Political dynasties

 

Several weeks ago, some witty political analyst made the most unusual note about the next general elections in the US saying that if Hilary wins, which is extremely likely, the US would have been officially more than 20 years, about a tenth of its whole history, hunder the rule of just two families, the Bushes and the Clintons. What is even more is that Jeb Bush, the current brother of the president, is one of the stars of the Republican party, though he is Catholic, and though he ruled out running if the republicans continue to lose he is considered by any as the saviour of the Party and that by 2011, yet another Clinton-Bush race is quite likely.

 

My point here is that the US is full of political dynasties that have been influential either on the State or national levels most notibaly the Rockefellers, in my view the most powerful of them all despite having the presidency as the last office they did not conquer, The Kennedys, the Bushes, the Tafts, the Roosevelts etc. However, There are few political dynaties in Europe that reach the level that is in America. The two most notable families that I can think of are the Churchills and the Russels. So, does you country have a political dynasty and tell us some of its history.

 

Al-Jassas 

 

Al-Jassas 

 

As for your note about the Labour, well its true except that the first PM from labour was a very poor scottish illigetimate child, JR Macdonald. After that, the remnants of the Liberal party, Tony Penn, Megan Lloyd George etc, took over the party.

 

By the way, a side note, Grover Cleveland admitted having fathered an illegitimate child back in the 1870s I think and yet he managed to become president, I can't think of this happening today.

 

Al-Jassas

 

as Andrew Marr says "like it or not we are all thatchers children"

 

moreover as much as i loathe to admit it the Blair Brown era also has to be considered a politcal dynasty again vast changes to the country and ruled for a long period of time 1995-2010 (prbably at this rate )