Did the oil rich parts of the country NOT suffer like the rest of the country during the recession?

[BlueCaliDem]

7. "A little recession might be good for their soul."

And, hopefully, it will jump-start their minds and recalibrate their way of thinking. For far too long Conservatives in Texas have been saved by high oil prices that has allowed them to remain untouched by the very policies one of their own, as president, had made this country go through. Those policies have never hurt them or their economy. Hopefully, the drop in oil prices will continue and Texas voters - who consistently vote Republican - will feel what the rest of the country has felt due to the failed policies under a Republican president and a Republican Congress. Maybe, just maybe, they'll awaken enough to finally give the other political Party a chance.