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Theories about political influence are not always tidy, however. Within the White House, James Baker, a Texan, is as important as any of the aides. Reagan's total Cabinet tilts, 8 to 5, east of the Mississippi River. Mike Deaver, who is Baker's deputy and a Californian, contends that the Reagan White House cannot be measured so much for its West Coast flavor as for the taste of Ronald Reagan. With the departure of Haig, those men closest to Reagan all have a special loyalty to him and fit his style...
...Texan comes to Newsweek
With his usual fervor, Texan John Connally spouted some of the same heresy on a recent visit to Washington. Connally, who was once Secretary of the Navy, would chop $10 billion from the defense budget, and then use that cut as a club to get Congress to hold down the entitlement programs that mainly benefit the middle class and will be responsible for a big chunk of the new deficits. Break the old constraints, Connally pleaded, or soon it will be too late...
...mesquite miraculously transformed into a luxuriant carpet of range grass as deep as a pickup's fenders. On the other hand, they show for it sometimes a curious tenderness. "Mesquite is very lovely in the spring," Monte Noelke admits; its light greenish blossoms are the West Texan's confirmation that winter is really over...
...monument. Illinois' meddlesome Congressman Henry Hyde carelessly spread misinformation and doubt, impugning the sponsors of the idea. Democratic Presidential Candidate George McGovern, who ran in 1972 and was one of the first and most vehement opponents of the war, rallied behind the campaign. Texan Ross Perot intruded with ideas for bigger and grander edifices and statues. With little fanfare, Nancy Reagan penned thank-you notes to hundreds of the donors among the 250,000 who contributed a total of $6 million...