Word: maxey
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Naishtat and other Democrats believe that the harshness of Bush's positions sprang from his concern for winning Republican presidential primaries. "He did not want to leave himself open to attack on the right by appearing lenient," says Naishtat. House Democrat Glen Maxey remembers a day at the end of the 1999 session when Bush was pumping hard for his full-family-sanctions bill. Maxey and Naishtat were in the members' lounge when Bush aide Terral Smith walked in. "He sat down between us and said, 'We need y'all to have a meeting today to vote'" on the bill...