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"Even George W. Bush had!"
Anyone who says George Bush held a significant position before being president, is unfamiliar with the Texas constitution.
The Governor of Texas is a figurehead; all real authority is elsewhere, by deliberate design.
He owned a baseball team ( dad's money )
He ran a couple of oil projects into the ground.
He had nothing when he ran for prez but his name and a goofy smile.
Obama has been a Senator; a best-selling author; and for four years already he has endured the national slings and arrows of outrageous articles like this.

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    CRYMTYPHON1 year, 5 months ago
    
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    Might be ignorant: but I ain't wrong.
    Here's something from UT (hook 'em)
    "The main source of the relative weakness of the Texas Governor can be found in the historical conditions surrounding the Texas Constitution of 1876. Mindful of the experience of Reconstruction â;; the period after the Civil War when Republican governors wielded extensive executive powers and were resisted by conservative elites in the state â;; the authors of the new constitution sought to rein in future governors. They did so by dispersing power that might otherwise be lodged in the chief executive's hands among a vast array of independently elected officials.
    http://texaspolitics.laits.utexas.edu/html/exec/
    
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      CRYMTYPHON1 year, 5 months ago
      
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      and I like this from the Encyclopedia Britanica:
      "The constitution of 1876 outlines the prevailing structure of Texas government. The governor, elected for a four-year term, may initiate legislation, call special legislative sessions, veto bills, and appoint boards and commissions. The governor's power is limited, however, because numerous officials and executive boards are elected rather than appointed. "
      http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-79039/Texas
      
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        CRYMTYPHON1 year, 5 months ago
        
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        And lets finish up with this:
        "As governor of Texas, Bush is not allowed to appoint all the members of his Cabinet. He does not write the state's budget, and his ability to write legislation is limited by his constitutional authority and the fact that the Legislature meets only once every two years."
        http://graphics.boston.com/news/politics/campai... .shtml
        
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    nostalgia1 year, 5 months ago
    
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    LibsRfunny
    CRYMTYPHON is correct this time
    The governor in Texas has very little power
    The real power is with the Lieutenant Governor
    In the case of Bush, the Lieutenant Governor was Bob Bullock - a VERY powerful conservative Democrat
    Bullock actually broke from the Democratic party to endorse Bush when he ran for governor
    Bullock didn't want the position of governor - he knew where the real power was
    
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      MacR1 year, 5 months ago
      
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      Yeah but how long did Bullock last. Seems Perry had more of Bush's support than Bullock did. Not so sure about the Gov not having power, that little thing with Perry and Bullock was no small thing.
      
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        CRYMTYPHON1 year, 5 months ago
        
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        Bullock last in politics 4 decades, then retired.
        He died in 1999.
        He never went up against Perry, but would have considered him the lightweight he is.
        And if you are not sure about the basic structure of the Texas Government, google it.
        
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