MF>I hope *his* name recognition isn't coming from his father.  Still, it 
MF>make the GOP presidential sweepstakes interesting.
 
       I think the relationship certianly helped in getting his foot in
the door as with any father's son, but he's taken that leg up and ran
with it.  He's a strong political figure in his own right and quite
often considered stronger than his father who never managed to win a
statewide race in Texas. 
 
                                             Mike
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