Reply #12: Was it Jeb or Neil who was to dine with Hinckley's brother just before Reagan was shot?

[havocmom]

Ah, it was Neil. And the bush boys seemed not to recall if they had met John Hinckley. Bush (42) staffers seem not to know anything about the families' connections, even though John Hinckley's dad tried to get 41 into the WH, then as VP candidate when that failed. Seems at least one of his sons worked to move 41's career onto an even faster track.

I know the Bush & Hinckley families were buds, oil being thicker than politics and all...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=XOd&q=Hinckley+and+Bush&btnG=Search

I am NO fan of Reagan, but the fact that clan bush seemed to want him out of their way sure makes Jeb's recent activities NOT a surprise.