Understanding Texas

There has been a lot of talk lately about the Texas A&M Aggies joining the SEC. My first response was NO! and then something to the effect of  not wanting any team from Texas in the SEC. I'm sure there was some profanity inserted in there, too.

As of Saturday, there is a Texan and a Texas A&M graduate in the race for GOP presidential nominee, Rick Perry (think Bush lite). When I think of Perry, I think 1) governors' prayer conference with people who say truly shocking things, and 2) he suggested Texas secede.

All three of those things associated with Rick Perry are troubling to me. When I saw the link on Maddow Blog to the Houston Chronicle called An open letter to the national media. Subject: Texas, I thought I'd see if they could change my mind. Here are two things that stood out:

4. Underestimate an A&M grad at your peril.

5. If you spend any time on our highways, you will see a vehicle with a bumper sticker that says “Secede”. Shocking, I know. But some Texans think of secession the way you think of a threeway: interesting idea, but it probably won’t happen in this lifetime.

Hmmm. I feel better about the bumper sticker. I'm fairly certain I will continue to mess with Texas.