I read in the Dallas News tonite that Ann Richards has cancer of the esophagus. She is in the middle of chemo treatments.
It reminded me of some more history of GWB. I wish Ann well in the cancer thing, but she is a nasty piece of work. She viciously attacked her opponent in the dem primary when she decided to run for governor.
My dem friend was also a dear friend of that guy, Jim Mattox. She always ran his campaigns. Everyone knew he was gonna run for governor--he'd been a popular attorney general. Ann slipped in under the radar, double-crossed Jim and opposed him in the primary. She won, and my friend's dream of living in Austin and working for Mattox was shot.
Ann's opponent was Clayton Williams an old west Texas rancher guy. She beat him because he was foolish enough to refuse to shake her hand at a press event. Old west Texas guys don't like to shake hands with snakes -- she'd lied about him in the campaign. But it looked bad and he lost.
She seemed to be very popular and was considered unbeatable until you know who decided to run. Even Barbara didn't think he could pull it off.
We all thought she was an alcoholic but the press didn't touch it. I always said she and Molly Ivins drank breakfast together.
However, now that they both have cancer it is admitted in the press that they are 'recovering alcoholics.'
interesting...re: Richards.....and the esophagus cancer....my Dad died of that....and he drank and smoked himself to death (that's what I've always thought, anyway.)