Texas needs to go ahead and secede

[native]

I did not vote in the primaries...

and while Bush is not a true conservative, he was better than what was offered...

FAIL.

How can you complain about what was offered when you chose not to vote in the primaries? Perhaps if enough "true conservatives" would have turned out in the primaries... you could have elected a "true conservative."

Call it a cop out...that so easy for you after the fact...

No. It just makes it impossible to hold people accountable for their votes.

I'm well on record voicing my support for Obama. If he turns out to be a flop and I try to backtrack and say "Oh, well... I was really only voting against McCain. I never really liked Obama that much" I would expect to be skewered by y'all. And I'd deserve it.

Obama was already a complete flop six months ago, skelly. If you don't think he's a flop now, what the hell are you waiting for?

[Skjellyfetti]

Obama was already a complete flop six months ago, skelly. If you don't think he's a flop now, what the hell are you waiting for?

There's a long way to go. We're still in the second quarter.

Though, do let me know if Obama drops to 22% approval rating like your boy, GWB.

[JohnStOnge]

I suspect there's a lot of "rest of the story" stuff in that article. Like I just happen to have heard on one report a few days ago that the reason Country Music was brought up was because Rap was being described as a cultural movement.

[native]

Obama was already a complete flop six months ago, skelly. If you don't think he's a flop now, what the hell are you waiting for?

There's a long way to go. We're still in the second quarter.

Though, do let me know if Obama drops to 22% approval rating like your boy, GWB.

Second quarter of what, his entire administration? We are already in his second YEAR, lad.

GW is not my boy, as you already know, although I would still vote for him compared to the available alternatives.

But answer the question. What are you waiting for. If you do not consider his performance so far to be a flop, what would you consider a flop - only a drop in his ratings?!????

[Skjellyfetti]

Second quarter of what, his entire administration? We are already in his second YEAR, lad.

Yeah. A term is 4 years. Second quarter = second year, lad.

But answer the question. What are you waitingg for.

Maybe for his presidency to be over? You can't get an accurate picture of a president this early.




Only president with a sharp increase at the beginning of his term was GHWB and Bush. Kennedy had a bit of a blip. Most presidents struggle at first... "learning on the job" "on the job training" and all that.

[native]

Second quarter of what, his entire administration? We are already in his second YEAR, lad.

Yeah. A term is 4 years. Second quarter = second year, lad.

But answer the question. What are you waiting for.

Maybe for his presidency to be over? You can't get an accurate picture of a president this early.




Only president with a sharp increase at the beginning of his term was GHWB and Bush. Kennedy had a bit of a blip. Most presidents struggle at first... "learning on the job" "on the job training" and all that.

If you meant "year," why no say "year" instead of using terminology normally used in another context?


...so your answer is that there is nothing Obama could do which you would consider a failure, and the way to measure success or failure is his popularity?

[houndawg]

Second quarter of what, his entire administration? We are already in his second YEAR, lad.

Yeah. A term is 4 years. Second quarter = second year, lad.

But answer the question. What are you waitingg for.

Maybe for his presidency to be over? You can't get an accurate picture of a president this early.




Only president with a sharp increase at the beginning of his term was GHWB and Bush. Kennedy had a bit of a blip. Most presidents struggle at first... "learning on the job" "on the job training" and all that.

Notice the only Prez was in that group who finished with higher approval than when he started? The only one that finished above 60% popularity.

Oh, the humanity...........!

[houndawg]

Good for Texas, more people in this country need to follow their lead anyway. That state is a perfect example of conservatives running a state in a more fiscally responsible manner.

Libs got a hold of California and all those *****y east coast states (NY) and just look at those upside down in the red bast*rds.

Dont even get me started on what the left has done to the public education system, national curriculum my ass
we need individual states to take care of their own the government proves time and time again they cant do it in anyway shape or form.

Take care of their own guvmint?

Texas is a leech state, Allie, they can't exist without Federal handouts.

That's why every time it rains in Texas, the Governor declares a disaster (#1 in disaster declarations, #49 in education spending per pupil) and starts sucking money from the evil Federal Government. Texas is not independent, they are the "special needs" child of the 50 states.

Clearly you are living proof that our public education system has failed miserably, Alice, but it wasn't always that way. That's why your elders here are so much smarter than you are.

[OL FU]

South Carolina will lend you Fort Sumter for a few years

[houndawg]

South Carolina will lend you Fort Sumter for a few years

They'd need Federal funds to operate it.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Good for Texas, more people in this country need to follow their lead anyway. That state is a perfect example of conservatives running a state in a more fiscally responsible manner.

Libs got a hold of California and all those *****y east coast states (NY) and just look at those upside down in the red bast*rds.

Dont even get me started on what the left has done to the public education system, national curriculum my ass
we need individual states to take care of their own the government proves time and time again they cant do it in anyway shape or form.

Take care of their own guvmint?

Texas is a leech state, Allie, they can't exist without Federal handouts.

That's why every time it rains in Texas, the Governor declares a disaster (#1 in disaster declarations, #49 in education spending per pupil) and starts sucking money from the evil Federal Government. Texas is not independent, they are the "special needs" child of the 50 states.

Clearly you are living proof that our public education system has failed miserably, Alice, but it wasn't always that way. That's why your elders here are so much smarter than you are.

Every state begs for money that isnt new and it isnt going to stop.

Your on crack if you think they are not one of the more independent states in the USA. If your going to skew my original point than I will add to it.

I am not looking up your claim that Texas is 49th in education spending per pupil, I would doubt that right off the bat. I will say that if true, I would expect them to be up there towards the top just because of the illegals they have to deal with and I am sure they are one of 4 states that need to do the wrong thing and have text books in English and Spanish.

I could cut their education budget in half right there. Learn English in English class and speak Spanish at home or in California.

[houndawg]

Take care of their own guvmint?

Texas is a leech state, Allie, they can't exist without Federal handouts.

That's why every time it rains in Texas, the Governor declares a disaster (#1 in disaster declarations, #49 in education spending per pupil) and starts sucking money from the evil Federal Government. Texas is not independent, they are the "special needs" child of the 50 states.

Clearly you are living proof that our public education system has failed miserably, Alice, but it wasn't always that way. That's why your elders here are so much smarter than you are.

Every state begs for money that isnt new and it isnt going to stop.

Your on crack if you think they are not one of the more independent states in the USA. If your going to skew my original point than I will add to it.

I am not looking up your claim that Texas is 49th in education spending per pupil, I would doubt that right off the bat. I will say that if true, I would expect them to be up there towards the top just because of the illegals they have to deal with and I am sure they are one of 4 states that need to do the wrong thing and have text books in English and Spanish.

I could cut their education budget in half right there. Learn English in English class and speak Spanish at home or in California.

You could be right, they were talking about trying to raise that ranking. Hell, they could be in the mid-thirties by now.

edit- mid-thirties would be about right since it would neatly match the 37% of their revenue that comes from federal sources.

Yeah, them tough talkin texans sho is independent.

[OL FU]

South Carolina will lend you Fort Sumter for a few years

They'd need Federal funds to operate it.

Just give them another reason to shoot at it

[Baldy]

South Carolina will lend you Fort Sumter for a few years

They'd need Federal funds to operate it.

Considering it is owned by the Federal Government, yeah prolly so.

[Baldy]

Take care of their own guvmint?

Texas is a leech state, Allie, they can't exist without Federal handouts.

That's why every time it rains in Texas, the Governor declares a disaster (#1 in disaster declarations, #49 in education spending per pupil) and starts sucking money from the evil Federal Government. Texas is not independent, they are the "special needs" child of the 50 states.

Clearly you are living proof that our public education system has failed miserably, Alice, but it wasn't always that way. That's why your elders here are so much smarter than you are.

Ummm, try again dawg

Texas receives $.94 for every $1.00 it sends to the Feds.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

OUCH!

[ATrain]

The only reason that VA is so high on that list is because NOVA needs all the transportation money it can get to handle all the federal workers living there and Tidewater has one of the largest military concentrations in the country.

[houndawg]

OUCH!

Ouch.


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[Baldy]

OUCH!

Ouch.


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Damn Republicans. I knew they had the omnipotent ability to steer hurricanes.

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

In my first post I stated that the conservative state of Texas was ran better than most other states.

Nobody commented on that, they did comment on:

NCLB
Hurricanes
Fort Sumter
Transportation funds
Hussein Obama
Approval ratings
Parenting
and Rap

So I will take it as a win.

[native]

In my first post I stated that the conservative state of Texas was ran better than most other states.

Nobody commented on that, they did comment on:

NCLB
Hurricanes
Fort Sumter
Transportation funds
Hussein Obama
Approval ratings
Parenting
and Rap

So I will take it as a win.

You win, AG!

God Bless Texas!

[dbackjon]

Define "better run"

[ALPHAGRIZ1]

Its budget is in way better shape than any blue state. (Better run)

Its no Montana of course, because we have a balanced budget amendment.

[eagleskins]

Texas is the most backwoods state in the country. And I've lived in South Carolina and Georgia.

[houndawg]

In my first post I stated that the conservative state of Texas was ran better than most other states.

Nobody commented on that, they did comment on:

NCLB
Hurricanes
Fort Sumter
Transportation funds
Hussein Obama
Approval ratings
Parenting
and Rap

So I will take it as a win.

You're wrong so often that it doesn't need comment.