And the Bush's weren't really that connected in terms of old money. Great Grandpappa Bush had some kind of parts manufacturing in Ohio in the late 1800's if I remember correctly. He did all right, but no better than a successful small businessman of today.
Grandpa Prescott had money and was a Senator from Connecticut.
But fact is - in 1969 when GWB volunteered for pilot duty upon graduation from college, the name and faces of the Bush family were hardly as recognizable as today. The lefties seem to think young GWB should have stood out in the crowd and been remembered among his ANG units! Balderdash.
Now Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen (remember him as VP candidate debating VP candidate Bob Dole?) - HIS son did use HIS connections to get into the same ANG unit as Bush. But surely not to do anything dangerous or demanding like flying fighter jets!