Reply #25: Baloney

[lastliberalintexas]

"It was her race to lose." Do you even know how she was first elected in this state? She won in 90 because her opponent was even more of an ass and idiot than Shrub. She was never truly a "popular" Governor within the state (other than with Dems), though she accomplished more to help this state than Shrub or Perry ever even tried to do. But she went into the 94 race with bad numbers, and it WAS connected to what was happening nationally, whether you want to admit it or not. Blame Clinton? Well, I didn't say that. I blamed to Contract on America people, the Christian Coalition and the NRA.

Why do you hate Richards dolstein? Just curious, since it can't just be b/c you think her loss to Shrub propelled him to national status. Do you honestly think that one of the Bush Boys would NOT be president right now if Ann Richards had only won an election back in 1994? Because that's just silly.

I am not lionizing her either- I admit she had her faults. But you truly can't blame her for the subsequent rise of the Bush Family Political Empire.