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Bush's career before this moment has been a study in contrasts. Throughout his life, the president-elect, who still proudly recounts his days growing up in Midland, Texas, has consistently mixed his Texan background with his elite Eastern pedigree...
...first political race in 1978, running for Congress in Midland, he was roundly attacked for being an Eastern carpetbagger...
...Midland Man Goes East...
...cruel touch worthy of the Bard himself, the crowd celebrated sweet victory when Florida finally seemed to be in the Bush camp--only to be told a little over an hour later, that the man from Midland had not won the Presidency after...
...George W. Bush paid a $150 fine and his license was suspended for 30 days. Because Bush carried an out-of-state driver's license (his address was recorded as Midland, Tex.), the suspension carried weight only in Maine. In other words, Bush could have had someone drive him to the state line, hop in the driver's seat and tool off (legally) into the sunset...