About the Author
Molly Ivins' column is syndicated to more than two hundred newspapers from Anchorage to Miami, including her home paper, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. A three-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, she is the former co-editor of The Texas Observer and the former Rocky Mountain bureau chief for The New York Times. She has a B.A. from Smith College and a master's in journalism from Columbia University. Her first book, Molly Ivins Can't Say That, Can She?, spent more than twelve months on the New York Times bestseller list.
Lou Dubose has been active in Texas journalism for seventeen years, as both a newspaper reporter and a freelancer, and has covered the Texas Legislature for the past thirteen years. He has a master's degree in Latin American studies. Since 1987, he has been the editor of The Texas Observer.
Table of Contents
Class act: the Texas National Guard and running for Congress --Life in the oil patch: Bush's oil-field career --Prestanombre: Bush and baseball --Campaign '94: Bush v. Ann Richards --Dubya, Billy Graham, and Mel Gabler: Bush and religious belief --Compassionate conservatism: Bush and the Christian Right --Capitol crimes: Bush and the Lege --Is the air cleaner?: Bush and the environment --Bright spot: Bush and education --We're number one: Bush and criminal justice --Political free speech: Bush and campaign finance --Juntos podemos: Bush and the Rio Grande Valley.