tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093949.post6042646270468658990..comments2023-10-12T00:22:40.014+10:00Comments on Bush Out: Not Born a Pratt, But Dies a PrattUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093949.post-5656768850140160512009-04-22T23:52:00.000+10:002009-04-22T23:52:00.000+10:00Why, he was every bit as noble a businessman as Ke...Why, he was every bit as noble a businessman as Kerry Packer!<br /><br />But seriously, folks, when the indictment came out in 2006, there was a huge headline in Teh Age saying "Billionaire Pratt charged with fraud." Mrs. Bukko's best friend in the U.S. has the surname of Pratt. She comes from a hardscrabble family in the mountains of western Maryland. (The dad was a tank crewman in WW II who lost his eyesight during a battle in France, so when he got home there was only one thing he could do, which is why the friend was one of six children...)<br /><br />Anyway, this family was a long way from being "billionaire Pratts." I cut out the headline and posted it to her. She found it amusing. There's one good thing that Richard P. did.Bukko Boomerangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424677168216647964noreply@blogger.com