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In reply to the discussion: Pic Of The Moment: Scientific Fact: Lamar Smith Is A Moron [View all]kentauros
(29,414 posts)79. That's only according to
Texas-hating DUers. For the rest of us, it's still Texas.
If you want someone to blame, why not go for the real culprits? Tom Delay comes to mind first, and the rest that helped him gerrymander our districts.
The cities of Texas are turning blue, if they aren't all the way there to begin with. It's those that live in the rural portions that still vote republican. Luckily, more people live in the cities now than live in the country.
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Kind of reminds me of China saying that only they have the right to choose the Dalai lama.
AlbertCat
May 2013
#59
Didn't Soviet leaders demand a say in what was scientific fact and what wasn't?
GodlessBiker
May 2013
#15
I'm sorry, but that applies to almost the entire South / former Confederacy / GOP base / Red States.
Moostache
May 2013
#64
I appreciate your sentiments, but I beg to differ on places like SC, UT, ID...
Moostache
May 2013
#81
Will Rep. Smith and the rest wear ceremonial garb when they render their decision?
KansDem
May 2013
#37
finally we have a way to end the melting of the polar ice caps and rising sea levels that threatens
Douglas Carpenter
May 2013
#42
Hahahahahah ahahaha hahaha ohh lol. Where's no chance in hell of this passing right?
Locut0s
May 2013
#73