He Ain’t a Heavy, He’s My Brother

Prescott Bush, the underachiever of the Bush clan, has died at the age of 87. Eldest son of a Connecticut senator, older brother of a president and uncle to another (and counting), Prescott’s lone attempt at higher office was riding his brother’s coattails as VP when he sought the governor’s office in Connecticut in 1982. Despite an impressive early showing, Bush fell victim to the family trait of lacking “that vision thing,” and unlike the rest of the family, had the good manners to take the hint, dropping out of the race 5 weeks before the Republican primary.