Posted on 04/22/2003 9:15:04 AM PDT by CMClay
The estranged wife of President George Bush's brother, Neil, plans a tell-all book about life within the first family.
In the midst of a divorce wrangle with her former husband of 22 years, Sharon Bush travelled to New York to lunch recently with America's queen of celebrity biography, Kitty Kelley.
At a Manhattan restaurant, the pair brainstormed ideas and discussed Mrs Bush's debut as author. Kelley, who scored hits with unauthorised biographies of Nancy Reagan, Frank Sinatra and the British royal family, is already writing a book on the Bush clan scheduled for release next year.
Mrs Bush is believed to have been stunned when her husband, 48, told her of his plans for divorce last year. She hoped for reconciliation but learned subsequently he planned to marry Mexican Maria Andrews, whom he met years ago when she worked as a volunteer for a Barbara Bush foundation.
The Bushes have three teenage children. Mr Bush met the former schoolteacher while campaigning for his father during Mr Bush snr's unsuccessful bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 1980.
Mrs Andrews, also a mother of three, including an 18-month-old, gained an uncontested divorce from her husband, Robert, the same day late last year that Mr Bush filed seeking divorce.
Included as exhibits during Mrs Andrews' deposition were love letters written by Neil, and a photograph of the pair.
"I . . . have reached the conclusion that it is irresolvable, that our marriage has been broken," Mr Bush said of his marriage in court transcripts. "It's loveless. And there's nothing left to it."
Part of his final settlement offer, so far refused by Mrs Bush, was $US1000 ($A1642) maintenance a month. In testimony, Mr Bush was questioned about his business interests, stock holdings, insurance policies and bank accounts. He made $US800,000 in 2000, but denies being a wealthy man.
This is despite having raised between $US23 million and possibly as much as $US40 million for his latest business venture, Ignite, an interactive education software company aimed at helping school students improve their standardised test scores. His efforts to market the product have been questioned in the US media because standardised testing is a Bush Administration initiative, and embraced in Florida, where another Bush brother, Jeb, is governor.
There are also claims, denied by Neil Bush, that in raising capital and selling his product internationally, he has traded off the Bush name among those keen to curry favour with his more powerful brother in the White House. Investors include Saudi Arabian and Egyptian interests.
A spokesman for Mrs Bush, Lou Colasuonno, said Mrs Bush felt isolated by the first family and had "a story to tell".
Neil Bush is no stranger to headlines. Controversy over Ignite marked his return to headlines after being embroiled in the Silverado Savings and Loan scandal in Colorado, a $US1 billion failure during his father's years in the White House. A director, Mr Bush was accused of various conflicts of interest but never charged. A civil suit against him and other Silverado executives was later settled for $US26.5 million.
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That is my understanding as well.
By even considering this book deal, she has hurt her children in order to take revenge on her ex husband. She has proven her lack of character...
Somehow I can't get worked up about the Mexican immigration (except that I think it should be either legal or not!). Mexicans are spreading out diffusely over the U.S. They will be assimilated. They are not Muslims. Also they are such lovely people--at least the ones I've known. And in Mexico--everyone is so polite...
How sweet.
Can't wait. I've often wondered which one the Bush boys is the guy in every family that does the "pull my finger" trick with the kids.
Sorry--your post reminded me of that song.
They are not Muslims.
I think we should thank GOD everyday for that.
Maybe so but it does demonstrate a lack of character to boink them while you are married to the mother of your children imo
Of course lack of character never stopped anyone from running for public office or getting elected to same
Obviously, Bill Clinton is writing his own bio with the foreword by Jesse Jackson.
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