I think you misunderstand me. My “steak dinner” offer was meant to be sarcastic to those who think Texas will somehow escape the fate of the rest of us. Because I agree with you — in 10 years, “red” states will be few and far between. EVEN Texas.
I would rather eat nails than have to admit this truth, but there it is. Please keep in mind, I live in ultra-blue Maryland.... knowing that the mythical Lone Star State of Texas will soon be consumed by socialism does NOT warm my heart.
Simply put, we have handed the future of the country to people with no ability to see beyond their own belly. Voting should never be as universal as we have made it. If you are not employed, don't own anything, don't pay taxes and are on the dole, you have no skin in the game. All you can do is take, never produce. As we are seeing, it is suicidal to allow people like that to vote.
Ultimately there are two options: Join the party or leave it. The default choice is to join the party. If you do nothing that is your choice.
Joining the party is not going to be viable for anyone for very long. Europe has only been able to maintain it for so long because we were financing it. With Reid looking for another 2.4 trillion in an unimaginably short amount of time we aren't even going to be able to afford it here much longer. In fact, I am starting to come to the conclusion that they want something a lot worse than a permanent welfare state. I have to wonder if the fate of Greece is exactly what they want. Why, I can't fathom.