Written by: Beck

Michael Williams, Texas Railroad Commissioner (a much more important job than the title suggests) is speaking now. His story is that he grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, and that Bush befriended him and pretty much launched the guys career. Bush was actually his campaign manager. After he won the election thanks to Bush's support, it appears he became the highest ranking African-American official in Texas state government.

Williams now informs us that Bush can't dance, but that he knows how to swing a hammer. "George Bush believed in me a quarter of a century ago." That's one thing I don't think a lot of non-Texans realize. Bush's support of minorities is not some political put-on. He's a real believer in the importance of diversity, making him rather anomalous among high ranking Republicans. The women and minorities in his cabinet and on his staff ain't just window dressing. I think that also goes a long way to why Bush (the whole Bush family really) is so pro-immigration, to the vast consternation of conservatives.