Bush Had Deep Ties to Troubled Firm

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1. Wesley Clark didn't buy what Osorio was selling

Not everyone was ready to sign up. Another high-profile figure Osorio recruited to join the board, retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, said he declined the offer in 2010 because of doubts about Osorio.

Clark, who ran for president as a Democrat in 2004, said he was initially interested in the board in part because Bush’s presence “kind of attested” to the company. But, he said, he hired a lawyer to check up on it and discovered that Osorio was deeply in debt.

“I’ve learned that when it smells, get away,” Clark said.

He said Osorio “talked a great game, but we became suspicious. It didn’t feel right.”

At the moment the two top pics for the Republican presidential nomination are Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney, both of which are rotten to their core.