I have worked so hard on writing this paper..all I need now is a conclusion which I suck at…please help.
Lyndon Baines Johnson and His Role in Government

Lyndon Baines Johnson was born on August 27, 1908 in central Texas. As he grew up, Johnson experienced plenty of rural poverty. Johnson gained the friendship of the influential Sam Rayburn, at whose behest President Franklin D. Roosevelt made him director in Texas of the National Youth Administration in 1935. He later learned the compassion for the poverty of others when he taught students of the Mexican ethnicity. In 1937, Johnson won election to a congressional seat, and he was consistently re-elected through 1946. Johnson was elected U.S. Senator from Texas after winning the Democratic primary by 87 votes in 1948. Johnson persuaded the Armed Services Committee to set up the Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee, of which he became chairman in 1950. Rising rapidly in the Senate hierarchy, Johnson became the Democratic whip and then the floor leader. He suffered a serious heart attack in 1955 but recovered to continue his senatorial command. Lyndon B. Johnson played a major role in American Government. ““A Great Society” for the American people and their fellow men elsewhere was the vision of Lyndon B. Johnson.”
In 1960 Johnson, as John F. Kennedy’s running mate, was elected as Vice President. Elected with Kennedy, he happily supported John F. Kennedy’s programs, serving as an American emissary to nations throughout the world and as chairman of the National Aeronautics and Space Council and of the President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunities. He later became president on November 22, 1963, when Kennedy was assassinated. The first thing he did was obtain a new civil rights bill and a tax cut (the measures President Kennedy had been urging at the time of his death). Next, he urged the US ““to build a great society, a place where the meaning of man’s life matches the marvels of man’s labor.” ” Having a 61 percent vote and having the widest popular margin in American History, Johnson won Presidency in 1964. “In May, 1964, Johnson called for a nationwide war against poverty and outlined a vast program of economic and social welfare legislation designed to create what he termed the Great Society.” Johnson wanted the best for Americans with the Great Society program and the Social Security Act in 1965. Despite the unrest and rioting in black ghettos, the beginning of new antipoverty and anti discrimination programs, Lyndon B. Johnson steadily kept his influence against segregation on behalf of law and order.
Other issues arose from the Viet Nam. Although Johnson exerted efforts to end communist aggression and achieve a settlement, fighting continued. Johnson pushed harder to achieve a victorious outcome in the Vietnam War. He began a bombing campaign called “rolling thunder.” In order to protect the air base inside Vietnam from the attacks that could take place, Johnson sent Marines into the Danang to guard Air Force bases there. This decision began the gradual process of sending more and more U. S Troop to Vietnam. By 1966 over half a million American troops were operating in Vietnam. When Johnson limited the bombing of North Viet Nam in order to start negotiations, controversy of the war began to settle down. Johnson “startled the world by withdrawing as a candidate for re-election so that he might devote his full efforts, unimpeded by purifies, to the quest for peace. Lyndon B. Johnson left the war and the White House in the hands of his Vice President Hubert Humphrey. However, Humphrey lost the election of 1968 against Richard Nixon. The Vietnam War was now in the hands of Nixon.
Johnson wanted a Great Society for all American people. He did many things to accomplish this goal. Such accomplishments, was when the 89th Congress produced more major legislative action than any other since the New Deal. A bill providing free medical care to the aged under Social Security was also enacted, as was Medicaid. Johnson’s desire in having federal aid to education at all levels was greatly expanded and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 provided new safeguards for African-American voters. As a result of Johnson’s growing up in poverty, more money went to antipoverty programs and the departments of Transportation and of Housing and Urban Development were added to the Cabinet.

“Washington (CNN) — Two prominent Republicans vowed Wednesday to vote against the $1.1 trillion spending bill, citing concerns over pork-laden pet projects, although millions of dollars of earmarks in the bill were requested by the two senators.

“Sen. John Cornyn of Texas has requested 54 earmarks worth more than $170 million and Sen. John Thune of South Dakota has made 43 requests totaling more than $165 million, according to an analysis by Taxpayers Against Earmarks, Taxpayers for Common Sense and WashingtonWatch.com, which collected data from disclosures on Congressional websites.”

So these guys can say they voted against the bill, and when it still passes, they can tell their constituents “hey, I got the money for you.”
Yen Man — yes, I am.
Primo — once again you miss the point.

to pass instead of the tougher alternative.

Thoughts?

Crack down on people who remain after expiration of their visas, require that that all illegal immigrant heads of household seeking lawful status return home as long as they meet a certain wealth threshold — offered by Republican Senators Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Jon Kyl of Arizona and Mel Martinez of Florida.

Limit legalization to unlawful immigrants who have been in the country four years or more, by Democratic Senator Jim Webb of Virginina.

Require all adult illegal immigrants to return home within two years before gaining permanent lawful status, offered by Republican Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas.

Award more points in the merit-based green card allocation system for family ties to U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, by Demorcratic Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey.
Replace the worker identification program, narrowing the group of employees who businesses would have to check, by Democratic Senators Max Baucus of Montana and Barack Obama of Illinois and Republican Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa.

Deny illegal immigrants the chance to get green cards, by Republican Senator Kit Bond of Missouri.

http://www.ktre.com/Global/story.asp?S=6712455&nav=menu118_3

me2 – I know. One foot in front of the other, and remember we still have the House.

1. who is the senator of texas?
2. who is the governor of texas?

The Sharpstown Scandal of the 1970s

(can be more than one answer)
A. involved a suspicious stock transaction.
B. ruined the careers of several politicians.
C. had no impact on the future of Texas politics.
D. was the only true political scandal in Texas history

Serving as Governor of Texas prior to the Civil War, Sam Houston

A. favored secession at a later date.
B. wanted Texas to immediately secede from the union.
C. was neutral on the issue of secession.
D. was Pro-union.

During his political career, which of the following positions did Sam Houston hold? (can be more than one answer)

A. President of the Republic of Texas
B. Governor of the State of Texas
C. Representative from Texas in the U. S. House
D. U. S. Senator from Texas
E. President of the United States

The Sharpstown Scandal of the 1970s
(can be more than one answer)
A. involved a suspicious stock transaction.
B. ruined the careers of several politicians.
C. had no impact on the future of Texas politics.
D. was the only true political scandal in Texas history

Please if you know some of these answers, please let me know. I really need responses today by 10:00 pm

I have compiled this list of mentioned candidates by the media.

Most Viable and Mentioned:
HALEY BARBOUR, 60, governor of Mississippi (2004-?)
CHARLIE CRIST, 51, governor of Florida (2007-?)
KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, 64, senator of Texas (1993-?)
MARK SANFORD, 47, governor of South Carolina (2003-?), representative (1995-2001)
TIM PAWLENTY, 47, Governor of Minnesota (2003-?)
Somewhat Mentioned:
Tom Coburn, 59, senator of Oklahoma (2005-?), representative (1995-2001)
Tom Ridge, 62, former governor of Pennsylvania (95-01), former representative (83-95), cabinet (03-05)
Rick Perry, 58, governor of Texas (2000-?)
John Thune, 47, senator of South Dakota (2005-?), representative (1997-2003)
Mike Pence, 48, representative of Indiana (2001-?)
Marsha Blackburn, 55, representative of Tennessee (2003-?)
Sarah Palin, 44, governor of Alaska (2006-?)
Rob Portman, 52, former representative of Ohio (1993-2005), cabinet (2005-2007)
Jim DeMint, 56, senator of South Carolina (2005-?), representative (1999-2005)
Duncan Hunter, 59, Representative of California (1981-?)
Mike Huckabee, 52, former governor of Arkansas (1996-2007)
Condoleezza Rice, 53, secretary of state (2005-?), cabinet (2001-2005)
Colin Powell, 70, former secretary of state (2001-2005)
Fred Thompson, 65, former senator of Tennessee (1994-2003)
Joe Lieberman, 66, senator of Connecticut (1989-?)
Mitt Romney, 60, former governor of Massachusetts (2003-2007)

Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
Secretary of the State
Attorney General
House Majority Leader
Senate Majority Leader
Senior Senator from Texas

Pleaseee give me smart answers because this is for like a projectt and ill fail if i dont write smarticlle wordss..
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Here is a list of possible Running Mates.

Most Viable and Mentioned:

HALEY BARBOUR, 60, governor of Mississippi (2004-?)

CHARLIE CRIST, 51, governor of Florida (2007-?)

KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, 64, senator of Texas (1993-?)

MARK SANFORD, 47, governor of South Carolina (2003-?), representative (1995-2001)

TIM PAWLENTY, 47, Governor of Minnesota (2003-?)

BOBBY JINDAL, 37, Governor of Louisiana (2008- ?), representative (2005-2008)

Somewhat Mentioned:

Tom Coburn, 59, senator of Oklahoma (2005-?), representative (1995-2001)

Tom Ridge, 62, former governor of Pennsylvania (95-01), former representative (83-95), cabinet (03-05)

Rick Perry, 58, governor of Texas (2000-?)

John Thune, 47, senator of South Dakota (2005-?), representative (1997-2003)

Mike Pence, 48, representative of Indiana (2001-?)

Marsha Blackburn, 55, representative of Tennessee (2003-?)

Sarah Palin, 44, governor of Alaska (2006-?)

Rob Portman, 52, former representative of Ohio (1993-2005), cabinet (2005-2007)

Jim DeMint, 56, senator of South Carolina (2005-?), representative (1999-2005)

Duncan Hunter, 59, Representative of California (1981-?)

Mike Huckabee, 52, former governor of Arkansas (1996-2007)

Condoleezza Rice, 53, secretary of state (2005-?), cabinet (2001-2005)

Colin Powell, 70, former secretary of state (2001-2005)

Fred Thompson, 65, former senator of Tennessee (1994-2003)

Joe Lieberman, 66, senator of Connecticut (1989-?)

Mitt Romney, 60, former governor of Massachusetts (2003-2007)

NO.Commodity Futures Modernization Act

http://www.texasobserver.org/article.php?aid=2767

In December 2000, when U.S. Senate rushed to pass the government reauthorization bill, the Senate tacked on a complex, 262-page amendment at the urging of Texas Sen. Phil Gramm.

Gramm promised that the amendment — also known as the Commodity Futures Modernization Act — along with other landmark legislation he had authored, would usher in a new era for the U.S. financial services industry.

“The work of this Congress will be seen as a watershed where we turned away from an outmoded Depression-era approach to financial regulation and adopted a framework that will position our financial services industry to be world leaders into the new century,” Gramm said.

Phil Gramm’s Amendment served to degregulate futures trading and speculating.

Phil Gramm’s deregulation amendment brought us the predatory lending that led to today’s mortgage crisis.

Phil Gramm’s deregulation amendment brought us unconscionable futures trading in crude oil that causes the price of a barrel of oil to triple by the time it reaches us from the Middle East, Canada, and Mexico.

Senator Phil Gramm is an ex Republican senator from Texas oil country. Senator John McCain, at a fundraising speech in Texas today proposed a to lift the ban on offshore drilling as a way to combat today’s high oil prices. But is the oil currently being drilled in the US any cheaper? No. There is no difference in cost between locally drilled oil and imported foreign oil. In fact, it was even determined that if we flooded the market with oil from US reserves, it would not make much difference in the cost of gallon of gas at the pump. This is because of Phil Gramm’s deregulation amendment – as long as crude oil is freely traded on the deregulated commodities market, oil, gas, and food prices will remain high.

We need to tell John McCain to to stop playing games with us. We, the American Public, are not stupid. We have embarked on a new era of American politics – and we will hold him accountable. He cannot propose green energy one day, drilling the next, and hope that we don’t realize that our pain at the pump is lining the pockets of the big corporate investors.

So who exactly is Phil Gramm? He’s a former Republican senator from Texas. Phil Gramm currently holds the title of “McCain’s Economic Brain.” He is John McCain’s chief economic advisor. Now go back and read this email from the top and ask yourself – If McCain relies on Gramm for his economic policy, is he really working for you?

http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/18/news/newsmakers/tully_gramm.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2008021917

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How many judges are in the Supreme Court?
Who is the current Chief In Justice of the Supreme Court?
How long does someone stay a federal judge?
How does someone become a federal judge?
Who is the current Senior Senator from Texas?
Who is the current Junior Senator from Texas?