[marvlus]

"You have to remember, you know, Lyndon Johnson was one of the best presidents we had and he was a redneck out of Texas," he explained.

Wow. I've never heard anyone refer to LBJ as one of the best presidents we had. In my mind, the Vietnam war started going downhill on his watch.

[wideawake]

For Rangel LBJ is a great president, because LBJ created the so-called "Great Society" programs that Rangel and his cronies turned into endless cash cows - welfare, WIC, HeadStart, etc.