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Most progressive policies from the founding of the nation until now have been Yankee in origination. Abolition, prohibition, women's suffrage, liberal arts education, etc.etc.etc. Almost all of the do-gooders who flooded the South during Reconstruction were Yankees. Yankees also continue to be more worried about what their neighbors are doing than most everyone else in the country. Some studies presume it to be an artifact of Puritan village life in colonial times. The flip side of the nose everywhere, is the open meeting form of government. Sunshine laws and the public's participation in debate are also a part of that Puritan village heritage.
Mr. Obama is of Yankee descent on his mother's side; his high school was Punahou School, founded to serve the children of Yankee missionaries to Hawaii. Mr. Kerry, Mr. Dean, Mr. Bush (41) and Mr. Bush (43) are also members in good standing of the Yankee club. And lest we forget in many ways the most prominent Texan in the last 30 years was Dan Rather:
Born October 31, 1931, in Wharton County, Texas, moved to Houston, attended Love Elementary School and Hamilton Middle School. He graduated in 1950 from John Reagan HS. In 1953, he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from SHSU where he was editor of the school newspaper, The Houstonian.