Time again for Devi's Advocate Theater: "Texas will never go Blue"

[Taverner]

I said this, and I am hoping I am wrong. But I am a cynic, and have low expectations of about everything. I mean, shit, I'm a Cubs fan - we are used to disappointment!

Anyway, here's a great blog post that counters my arguments very well:

http://mousewords.blogspot.com/2004/09/texas-liberals-are-crazy.html

" Texas liberals are crazy

But it's a good thing. I am always emphasizing that citizens around the country should be spending some time familiarizing themselves with our screwed up politics in Texas, as the way that Texas is run is now affecting the entire world. George Bush and Tom DeLay in particular come out of a school of Texas political thinking called "Win At Any Cost".

Texas liberals are crazy because Texas conservatives drive us insane. As Molly Ivins is always pointing out, all you need to go cross-eyed is to spend any time at all listening to members of the Lege (Texas legislature) speak. I remember a friend of mine in college who went to her first legislative session to help represent a group dedicated to protecting children's rights in divorce cases. Coming back, she was seeing red because one hoary Republican got up and started pontificating on how giving child support was wrong because women just spent it on luxuries like expensive clothes and new cars. His evidence for this statement was that his ex-wife had recently purchased a car for his teenage daughter.

Texas politicians, especially conservatives, are notorious for their unwillingness to restrain themselves from just saying any fool thing that pops into their heads. The classic example of this is Clayton Williams stating that women who are get raped should just lay back and enjoy it--this was in the middle of a campaign for governor. To this day, you can find people who will defend that comment. If Texas liberals have little tolerance for cleverly disguised bullshit, then it is because we are used to dealing with undisguised bullshit on a daily basis.

The myth about Texas liberals is that we are rare. Not by a long shot--there are millions of us. And we vote. And we don't make it all that easy for the conservatives of this state who just wish we would shrivel up and go away. "

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[WolverineDG]

1. Thanks for voting down Prop 8!

Whoops.

dg

[Taverner]

2. Yes, that really sucked - but what has that got to do with my OP