In the first place, any group of folks willing to make asses of themselves in pursuit of a good time should be commended and encouraged: The spirit of human frolic needs all the help it can get.

I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part, and discuss it only with consenting adults.

And the funny thing is, I've always been an optimist - it's practically a congenital disorder with me.

It's like, duh. Just when you thought there wasn't a dime's worth of difference between the two parties, the Republicans go and prove you're wrong.

Texas is not a civilized place. Texans shoot one another a lot. They also knife, razor, and stomp one another to death with some frequency. And they fight in bars all the time.

What we have here, fellow citizens, is a crassly egocentric, raving twit.

Politics is not a picture on a wall or a television sitcom that you can decide you don't much care for.