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Lyndon B. Johnson Quotes
A man can take a little bourbon without getting drunk, but if you hold his mouth open and pour in a quart, he's going to get sick on it. Lyndon B. Johnson A man without a vote is man without protection. Lyndon B. Johnson A President's hardest task is not to do what is right, but to know what is ...
From LBJ to BHO
From LBJ to BHO
truthdig.com — The 36th president of the United States seems strangely absent in the current celebrations. Perhaps Lyndon B.... Johnson is not fondly remembered, but his triumphs paved the long road to Barack Obama’s historic presidency. READ THE WHOLE ITEM ... (more) From LBJ to BHO
Waiting for Nebraska
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com — Forgive Douglas County for holding up a chance at history. It has been a bit overwhelmed by... the rush of voters in the last week. (more) Waiting for Nebraska
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Hullabaloo — ... Progressive organizations like Media Matters can attack this meme and treat it with the withering contempt it deserves. Obama is going to hear this in his ear (probably from his new Chief of Staff) every ten seconds from the moment he takes the oath of office. It's important for us to make sure he hears something else. Improve people's lives, President-Elect. "Any jackass can kick down a barn but it takes a good carpenter to build one." -Lyndon Johnson

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neo-neocon — ... ), I found a page of quotations from LBJ listing quite a few insightful and /or funny ones that seem to retain their appropriateness today: ...

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