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Damn. I chose my handle as a

Oxy Mora — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:45:36 +0000

In reply to I always prefer an envelope

Damn. I chose my handle as a constant reminder not to--and there I went and did it again.

I always prefer an envelope

jollyroger — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:04:38 +0000

In reply to Isn't spare change what you

I always prefer an envelope (empty, of course...) Now that I rethink your handle, of course you reference "Good republican" it"s. (wait for it....)an oxymoron!

Yeah, but it was A VERY BEEG

NCD — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:13:45 +0000

In reply to choked the coyote That was a

Yeah, but it was A VERY BEEG chicken my friend! You should have seen it!

Isn't spare change what you

Oxy Mora — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:18:48 +0000

In reply to One might be excused for

Isn't spare change what you put into the collection plate at church?

choked the coyote That was a

jollyroger — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:22:37 +0000

In reply to Didn't he say he choked the

choked the coyote

That was a chicken....not that there's anything wrong etc. etc.

One might be excused for

jollyroger — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:55:48 +0000

In reply to The ugly texan: can good republicans stomach Rick Perry?

One might be excused for thinking after Dallas 1963 that Texans should watch their fuckin' murderous mouths, but I am too seized by your "good Republican" formulation and the recollection it gives rise to of an occasion when Bill Graham was asked if he had any spare change.

"Spare change?" he said. Spare change?? What the fuck is spare change?"

You could turn this into a

synchronicity — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:08:05 +0000

In reply to Rick Perry wants to 'fix' the

You could turn this into a blog. 'the truth about the Texas Miracle'.

So there you have it folks.

Oxy Mora — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:01:08 +0000

In reply to Rick Perry wants to 'fix' the

So there you have it folks. Elect Rick Perry and Texecute America!

Yeah, I wondered about that.

Oxy Mora — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:58:55 +0000

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Yeah, I wondered about that. I seem to be losing a lot of posts. Finally did what it said, and entered the code.

A 30 to 40 year drought. Man, do we need to replace Obama.

Rick Perry wants to 'fix' the

NCD — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:40:39 +0000

In reply to The ugly texan: can good republicans stomach Rick Perry?

Rick Perry wants to 'fix' the nation like his longest governorship in Texas history has 'fixed' Texas! THE TEXAS MIRACLE!

Texas is #1, Texas Tribune, Feb. 15, 2011:

Here's a look at how Texas compares to other states:

At the bottom:

— Tax expenditures per capita (47th)

— Percent of population 25 and older with a high school diploma (50th)

— Percent of poor people covered by Medicaid (49th)

— Percent of population with employer-based health insurance (48th)

— Per capita spending on mental health (50th)

— Per capita spending on Medicaid (49th)

— Percent of non-elderly women with health insurance (50th)

— Percent of women receiving prenatal care in first trimester (50th)

— Average credit score (49th)

— Workers' compensation coverage (50th)

Near the top:

— Number of executions (1st)

— Percent of uninsured children (1st)

— Percent of children living in poverty (4th)

— Percent of population uninsured (1st)

— Percent of population living below poverty (4th)

— Percent of population with food insecurity (2nd)

— Overall birth rate (2nd)

— Amount of carbon dioxide emissions (1st)

— Amount of toxic chemicals released into water (1st)

— Amount of hazardous waste generated (1st)