y Ellis calls, a 'slightly outrageous streak'" (Newsmakers 1). After working as a management trainee in agriculture firm and on U.S. Senate Campaigns in Florida and Alabama, he went to Harvard Business School in 1972 and received his M.B.A. in 1975.
             Still following the footsteps of his father, Bush decided to go into the business of the oil industry. He earned his first million within ten years, but the oil industry for Bush didn't exactly turn out the way it had for his father. W built a small independent oil and gas exploration company called Arbusto (the Spanish word for "bush"). He married Laura Welch, a librarian and former teacher, in 1977 and then joined the 1978 race for the U.S. House of Representatives. He ran against a very well known democratic Senator, Kent Hance. Bush lost by six points after setting a new Texas record for fundraising capabilities for a House candidate (A&E 1). In 1981, Laura gave birth to their twin daughters named after their grandmothers, Barbara and Jenna (A&E 1). By this time Bush's oil industry was re-named Bush Exploration. By the early 1980's, when the energy market turned soft, Bush Exploration foundered. In 1983, Bush combined with Spectrum 7; three years later Bush arranged fo!
             r Spectrum 7 to be sold to Harken Energy for a bargain price. He later sold his original stock shares and made a considerable profit of 600,000 dollars (Newsmakers 1). W also got a consulting contract and stock options with Harken which all combined to be a deal of about one million in his pocket over the next few years (Newsmakers 1). Later in 1990, Time reported: "before Iraq invaded Kuwait, Bush sold 66% of his Harken stake at the top of the market for nearly 850,000, which was a 200% profit on his original stake" (Newsmakers 2). This upset the Vice President and W, where they stated: "The media ought to be as
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