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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.

You Know, I Really Miss Sex Scandals. They're Generally Colorful. They Almost Never Mean Anything Over The Long Run. And While They're Going On, The People Who Actually Keep The Government Running Are Let Alone To Go About Their Business. Good Old Sex Scandals.

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.

The Whole Student Loan Thing Drives Me Completely Nuts. If It Wasn't Possible For 18-year-olds To Sign Themselves Up For Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars In Debt In Order To Pay Their College Bills, The State Governments Wouldn't Have Found It So Politically Easy To Cut Taxpayer Support For Public Colleges And Universities.

There's Always Been That Theory That If A Candidate Can't Run A Decent Campaign, He Probably Can't Run A Decent Presidency. That Might Be True, Although Sadly I Must Admit That Running A Brilliant Campaign Does Not Translate Into Running A Brilliant White House.