If Texas seceded ...


	If Texas seceded ...

masbury

4-17-2009 2:45 PM

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texas, secession

masbury says:

Maybe Gov. Perry's idea isn't so bad after all.

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4-17-2009 2:58 PM

wiccantexan

Well, we've been humoring the rest of the states for all this time now.

But we're not going anywhere officially.

4-21-2009 7:59 PM

AtlLiberal

Oh WT, I can sympathize with you on this. Over in Good Ole Boy Gaawga, we are in no short supply of our own set of clowns. Maybe we can trade - Perry for Sonny Perdue. Perry has much better hair!

4-21-2009 10:03 PM

wiccantexan

Gov. "Blow Dry" does have a nice coif.

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