Things are very very bad in Texas

[PatSeg]

43. And that is because republican politicians

made religious and cultural issues, political issues in order to win votes, often from people who had been pretty apolitical until the Nixon administration. It was hard to get such people interested in foreign policy, the deficit, infrastructure, etc., but you could get their attention by talking about abortion or same-sex marriage, the tabloid version of politics. You push enough buttons and you can get them to the polls. You can even get them to vote against their own best interests.

As for drawing businesses to Texas, I wonder how much damage these fools have done to the image of Texas in that regard. How many businesses are going to want to move their operations to Texas after this debacle? No tax concessions could possibly be a big enough enticement. Meanwhile, I wonder how many lawsuits will result. Blaming wind turbines, green energy, and Democrats isn't going to cut it.