Another Bush child makes daddy proud
 

Gov. Bush's son arrested



AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The youngest son of Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was arrested early Friday and charged with public intoxication and resisting arrest, law enforcement officials said.

John Ellis Bush, 21, was arrested by agents of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission at 2:30 a.m. on a corner of Austin's Sixth Street bar district, said commission spokesman Roger Wade.

The nephew of President Bush was released on $2,500 bond for the resisting arrest charge, and on a personal recognizance bond for the public intoxication charge, officials said.

Wade said he had no further details about the charges.

Gov. Bush and his wife, Columba, appeared Friday evening at a museum reception in Miami.

"My son's doing fine. It's a private matter. We will support him. We're sad for him. But I'm not going to discuss it on the public square with 30 cameras," the governor told reporters.

It's not the first time Florida's first family has experienced legal problems with one of their children.

Noelle Bush, the governor's daughter, was arrested in January 2002 and accused of trying to pass a fraudulent prescription at a pharmacy to obtain the anti-anxiety drug Xanax. She completed a drug rehabilitation program in August 2003 and a judge dismissed the drug charges against her.

Re: Another Bush child makes daddy proud
 

If children are truly the future (which I tend to agree with) then the future in that regard is looking very bleak indeed.

Granted I will give them ....(I'm going to go with a LOT) ...a lot of allowance for the pressures they must be under, being relatives of the president & with the public image he has these days... I'd probably go take anti-anxiety drugs & pound the booze too lol

Re: Another Bush child makes daddy proud
 

Let he among board readers who could not have been arrested for drunk in public before, while, or after they were 21 cast the first stone. I'm sure your parents and grandparents were to blame, too.

Re: Another Bush child makes daddy proud
 

agreed, about 25% of my friends were arrested for drunk in public. in a college town, like austin, its their bread and butter. most kids go to college right from high school (they are 17/18/19). That means they are there 2-3 years before turning 21. The cops know this, and bust balls, big time. The kid was being a kid, but since he's Bush's nephew, he gets it a lot harder than everyone else.

P.S. "It's Bush's Fault" - MikeAI, my new favorite line.

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At least he was over the legal age, not like the other ones that got nicked.


I think it's pretty good that the nephew of the president gets arrested for something petty, in most countries that wouldn't happen.

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I'm thinking Prince Harry and pot... and Tony Blair's son Euan....

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Yes, lets blame Bush for the stupidity of youth :lol:

Whats next - should we also blame the Bush family for alzheimer's? :blink:

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ooOOoo. That's a good one. Can we, can we, can we. :yowsa: