In 1999 Bush sued car rental agency over fender bender (tort reform)

[Justice]

http://www.kraftlaw.com/Articles/Hypocrites.htm

This is amazing!! Kerry and Edwards people have work this into their stump speeches. This article covers other Republicans, and also corporations who support tort reform.

"As Texas Governor, George W. Bush was one of the “tort reform” movement’s biggest proponents. One of Bush’s first acts as governor in 1995 was to meet with representatives of nine Texas Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) chapters in a salsa factory outside of Austin, after which he declared a legislative “emergency” on “frivolous lawsuits.” Over his two terms, Bush signed a series of brutal bills that severely reduced injured consumers’ rights to go to court.

However, when it comes to solving problems involving his own family, Bush heads straight to court. In 1999, Bush sued Enterprise Rent-A-Car over a minor fender-bender involving one of his daughters in which no one was hurt. Although his insurance would have covered the repair costs making a lawsuit unnecessary, Bush sought additional money from Enterprise, which had rented a car to someone with a suspended license. In this case, Bush seemed to understand one of the most important functions of civil lawsuits — to deter further wrongdoing. The case settled for $2,000 to $2,500."

[AlCzervik]

1. Typical, have you read Bushwacked? This is just bidness as usual for Smirk

[TexasSissy]

2. I started reading it but put it aside because I was getting so

angry. But what I read was grrrrrreat. That Molly Ivins is somethin' else. Great Bush quotes, also.

[AlCzervik]

3. I'm re-reading it now and it is a good reminder of what they have done

i'd forgotten all about the usda regs he rolled back.

[miss_kitty]

4. he'dve had to hire a TRIAL LAWYER for that, no? n/t

[Supersedeas]

5. and trial lawyers are handy when seeking advice re: Plame

[Wickerman]

6. That is as frivolous as it gets

once again, he proves himself even a larger loser than I thought possible.

[diamond14]

7. and bush* went right to the courts to assure his 'selection' for pResident

IMO, bush* just wants the courts around for RICH people...bush* is not fond of poor people using the courts...bush* personally CUT funds for Texans to defend against DEATH PENALTY cases from a pittance $25,000 cut to $15,000 (for both lawyers and expert witnesses)....and it's certain that bush* slaughter of jailhouse inmates during his texas governorship, that many innocents were killed under bush* signature for DEATH...and bush* mocked them too...and bragged about spending ONLY 15 minutes on each case....

other COMPASSIONATE governors, such as the Governor Of Illinois, saw that innocents were being killed and STOPPED the death penalty entirely....