An hour from Austin, Trump’s first two weeks are cause for celebration

Austin American-Statesman ^ | Feb. 4, 2017 | Johnathon Tilove

[bgill]

From Day 1, Donald Trump’s presidency has roiled Austin.

But on a gorgeous February day barely an hour northwest of the Texas capital in bucolic Burnet County, habitués of the Blue Bonnet Cafe were savoring the first two weeks of the Trump presidency like a slice of the timeless eatery’s best-selling coconut cream pie.

“Love him,” said Dan Ross, who lives in Cottonwood Shores and is a police officer in Horseshoe Bay. “Think he’s doing great”

“I see the confidence,” said Ross, 59, who was having breakfast with his wife, Sharon Ross, 57. “Everybody I talk to, they are more confident. The stock market’s doing awesome right now.”

[scottiemom]

"DO NOT move to Texas if you want to remake it into some other place."

...but if you believe in gun rights, love your dog, pay your bills and believe that the Ten Commandments are relevant, then you are one of our "long lost brethren" who was probably stolen away by gypsies at birth. Come home to Texas. It's as close to heaven as is allowed here on earth.

[Fred Hayek]

My favorite was Cranky Frank’s in Fredericksburg, but I hear it’s now closed.
Houston is almost as bad as Austin, fortunately I have family in the Hill Country. I also stopped by the Hill Country twice a year when I lived in the Twin Cities Minnesota area. Real people instead of Dembots.