I am so old I remember when Calfronia had a guy named Reagan as Governor.
Like Ca Tejas will be blue soon.
Millions of illegal Catholics have a way of changing the politics of a place.
Perhaps, but that's not much of a factor in Longview. It's way up in the northeast corner of the state, along the I-20 corridor near the Louisiana border. The city's woes can probably be traced more to Shreveport than Laredo.
“I am so old I remember when Calfronia had a guy named Reagan as Governor.”
I’m so old, I remember when Texas had a a strong post-Civil war democratic party. Many of its members and officials were card carrying KKK party members. Republicans were far and few and used to mind their own business.
The dead democrats of Texas (see Box 13, Duval County, 1948) voted and elected Lyndon Johnson senator and sent him up to Washington to show the big boys how it’s done in Texas. Lyndon overcame the strong political influences of the Senate, J. Edgar Hoover, and JFK and “did good” by Texas standards back then. As a result, Texans know a thing or two about the “art” of politics and corruption.
“Like Ca Tejas will be blue soon.”
Texas was blue after the Civil War and remained so until recent times. Now its red and I think the red will get brighter. The liberal democratic party is spreading the lie “Texas is turning blue”. The reality lies in the economy. If the Texas economy (oil, cattle, agriculture, construction) remains good, it will remain red. If liberals outside Texas can kill the economy with over-regulation, more taxation, more welfare, gun control, etc.) they will start to go down the tubes as witnessed in Californica.
“Millions of illegal Catholics have a way of changing the politics of a place.”
Those millions of illegal Catholics (and a few Protestants too) have been swimming the Rio Grande for generations. They come to Texas to prosper and when they prosper they turn conservative. Watch what is happening now and you’ll see the democrats are losing some of the Hispanic and Latino vote everyday. The Tejano generation is getting older and more conservative. These people are honorable and pro-family. Their children born in Texas are true Texans and are not tied to the old country by birth. Governor wannabe, Wendy Davis, was disappointed in her results in the Texas primary.
As for the older blacks, they remember the old KKK days well. They didn’t get too much R-E-S-P-E-C-T back then. they got a cussing, cross burning, ass-kicking, or hanging depending on the mood of the local KKK and its members.
I just wish liberals would acknowledge and accept the fact that it was the Republican congress that passed the Civil Rights act. The democrats in congress voted against it.
Violence has dwindled down to the occasional cross burning or “truck drag” by the KKK wannabes. The “ass-kicking” still survives as normal etiquette in Texas but is no longer based on racial preferences.
Unfortunately murders still “happen”. We still convict and execute murderers more efficiently in Texas than other states. And we don’t discriminate against foreign citizens on death row either (the UN can go f**k itself).
We carry guns because you never know when some rabid varmit will attack while you are out jogging or shopping. They are also useful to have around the house for problem resolution just in case the LEO officials are on break when you call 911.
Texans have come a long way but I doubt they will ever be as “civilized” as Californicans. Texas is Texas, the spirit and heritage are what we are.