Posted on 09/21/2014 9:05:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
AUSTIN — Twenty years ago this November, Texas elected George P. Bush’s uncle as governor. That election cemented Republicans in power in the Lone Star State after a steady period of ascendance.
Democrats haven’t won a statewide elective office since and their candidates for governor (state Sen. Wendy Davis) and lieutenant governor (state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte) are currently seen here in Texas as underdogs this fall.
In the two decades since George W. Bush became governor, the Republican Party here has turned several shades redder. Texas might qualify now as the epicenter of the conservative movement across the country. Here is just one example.
George P. Bush is the grandson and nephew of two presidents and the son of a former governor who is a possible presidential candidate in 2016. He is running for land commissioner in Texas this fall. His campaign symbolizes the steady rightward drift of the Republican Party in the Lone Star State.
The younger Bush carries one of the most famous names in American politics but other than the name, he is hardly basing his message on the legacy of his famous relatives. Even someone named Bush, apparently, is cautious about running as a Republican in Texas on the platform and principles of the kinder-gentler party of the family patriarch, former president George H.W. Bush.....
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Yep. Our major cities (Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin) are liberal sinkholes.
LOL...I like the way you dream ;-)
Dare I say it but I rank President Calvin Coolidge just a tad higher than even President Ronald Reagan. In fact, Coolidge was rightly admired by Reagan.
As for the populist idiocy that you so aptly mention, I place William Jennings Bryan in the same circle of evil as Woodenhead Wilson and Franklin Diablo Roosevelt. What became the New Deal were largely the visions of the so-called "Great Commoner". To a large extent, I see Mike Huckabee as a 21st Century version of Bryan.
“It’s good to see that Texas is making up for LBJ, who was unquestionably tied for worst President ever.”
Yes, LBJ and Obama really do have a lot in common...but I’d give LBJ a solid third behind Obama and Carter.
Texas used to be full of conservative and moderate democrats. LBJ could be pretty persuasive in his dealings with them. Later, he and with the help of J. Edgar Hoover, changed a lot of opinions up on Capitol Hill. Which is why we are where we are today.
The Bryan and Huckabee comparison is well noted, and a tragic one. Both men recognized the depravities of the "we-are-all-pond-scum" viewpoint known as Darwinism, yet advocate the Leftist form of government which treats man like pond scum. Governor Brownback is another tragic character; he had a viewpoint of "pro-life, whole-life", but unfortunately did not realize that this viewpoint should not be applied to the illegal invaders.
Your excellent analysis is in complete harmony with that of Thomas Jefferson who wrote to Dr. Benjamin Rush in 1800:
Texas absent the corrosive influence of its cities may not be paradise but it would come very close. True Texas values anchored by Christianity and Conservatism are found in the thriving, prosperous suburbs and in the the beautiful rural areas.
Unfortunately I fear George P. is going to be elected Land Commissioner. BIG MISTAKE!!!
Texas needs to finally make good on their century old threat to secede.
It would instantly be the wealthiest and most free nation on earth.
LBJ and FDR are tied for worst IMO, mostly because they actually came up with evil new ideas (all of the New Deal wrt. FDR, Medicare/Medicaid/CRA for LBJ, not even going to go into his Vietnam incompetence). Carter is definitely down there for being the first President who wanted to reestablish a caliphate, though (some may call him the first Muslim President); as bad as Soetoro is, his plans to destroy America were largely ripped off from Carter’s.
LBJ and FDR are at the bottom precisely because they were competent at pushing through liberal agendas; Carter and Soetoro are not as competent at pushing through liberal agendas. (I think that it will be much easier to repeal Osamacare under a conservative administration, while Medicare/Medicaid/Social Security are basically deified among politicians; Carter’s damage was largely undone by Reagan).
I'm surprised we haven't crossed paths before (that I know of) here on FR since our ideas are seemingly congruent. Teddy Roosevelt did say a few good things about the dangers of a balkanized America. But that doesn't make up for his progressivism, a trait shared by quite a few nominal Republicans of that era including George William Norris and "Fighting" Bob M. La Follette. And...don't get me started on his pernicious land grab resulting in the Nationalized Park system. Yep, indeed no fan of TR here!
A Southwestern Singapore meets Hong Kong.
How in the world is Woodrow Wilson not on that list?
Well Washington Post, we could always go back to having the pinko commie democrats be red.
I believe you’re right. I just didn’t go back far enough to include FDR since I wasn’t born until just before the end of the FDR era. In my lifetime, I have experienced the Obama, Carter, and LBJ administrations which I rated worst according to my personal experiences.
If you want to go back further, there’s the IRS, Federal Reserve, and Woodrow Wilson to consider.
Anyway, the damage has been done and it will be left for future generations to undo if ever. The social re-engineering mess and diversity Obama has caused, will take several generations in itself. I hope they start with Obamacare.
Ssssssssssssssssssssssssshush. Don’t tell Texans.
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A Bush represents a rightward turn??? I don’t know this younger Bush but there was NOTHING conservative about G HW Bush, Jeb Bush, and certainly not GW Bush. And no more dynasties.
Woodrow Wilson should have been included on the list.
But, how do you decide which act has done the most damage to this country when all have contributed something to our current condition and pending decline.
They all need to be repealed, but in which order I do not know. Definitely, Obamacare followed by the IRS must go as soon as possible.
Then there’s things like the federal agencies such as the EPA and Education departments that are unconstitutional and not working to the benefit of the nation. So I would add, restoring states rights to administer these programs at the state level is a high priority.
I could go on but you get my drift. It’s going to take some statemen like the founding fathers to get things moving in the right direction again.
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