bit more blatant and a bit less personally engaging than other members of the Firm.
Mr. niteowl77