What the hell is wrong with Ron Paul, and Governor Perry of Texas when they start talking super crazy about maybe, you know, Texas should secede from the Union (mostly because they don’t like what Obama is doing).
Look, as we all know, elections have consequences. The major consequence of the last election cycle being that republicans got run out of office at all levels, and we, being the democrats, won. We get to run things for awhile, and if the “people” are so disenchanted with what Obama and the congressional democrats are doing (polls indicate that the American people as a whole are approving of what has been happening so far), then guess what? We’ll have a repeat of what happened in 1994 when the republicans rode roughshod over democrats in the mid terms (sort of like how democrats rode roughshod over republicans in 2006, and 2008).
Some folks, like Dr. Paul, need to pull their heads out of their asses. Talking about seceding from the United States is treason pure and simple. The examples he uses are apples to oranges as well.
We’re not even 100 days into Obama’s first term (there will be a second, you wait), and we’ve got Texas talking about seceding. What the fuck is going on down there? Are your state leaders gone insane?
Ron Paul is pretty much a kook, but like Jonny, I agree that I do believe the words coming out of his mouth. I don’t care that he didn’t support Bush much at all, I think his ideas about how our country is supposed to be would be dangerous to our country.
Nobody is saying that Gov Perry and Paul can’t say these things, as someone alluded to about this being about free speech. It’s not. It’s called being traitors to your country. Say all you want, but don’t expect people to not notice when you talk about severely radical ideas like seceding from your country, essentially because you don’t like who is running it (as is what Perry is doing).
I don’t think “kook” is fair. Compaired to any other Republicans getting any air time, I’d say he seems pretty level headed… I know you don’t like what is coming from his mouth, but he’s just defending the right to have the conversation, which is about as American as it gets! Kind of scary to hear a politician talk about the collapse of the dollar, but there’s some truth in what he’s saying. That’s why he’s not that popular, even with his own party. He’s too strait forward, and there’s no place in government for THAT!
he cant speak too loud or some corporate giant will tag him
Hey Bowl Of Dick!…. You a friend of Stevil’s? That sounds like an appointed title!
Texas wants to secede? See ya!
What’s Mount Rushmore got to say about all this?…. Nevermind, I probably don’t want to hear it!
As a current resident of Texas, I object to the ideas of Texas being given to France or Mexico, basically because I really don’t want to enjoy the fun of relocating at the moment.
Aside from that, I can’t argue much against the rest of the statements. This state is pretty damn dead on sterotypically speaking, from what I have seen. People have all been friendly at least.
I also need to add, it is generally pretty flat, and windy as fuck. At least the temperatures are warm. Must add that about every other vehicle on the roads seem to be a dualie or similar giant ranch vehicle. Starting to wonder how many actual ranchers there are.
As for the state politics, I am suffering some political OD and just covering my ears for now, I don’t think my brain can handle it.
There is certainly no doubt where you are when in Texas, since it is in your face in a big tex kind of way.
Hey, wait, maybe everyone shouldn’t be knocking Texas so much. Didn’t the worlds all time greatest, super awesome bicycle racer come from here?
“every other vehicle on the roads seem to be a dualie or similar giant ranch vehicle. Starting to wonder how many actual ranchers there are.”
pirata-
DIMPL-BITTS!!
“DIMPL-BITTS!!” Where do you come up with this faggot shit? Are you from Vermont?
DIMPL-BITT = Does My Penis Look Bigger In This Truck?
Texas is downwind of (nuke) Phoenix. Perfect.
I love this shit from Brody…
Ron Paul has never voted to raise taxes.
He never voted for an unbalanced budget.
Has never voted for a federal restriction on gun ownership.
Has never voted to raise congressional pay.
Has never taken a government-paid junket.
Has never voted to increase the power of the executive branch.
Ron Paul voted against the Patriot Act.
He voted against regulating the Internet.
He voted against the Iraq war.
He does not participate in the lucrative congressional pension program.
He returns a portion of his annual congressional office budget to the U.S. treasury every year
…Especially cast against his RuPaul’s very fiscally conservative earmark record:
1. $25,000 for the Brazoria County Sheriff to establish a “Children’s Identification and Location Database.”
2. $8 million for the marketing of wild American shrimp.
3. $2.3 million for shrimp fishing research.
4. $3 million to “secure the acquisition of the McGinnes tract, protecting its critical natural resources and helping consolidate refuge inholdings.”
5. $5 million to expand the cancer center at Brazosport Hospital.
6. $200,000 for the Matagorda Episcopal Health Outreach Program to fund a “National Health Service Corp Scholar.”
7. $4.5 million to study the effects of the health risks of vanadium.
8. $3 million to test imported shrimp for antibiotics. (Does anyone think there is a big shrimp industry in Paul’s district?)
9. $10 million to repair the Galveston railways causeway bridge.
10. $1.18 million for “Personalized Medicine in Asthma”
11. $100,000 for a “data-driven automated system for nursing students on the Texas Gulf Coast.”
12. $257,000 to “prepare graduates from the doctoral program at the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing to assume faculty roles in schools for nursing with a deficient number of doctoral level faculty.”
13. $1.4 million to buy buses for the Golden Crescent Regional Commission.
14. $2 million to buy buses for Galveston.
15. $5 million for highway spending.
16. $2 million to replace facilities for Galveston bus service.
17. $3 million to replace facilities for the Golden Crescent Regional bus facility.
18. $2 million to repair the Galveston trolley.
19. $2.14 million to renovate the Edna Theater.
20. $13 million for I-69 highway project.
21. $30 million the Texas Maritime Academy to refurbish a ship.
22. $4.5 million to maintain Cedar Bayou. Plus another $9 million
23. $15 million for “construction at GIWW Matagorda Bay.” Plus another $5.8 million
24. $100,000 to maintain Chocolate Bayou.
25. $2.5 million to maintain Double Bayou.
The great corporate auction that is American democracy continues. Especially in Texas.
I think we’re missing out on a golden oportunity here. What we do is, we sell Tejas to Mexico, interest-only, adjustable rate with a bigg-assed balloon payment in five years. When Mexico defaults (you know they will) we repossess it, clean it up and flip it. We should be able to do this maybe five or six times at least.
Even better-Get Mexico to put their country up as collateral. After they default we sell it as a handyman’s special. Bonus-Most of their bricklayers, painters, drywallers, landscapers and like that are here. Now there are jobs in Mexico that they can go back to.
That’s a plan, Dave.