CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) — Having a Texan in the White House as well as in the neighborhood would suit many in this one-stop-light town just fine. The 700-resident town of Crawford is abuzz with news that presidential front-runner George W. Bush, while making a bid for the White House, also has made a bid on a ranch about 90 miles southwest of Dallas.
Regulars at the local coffee shop and gas station say they hope the Texas governor will follow the example of native son Lyndon B. Johnson.
The former president often returned to the LBJ Ranch near Johnson City and delighted in showing off the land to foreign visitors.
“I think that might be his intention. If that happens, it's something we could be proud of,” said Randy Sherman, a Texas history teacher at Crawford High School.
Bush says he's interested in the property, but won't say whether a closing date has been set.
A work team recently made a survey of the nearly 1,500-acre ranch and crews are researching whether Bush could build a private 100-acre fishing lake on the land. That report will tell Bush whether he can build a stock tank on the property, which would be important to the avid fisherman.
Although many in town are happy about the idea of Bush moving in, the sale will be bittersweet for Ken Engelbrecht, who has lived on the family homestead his entire life, farming the property and raising cattle.
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Oh Boofer...you look so seeleee...
Quick...claim that you didn't mean Bush living there actually meant that he lived there...
