George W. likes to pose as the Texas president — in the rough-hewn, rancher model of Lyndon Johnson.

However, George isn't actually a Texan — he was born in Connecticut, went to an East Coast prep school and to Ivy League colleges, and he summered in Kennebunkport at his family's oceanfront estate. Nor is he a rancher, as Lyndon was. Yes, George bought a ranchette to boost his cowboy image when he decided to run for president, but this "cowboy" has no cattle and i ...

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