Michael Piper and Final Judgment

[Mark Stapleton]

The man was the ultimate epitome of TEXAS to have ever lived, both in his own mind and in the minds of most everyone who had ever crossed him. He was the master of "bullying" tactics. He bullied the Chief Justice of the goddamned Supreme Court into heading up his Blue Ribbon Commission! He strong-armed Senator Richard Russell into serving on the same commission. The list of persons of high stature that LBJ overpowered throughout his career is long and distinguished. He took a backseat to JFK, by virtue of position, but was not bullied even by the office of the President of the United States. RFK may have tried to bully him, but LBJ was immune to such things--as he was much too politically savvy...and RFK even knew it.

Yes, LBJ was a psychopath. We all know about his legendary bullying. This makes him a coward too.