I’d be most interested in your reaction to this essay.
Taxman that story sounds like MY upbringing as well. EVERY Texan was a Democrat until the early 1970’s. They quit me in 1972 but it took Rick somewhat longer to “get religion” but he has in fact done so.
He hasn’t been perfect as our governor by any means but all in all he has done a good job for us.
As things currently stand, I would vote for Rick, warts and all, over anyone currently in the field except Herman Cain. If Herman is still standing when the Texas primary rolls around I will have to make a VERY difficult decision.
In the general (November 2012) I will crawl over broken glass for a mile in order to vote for the Republican candidate even if it’s Mitt Romney! This country cannot withstand another 4 years of Obozo!