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Certainly People In Empty Places Feel They Have The Right To Do What They Want To Their Property And Don't Necessarily See The Effect Of Their Pollution Or Pesticides On Others. But Texans Have An Appreciation For Water Problems And Are Very Aware Of The Droughts.

Personally, I'd Be Really Glad To Have A National Conversation About Whether To Outlaw Most Forms Of Birth Control. For Once, The Kids And Their Grandparents Would Find Themselves On The Same Side.

The G.o.p. Is Desperately Seeking Someone Who Can Save The Party From The Fate Of Nominating Mitt Romney. But Every Time A Non-mitt Throws His Hat In The Ring, The Hat Explodes.

Phil Gramm Had A Stump Speech About How His Mother's Devotion Kept Him From Being An Academic Failure In Life. She Got Him Into A Special School That Turned Him Around - Under A Government Program For The Children Of Deceased Veterans. He Was Repeatedly Asked At Press Conferences Why He Would Then Turn Around And Support Draconian Cuts In Federal Funding For Education. He Never Had An Answer.

For A Border State, I Would Argue That Texas Is Less Lunatic On The Subject Of Immigration Issues Than Other Places Around It, Like Arizona. They're Much More Comfortable With Their Long-term Identity As A Place With A Very Large Hispanic Population.