Our father never had to yell at us much when we were growing up. No one ever wanted to let Dad down.
Doing what you thought was right for the country, rather than what was politically expedient, seems almost as quaint now as having civil disagreements with those whose viewpoints differ from your own.
Politics lasts only so long - though today it's getting harder to tell where the campaigning stops and the governing begins.
No one knows exactly when I got the nickname Doro, but I've been called that as long as anyone can remember.
Without question, my grandfather's example of public service throughout his life inspired Dad later to run for office himself. Wherever he went, whatever he did, Prescott Bush had plenty of admirers.
My grandfather Prescott passed down the idea that you would only run for office after you had built a financial base - then it was time to give back and go into public service.
My grandfather was a popular senator, known as an advocate for fiscal responsibility, including the line-item veto for the president.
