Atlanta's size compared to Houston (palm trees, landscape, attractive)

[bu2]

Originally Posted by bryantm3

this may be true when you're talking about the electorate, but i'm talking about party leadership. the republican party in georgia holds a pretty moderate position. that's why we are about to pass medical cannabis legislation and haven't passed a RFRA (anti LGBT bill), and texas has done the opposite.

i totally retract what i said about the lack of a significant asian population in texas; i wasn't aware of the large vietnamese population there.

I would disagree. Texas usually elects relatively moderate conservatives to statewide positions. Ted Cruz is an aberration. Texas isn't as knee-jerk anti-tax. They're willing to pay for infrastructure. The rhetoric from the leadership, especially in the legislature, isn't as extreme. I lived for many years in Texas and have been here about 7 years. I was struck by how much more conservative the Republican elected officials here were. There's more of a populist feel to the party here.

[Mutiny77]

Originally Posted by bu2

I would disagree. Texas usually elects relatively moderate conservatives to statewide positions. Ted Cruz is an aberration. Texas isn't as knee-jerk anti-tax. They're willing to pay for infrastructure. The rhetoric from the leadership, especially in the legislature, isn't as extreme. I lived for many years in Texas and have been here about 7 years. I was struck by how much more conservative the Republican elected officials here were. There's more of a populist feel to the party here.

Hmmmm....this is an interesting discussion. Although this doesn't directly involve state politicians, you do have that fiasco with the state education board and the textbooks in Texas which is very much a Southern conservative thing and on the other hand, Texas produced mainstream Republican presidents W and HW.

[Ant131531]

I think I know who fieldm is now. Took me a minute, but the answer has become very obvious. They did a much better job concealing themselves this time around.

[Gulch]

Originally Posted by Ant131531

I think I know who fieldm is now. Took me a minute, but the answer has become very obvious. They did a much better job concealing themselves this time around.

[Spade]

Originally Posted by Ant131531

I think I know who fieldm is now. Took me a minute, but the answer has become very obvious. They did a much better job concealing themselves this time around.

It wasn't hard to figure out.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by Ant131531

I think I know who fieldm is now. Took me a minute, but the answer has become very obvious. They did a much better job concealing themselves this time around.

Why are y'all so anti-t*n*g**rg*a?

[Newsboy]

Originally Posted by aries4118

Why are y'all so anti-t*n*g**rg*a?

I'd like to buy a vowel, Pat. Can I get an "O?"

[bu2]

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

Hmmmm....this is an interesting discussion. Although this doesn't directly involve state politicians, you do have that fiasco with the state education board and the textbooks in Texas which is very much a Southern conservative thing and on the other hand, Texas produced mainstream Republican presidents W and HW.

The Texas state board of education is an entirely different matter.

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by aries4118

Why are y'all so anti-ton*g*org*a?

Originally Posted by Newsboy

I'd like to buy a vowel, Pat. Can I get an "O?"

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[sedimenjerry]

Originally Posted by bu2

The Texas state board of education is an entirely different matter.

No kidding...