By ZamboniWe cats aren't big fans of the state of Texas, except maybe for the city of San Antonio and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee.
So we had mixed emotions to Governor Rick Perry's behavior at a "tea party" this week — first because like his national political party, the Governor has so clearly jumped the shark. But second, if the Lone Star State follows Perry's advice and tries to leave the union, we see some unexpected benefits.
If Texas secedes, its 34 electoral votes will go with it. Which means that the GOP couldn't win the Presidency again for at least two more generations. The red states with the next biggest number of electoral votes are Georgia (15) and Tennessee (11).
Losing Texas would balloon the current Democratic majorities in Congress. The Republicans would be stripped of 19 House seats and, of course, two Senators — letting Al Franken make the Senate veto-proof without a single Republican vote.
A Texas secession would mean that the United States of America could forever wipe any trace of either President Bush from its historical record. Or, at least, relegate them to the same historical dustbin that holds people like Jefferson Davis. The Obamas could put the Bush White House portraits (Mr. and Mrs., both sets) out with the trash.
We also wonder if a Texas departure would throw any Bush-appointed federal judge immediately off the bench — with subsequent vacancies filled by our current President, under the advice and consent of the Senate (minus John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchison).
And think of all the Freepers, gun nuts, Apocalypse 2012 believers, polygamists and child-bride enthusiasts who would move out of places like Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana and make a beeline for Texas. Places like Waco would be teeming with them in no time, which would probably help turn another three or four reliably red states purple, if not outright blue.
We like this plan! We just have one question: After Texas secedes, can San Antonio secede from Texas and rejoin America?
UPDATE: Yesss! A quick visit to Free Republic has yielded almost immediate results: a query from a right winger in Illinois who is asking about relocating to Lone Star World. It only took till post #16 before the ol' secesh spirit revealed itself. "Settlers are still welcome here," said a Freeper named Texas Fossil. "We might need you to defend her."
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