[anymouse]

Apparently Texas voters are not happy with the Runaway Rats.

[Dog Gone]

This is unlikely to be reported in any of the state's major newspapers, all of which praised what the Rats did.

[MEG33]

That's putting it mildly for this Texan!

[Allegra]

Texans don't much cotton to people who run from a fight.

[justlurking]

because they are legitimately using the rules of the legislature designed to protect against the tyranny of the majority

No, quorum rules are designed to prevent a minority from taking advantage of a low ebb in attendence to circumvent the collective will of the majority. They aren't intended to be used to thwart action.

Democrats never had any problem with "tyranny of the majority", as long as they were the majority.

The House should change their rules to exempt unexcused absences from quorum requirements.

[BreitbartSentMe]

Looks like a well-constructed survey, unlike most. I only 'believe' surveys that are reported when they give the exact questions that were asked, so I can check their 'slant'. Also, the indications that the questions were rotated helps keep the results from being skewed. As long as the group that was surveyed was statistically valid, then this survey says................... the Texas Chicken-D's are TOAST!!

[buffyt]

D.I.R.T. = Democrats Is Runnin' from Texas!!!!

When my kids were two years old, they acted like that!!!!! LOL

[Drango]

N=504 registered voters in Texas. This survey has a margin of error of + 4.5% at the .95 test level.

Big whopptedo. They should run a real survey and get back to us...

[F-117A]

So this is what people think of the anti-Democracy democrats!

[Osage Orange]

"Baselice & Associates, Inc."

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All your base have lice?

[deport]

Do you have a link to the article? The link you have goes to an April 2003 issue.... nothing current....

Do you know who funded the poll? The article doesn't say?

[mtbopfuyn]

Yep, count me in with those Texans who is against those stinking dirty RATS abandoning their appointed postitions and cost our state untold $$$ for their vanity. The state is growing so rapidly of course districts have to be re-drawn constantly. What, they're too lazy and scared to go out and prove themselves in their new areas and work hard for bettering our state? It's not only the metropolitan areas that are growing by leaps and bounds, but small towns as well. Our area is growing so rapidly that what was 3 campuses for the entire school district five years ago has now grown to 6 and still it's not enough. We honestly can NOT afford to pay the ever encreasing property taxes but can't afford to move either. And now thanks to the RATS we taxpayers get to pay for their unauthorized vacation to OK on top of finding out the state budget is in the red. The only thing possitive that came out of their little trip was that maybe the RATS won't have time before then end of this session to close down Mr. M's work. The !$#%%$@&^%*@%&* RATS! Hope the voters don't soon forget their bratty tantrum and vote them out.

[GraniteStateConservative]

How impartial is this polling firm?

[CyberAnt]

Can you spell B A C K L A S H !!!

[VOA]

New Poll Shows Most Texans Disagree with Walkout by Fugitive Democrat Legislators

The Republican Party should just run clips from that recent TV special
"Hitler, Rise of Evil".

The scenes when the Nazi legislators would (as the minority party) just
walk out of the Reichstag in order to dissolve the legislator and to disrupt the country.

[Blue Leader]

What in the world are you people talking about. What's all this nonsense about "State House", "Austin" and "State Reprentatives"? None of this makes sense and I should know.

I live in the Rio Grande Valley and we are smack dab on the Rio Grande River. What has Austin got to do with us? Anyone with any sense knows that the Government is in Mexico City. Hey, talk with Representative Ruben Hinojosa; after only a short conversation it will be obvious that he represents Mexican interests.

[No Dems 2004]

Being arrogant and dumb doesn't help does it?

I wonder what they're thinking after they read this? A party in decline sinks a little further.

[Salvation]

**New Poll Shows Most Texans Disagree with Walkout by Fugitive Democrat Legislators**

Good! Then they can unelect them when they are up for re-election!

[jagrmeister]

I am very encouraged that Texans saw through the smokescreen of the liberal media and assessed the Tex Dems as the irresponsible cowards they are by 2 to 1. It's trying to see the media lionize the Chicken D's but ultimately the people's good sense prevails. That's heartening and it explains why despite the best efforts of the media, the American people love America, respect this President, and vote into office a majority of Republicans.