As Texas goes-- : how the Lone Star State hijacked the American agenda /
Collins, Gail.
New York : Liveright Pub. Corporation,
c2012.
The author explains how Texas politicians Bush, Cheney, Rove, & Perry created a conservative political agenda based on banking deregulation, lax environmental standards, draconian tax cuts, states rights, gun ownership, and sexual abstinence that is now sweeping the country and defining our national identity.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-230) and index.
Remember the Alamo -- Empty places -- It's my party -- Financial deregulation: the Texas angle -- No child left behind -- The business of schools -- The textbook wars -- Speedy the sperm and friends -- Cooling to global warming -- The Texas miracle, part II -- The other side of the coin -- We've seen the future, and it's Texas.
The author explains how Texas politicians Bush, Cheney, Rove, & Perry created a conservative political agenda based on banking deregulation, lax environmental standards, draconian tax cuts, states rights, gun ownership, and sexual abstinence that is now sweeping the country and defining our national identity.