In Bush Family Fortunes: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy,
journalist Greg Palast argues persuasively that George W. Bush was
allowed into the Air National Guard ahead of other applicants due to
his political connections; paints a damning portrait of how over 90,000
Florida voters, predominantly black, were prevented from voting in the
2000 election; discusses the number of government contracts handed out
to large corporate donors to Bush's campaign--and that's just the first
half-hour. Palast doesn't have the cinematic savvy of Michael Moore,
but Bush Family Fortunes acts as a valuable corollary to Fahrenheit 9/11, exploring certain facets of the same argument--specifically, that the
Bush family is detrimentally tied to both the Saudi Arabian ruling
elite and the American oil industry, with whom they trade influence and
money for mutual benefit. Palast's investigations will stir the blood
of any Democrat and may raise doubts in some Republicans.
