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Chrys and sometimes Brian wrote: > Here is our solution: > *   > 1.  Let John Kerry become President of the United States (all 49 > states) > *   > 2. George W Bush becomes the President of the republic of Texas.  So > what does Texas have to do to service as a Republic?  

Great! > A. NASA is just south of Houston (we will control the space industry)

We control the budget > B. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States.  

And you’ll be refining it for whom? > 3. Defense Industry (we have over 65% of it) The term "Don’t mess with > Texas," will take on a whole new meaning.

We have the budget. > 4. Oil – we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need > for the next 300 years.  Yankee states?  Sorry about that!  

Trade might be a problem. > 5. Natural Gas – again we have all we need and it’s too bad about those > northern states.  John Kerry will figure a way to keep them > warm…….

I’m sure he will … or someone else will. Besides, with Kerry, we can work agreements with nearly anyone else in the world. Do you really think Saudi Arabia would be Bush’s friend if he weren’t so close to the US power structure? Let’s see. > 6. Computer Industry – we currently lead the nation in producing > computer chips and communications:  Small places like Texas > Instruments, Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, > Motorola, Intel, AMD Atmel, Applied Materials Ball Semiconductor, Dallas > Semiconductor, Delphi, Nortel, ALcatel, etc, etc.  The list goes on > and on.

How long do you think that’ll continue if the US and its trading partners choose to buy such things from China? And how much do you think it would take to move those companies out of Texas if it were more economically advantageous. > 7. Health Centers – we have the largest research centers for Cancer > research, the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world > and other large health planning centers.

Duke, Harvard, the Mayo Clinic, UW Hospitals, UCLA and a whole host of others will miss your input. How long do you think that you can hold that kind of talent? > 8. We have enough colleges to keep us going; UT, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, > Rice, SMU, University of Houston, Baylor, UNT, Texas Women’s University > etc.  Ivy grows better in the south anyway.  

You don’t even have as many colleges and universities as the state of Wisconsin! And let’s not forget that Texas’s school system is in the bottom half of the nation’s schools. Wisconsin’s is near the top … and Massachusetts is AT the top. > 9. We have a ready supply of workers (just open the border when we need > some more)

That will work well for the US work force. We’ll have the jobs we need. Thanks! > 10. We have control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance, etc.  

Paper? In Green Bay, I’m within a couple hour’s drive of Kimberly Clark, International Paper, Georgia Pacific, Cascade Tissues, Fox River Paper, Green Bay Packaging, Little Rapids Corporation, Riverside Paper, Riverside-Mosinee Paper, Proctor and Gamble, Weyerhaeuser Company … and those are just the major ones. The Paper Valley — that’s in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is also home to major installations for Humana, American Family, American Medical and a host of others. State Farm is just outside Chicago … Who ya kidding? > 11.  In case of a foreign invasion we have the Texas National Guard > and the Texas Air National Guard.  We don’t have an army but since > everybody down here has at least six guns and a pile of ammo, we can > raise an army in 24 hours if we need it.  It the situation really gets > bad, we can always call Department of Safety and ask them to end over a > couple of Texas Rangers.

Yeah, but some of your TANG folks don’t bother to show up. That’s not a plus. Besides, ask Bill Clinton or Ariel Sharon how difficult it is to take out a military installation. > 12.  We are totally self sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs and several > types of grain, fruit and vegetables and lets not forget seafood from > the gulf.  And everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they > taste good.  Don’t need any food.

Terrific. > This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic of Texas > in good  shape.  There isn’t a thing out there that we need and > don’t have. > *   > Now to the rest of the United States under President Kerry:   > * > Since you won’t have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only Kerry > will be able to drive around in his 9 mile per gallon SUV.

You think Texas is the only place with refineries? And you think that Texas wouldn’t sell it to us? > The rest of the United States will have to walk or ride bikes.  You > won’t have any TV as the space center in Houston will cut off your > communications. You won’t have any natural gas to heat your homes but > since Mr. Kerry has predicted global warming, you will not need the gas.

Nice try, but WE have the US military. Recall Iraq? Don’t mess with U.S. KKT

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Lynne wrote: > Please don’t generalize about people from Texas. > There are a lot of people in Texas who don’t like Bush. >   – Lynne

It’s a little cold, but you’re welcome here in Wisconsin. I met some great people in Texas [including a terrific woman from Houston] … you’d be a great addition to the upper 49 [hell, to keep it at 50, we could give DC statehood!] Kathie

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hantayo wrote: > Bless you Lynne.:-) Texas also has the evil Tom Delay – what > a miserable excuse for a life form. You guys also have Nancy > Griffith – I just love her. >   Kathy K.

And Willie Nelson. And Jerry Jeff Walker. And Steve Earle. And the Dixie Chicks. And Charlie Robison. If you guys actually secede, can we get custody? KKT

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I just wanted to set the record straight.  :-)  And I live 12 miles from Crawford. I love Nanci Griffith, too, Kathy.  She has been on my A list for the past 20 years. As for Tom DeLay, … scum.  He and my husband were in the same club (frat) before he (TD) got kicked out of Baylor.  My husband couldn’t stand him then and feels even stronger about him now.  The stories he tells, …   – Lynne "hantayo" <hantay…@netins.net> wrote in message

news:chja19$ft4$1@news.netins.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Bless you Lynne.:-) Texas also has the evil Tom Delay – what a miserable > excuse for a life form. You guys also have Nancy Griffith – I just love her. >   Kathy K. > "Lynne" wrote: > > Please don’t generalize about people from Texas. > > There are a lot of people in Texas who don’t like Bush. > >   – Lynne > > "Chrys and sometimes Brian" <HAMPERSH…@webtv.net> wrote in message > > news:160-413CECC7-274@storefull-3254.bay.webtv.net… > > Well I’m not from Texas,but I thought this was funny! > > Chrys, STILL in the So. CA. desert, but with God’s help, maybe only 3-4 > > more weeks….Yip, yip, yaaaahoooo! > > —————————————————— > > Please note that Texas is the only state with a legal right to secede > > from the Union (please refer to the Texas-American Annexation treaty of > > 1848). > > * > > We Texans love y’all, but we’ll have to take action if Kerry wins the > > presidency over GW. We’ll miss you too. Texas has given all those > > complainers plenty of time to get used to the results. > > * > > After seeing the whiners along the campaign route, the folks from Texas > > are considering taking matters into our own hands. > > * > > Here is our solution: > > * > > 1. Let John Kerry become President of the United States (all 49 > > states) > > * > > 2. George W Bush becomes the President of the republic of Texas. So > > what does Texas have to do to service as a Republic? > > * > > A. NASA is just south of Houston (we will control the space industry) > > & > > B. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States. > > * > > 3. Defense Industry (we have over 65% of it) The term "Don’t mess with > > Texas," will take on a whole new meaning. > > * > > 4. Oil – we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need > > for the next 300 years. Yankee states? Sorry about that! > > * > > 5. Natural Gas – again we have all we need and it’s too bad about those > > northern states. John Kerry will figure a way to keep them > > warm……. > > * > > 6. Computer Industry – we currently lead the nation in producing > > computer chips and communications: Small places like Texas > > Instruments, Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, > > Motorola, Intel, AMD Atmel, Applied Materials Ball Semiconductor, Dallas > > Semiconductor, Delphi, Nortel, ALcatel, etc, etc. The list goes on > > and on. > > * > > 7. Health Centers – we have the largest research centers for Cancer > > research, the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world > > and other large health planning centers. > > * > > 8. We have enough colleges to keep us going; UT, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, > > Rice, SMU, University of Houston, Baylor, UNT, Texas Women’s University > > etc. Ivy grows better in the south anyway. > > * > > 9. We have a ready supply of workers (just open the border when we need > > some more) > > * > > 10. We have control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance, etc. > > * > > 11. In case of a foreign invasion we have the Texas National Guard > > and the Texas Air National Guard. We don’t have an army but since > > everybody down here has at least six guns and a pile of ammo, we can > > raise an army in 24 hours if we need it. It the situation really gets > > bad, we can always call Department of Safety and ask them to end over a > > couple of Texas Rangers. > > * > > 12. We are totally self sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs and several > > types of grain, fruit and vegetables and lets not forget seafood from > > the gulf. And everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they > > taste good. Don’t need any food. > > * > > This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic of Texas > > in good shape. There isn’t a thing out there that we need and > > don’t have. > > * > > Now to the rest of the United States under President Kerry: > > * > > Since you won’t have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only Kerry > > will be able to drive around in his 9 mile per gallon SUV. > > * > > The rest of the United States will have to walk or ride bikes. You > > won’t have any TV as the space center in Houston will cut off your > > communications. You won’t have any natural gas to heat your homes but > > since Mr. Kerry has predicted global warming, you will not need the gas. > > Signed, > > The People in Texas

Response:

Lynne wrote: > <snort>  Not on your life!!  :-) >   – Lynne

I figured … Kathie – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> "KKT" <sendme.nos…@hotpop.com> wrote in message > news:413d3d99$1_1@newspeer2.tds.net… >>hantayo wrote: >>>Bless you Lynne.:-) Texas also has the evil Tom Delay – what >>>a miserable excuse for a life form. You guys also have Nancy >>>Griffith – I just love her. >>>  Kathy K. >>And Willie Nelson. And Jerry Jeff Walker. And Steve Earle. And the >>Dixie Chicks. And Charlie Robison. If you guys actually secede, can >>we get custody? >>KKT

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LOL!  Well, it CAN be an interesting place.  ;-) As for my governor, well, I didn’t vote for him for that, either.  It’s no lie that he’s doing for the country what he did for Texas.  The one we have now is just about as bad. As for the snow, last winter was the first time we have had snow that stuck to the ground since 1986, and we used to have a good 6" snowfall every 6 or 7 years.  (I live in Central Texas, ‘right near Crawford.)  You must have just picked a good year to come.  It was waitin’ for ya! If you come back, I’m not on the way to Galveston, (I’m on I-35 instead of I-45,) but give me a holler anyway.  I’d love to meet you.  We can taunt some of my less progressive acquaintances.  I know a good beer joint, …   – Lynne "KKT" <sendme.nos…@hotpop.com> wrote in message

news:413e0f71$1_1@newspeer2.tds.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Lynne wrote: > > Thanks for the invite, Kathy.  I’ll pass it on to Roger. > > We lived in Boston for 3 years in the late 70s.  It was > > wonderful, although as poor students w/2 children we couldn’t > > afford to do much of anything that cost money. > > And yet, as much as I hate to admit it, it just wasn’t "home". > > <sigh>  I do miss the snow sometimes, and I have a friend who > > lives in Milwaukee who assures me you have exciting winters.  ;-) > What with global warming, they’re not nearly so bad as they were 30 > years ago … I’m sure we’ll soon be a warm winter vacation > destination …   > > If you ever wonder if all of those stereotypes are true, come on > > down.  I’ll show you some, … and more. > I’ve been to Texas several times. The second or third time I was > there, some yahoo yelled for me to "get your f***ing foreign car off > the road." That was the time when all small cars were thought to be > foreign, but surely he might have noticed the Ford logo …  :-) > EVERY time I was there, I went to Galveston, which I love. I’ve been > to their historic landmarks a number of times … love the Bishop’s > Palace [I think that's what it's called]. There’s also a seafood > place on sea wall that’s the best. > Most of the rest of TX I just drove through on the way to Houston. > The first time I was there — in January — it snowed. Went from 75F > to 14F in 3 days. First time is had snowed in several years and the > first time it stayed on the ground in 14 years. Damned decent of it > to wait for me.   ;-( > I like your state … just not your governor [although I liked him a > lot more when he WAS your governor]. > Kathie

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<snort>  Not on your life!!  :-)   – Lynne "KKT" <sendme.nos…@hotpop.com> wrote in message

news:413d3d99$1_1@newspeer2.tds.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> hantayo wrote: > > Bless you Lynne.:-) Texas also has the evil Tom Delay – what > > a miserable excuse for a life form. You guys also have Nancy > > Griffith – I just love her. > >   Kathy K. > And Willie Nelson. And Jerry Jeff Walker. And Steve Earle. And the > Dixie Chicks. And Charlie Robison. If you guys actually secede, can > we get custody? > KKT

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Lynne wrote: > Thanks for the invite, Kathy.  I’ll pass it on to Roger. > We lived in Boston for 3 years in the late 70s.  It was > wonderful, although as poor students w/2 children we couldn’t > afford to do much of anything that cost money. > And yet, as much as I hate to admit it, it just wasn’t "home".   > <sigh>  I do miss the snow sometimes, and I have a friend who > lives in Milwaukee who assures me you have exciting winters.  ;-)

What with global warming, they’re not nearly so bad as they were 30 years ago … I’m sure we’ll soon be a warm winter vacation destination …   > If you ever wonder if all of those stereotypes are true, come on > down.  I’ll show you some, … and more.

I’ve been to Texas several times. The second or third time I was there, some yahoo yelled for me to "get your f***ing foreign car off the road." That was the time when all small cars were thought to be foreign, but surely he might have noticed the Ford logo …  :-) EVERY time I was there, I went to Galveston, which I love. I’ve been to their historic landmarks a number of times … love the Bishop’s Palace [I think that's what it's called]. There’s also a seafood place on sea wall that’s the best. Most of the rest of TX I just drove through on the way to Houston. The first time I was there — in January — it snowed. Went from 75F to 14F in 3 days. First time is had snowed in several years and the first time it stayed on the ground in 14 years. Damned decent of it to wait for me.   ;-( I like your state … just not your governor [although I liked him a lot more when he WAS your governor]. Kathie

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Thanks for the invite, Kathy.  I’ll pass it on to Roger. We lived in Boston for 3 years in the late 70s.  It was wonderful, although as poor students w/2 children we couldn’t afford to do much of anything that cost money. And yet, as much as I hate to admit it, it just wasn’t "home".  <sigh>  I do miss the snow sometimes, and I have a friend who lives in Milwaukee who assures me you have exciting winters.  ;-) If you ever wonder if all of those stereotypes are true, come on down.  I’ll show you some, … and more.   – Lynne "KKT" <sendme.nos…@hotpop.com> wrote in message

news:413d3cd2$1_1@newspeer2.tds.net… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Lynne wrote: > > Please don’t generalize about people from Texas. > > There are a lot of people in Texas who don’t like Bush. > >   – Lynne > It’s a little cold, but you’re welcome here in Wisconsin. I met some > great people in Texas [including a terrific woman from Houston] … > you’d be a great addition to the upper 49 [hell, to keep it at 50, > we could give DC statehood!] > Kathie

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Please don’t generalize about people from Texas. There are a lot of people in Texas who don’t like Bush.   – Lynne "Chrys and sometimes Brian" <HAMPERSH…@webtv.net> wrote in message news:160-413CECC7-274@storefull-3254.bay.webtv.net… Well I’m not from Texas,but I thought this was funny! Chrys, STILL in the So. CA. desert, but with God’s help, maybe only 3-4 more weeks….Yip, yip, yaaaahoooo! —————————————————— Please note that Texas is the only state with a legal right to secede from the Union (please refer to the Texas-American Annexation treaty of 1848). * We Texans love y’all, but we’ll have to take action if Kerry wins the presidency over GW. We’ll miss you too. Texas has given all those complainers plenty of time to get used to the results. * After seeing the whiners along the campaign route, the folks from Texas are considering taking matters into our own hands. * Here is our solution: * 1. Let John Kerry become President of the United States (all 49 states) * 2. George W Bush becomes the President of the republic of Texas. So what does Texas have to do to service as a Republic? * A. NASA is just south of Houston (we will control the space industry) & B. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States. * 3. Defense Industry (we have over 65% of it) The term "Don’t mess with Texas," will take on a whole new meaning. * 4. Oil – we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need for the next 300 years. Yankee states? Sorry about that! * 5. Natural Gas – again we have all we need and it’s too bad about those northern states. John Kerry will figure a way to keep them warm……. * 6. Computer Industry – we currently lead the nation in producing computer chips and communications: Small places like Texas Instruments, Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola, Intel, AMD Atmel, Applied Materials Ball Semiconductor, Dallas Semiconductor, Delphi, Nortel, ALcatel, etc, etc. The list goes on and on. * 7. Health Centers – we have the largest research centers for Cancer research, the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world and other large health planning centers. * 8. We have enough colleges to keep us going; UT, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Rice, SMU, University of Houston, Baylor, UNT, Texas Women’s University etc. Ivy grows better in the south anyway. * 9. We have a ready supply of workers (just open the border when we need some more) * 10. We have control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance, etc. * 11. In case of a foreign invasion we have the Texas National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard. We don’t have an army but since everybody down here has at least six guns and a pile of ammo, we can raise an army in 24 hours if we need it. It the situation really gets bad, we can always call Department of Safety and ask them to end over a couple of Texas Rangers. * 12. We are totally self sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs and several types of grain, fruit and vegetables and lets not forget seafood from the gulf. And everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they taste good. Don’t need any food. * This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic of Texas in good shape. There isn’t a thing out there that we need and don’t have. * Now to the rest of the United States under President Kerry: * Since you won’t have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only Kerry will be able to drive around in his 9 mile per gallon SUV. * The rest of the United States will have to walk or ride bikes. You won’t have any TV as the space center in Houston will cut off your communications. You won’t have any natural gas to heat your homes but since Mr. Kerry has predicted global warming, you will not need the gas. Signed, The People in Texas

Response:

Heh-heh… That was pretty funny. "Lynne" <Lynne_Da…@baylor.edu> wrote in message

news:2q4gvaFrinmnU1@uni-berlin.de… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Please don’t generalize about people from Texas. > There are a lot of people in Texas who don’t like Bush. >   – Lynne > "Chrys and sometimes Brian" <HAMPERSH…@webtv.net> wrote in message > news:160-413CECC7-274@storefull-3254.bay.webtv.net… > Well I’m not from Texas,but I thought this was funny! > Chrys, STILL in the So. CA. desert, but with God’s help, maybe only 3-4 > more weeks….Yip, yip, yaaaahoooo! > —————————————————— > Please note that Texas is the only state with a legal right to secede > from the Union (please refer to the Texas-American Annexation treaty of > 1848). > * > We Texans love y’all, but we’ll have to take action if Kerry wins the > presidency over GW. We’ll miss you too. Texas has given all those > complainers plenty of time to get used to the results. > * > After seeing the whiners along the campaign route, the folks from Texas > are considering taking matters into our own hands. > * > Here is our solution: > * > 1. Let John Kerry become President of the United States (all 49 > states) > * > 2. George W Bush becomes the President of the republic of Texas. So > what does Texas have to do to service as a Republic? > * > A. NASA is just south of Houston (we will control the space industry) > & > B. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States. > * > 3. Defense Industry (we have over 65% of it) The term "Don’t mess with > Texas," will take on a whole new meaning. > * > 4. Oil – we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need > for the next 300 years. Yankee states? Sorry about that! > * > 5. Natural Gas – again we have all we need and it’s too bad about those > northern states. John Kerry will figure a way to keep them > warm……. > * > 6. Computer Industry – we currently lead the nation in producing > computer chips and communications: Small places like Texas > Instruments, Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, > Motorola, Intel, AMD Atmel, Applied Materials Ball Semiconductor, Dallas > Semiconductor, Delphi, Nortel, ALcatel, etc, etc. The list goes on > and on. > * > 7. Health Centers – we have the largest research centers for Cancer > research, the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world > and other large health planning centers. > * > 8. We have enough colleges to keep us going; UT, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, > Rice, SMU, University of Houston, Baylor, UNT, Texas Women’s University > etc. Ivy grows better in the south anyway. > * > 9. We have a ready supply of workers (just open the border when we need > some more) > * > 10. We have control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance, etc. > * > 11. In case of a foreign invasion we have the Texas National Guard > and the Texas Air National Guard. We don’t have an army but since > everybody down here has at least six guns and a pile of ammo, we can > raise an army in 24 hours if we need it. It the situation really gets > bad, we can always call Department of Safety and ask them to end over a > couple of Texas Rangers. > * > 12. We are totally self sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs and several > types of grain, fruit and vegetables and lets not forget seafood from > the gulf. And everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they > taste good. Don’t need any food. > * > This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic of Texas > in good shape. There isn’t a thing out there that we need and > don’t have. > * > Now to the rest of the United States under President Kerry: > * > Since you won’t have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only Kerry > will be able to drive around in his 9 mile per gallon SUV. > * > The rest of the United States will have to walk or ride bikes. You > won’t have any TV as the space center in Houston will cut off your > communications. You won’t have any natural gas to heat your homes but > since Mr. Kerry has predicted global warming, you will not need the gas. > Signed, > The People in Texas

Response:

 Bless you Lynne.:-) Texas also has the evil Tom Delay – what a miserable excuse for a life form. You guys also have Nancy Griffith – I just love her.   Kathy K. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"Lynne" wrote: > Please don’t generalize about people from Texas. > There are a lot of people in Texas who don’t like Bush. >   – Lynne > "Chrys and sometimes Brian" <HAMPERSH…@webtv.net> wrote in message > news:160-413CECC7-274@storefull-3254.bay.webtv.net… > Well I’m not from Texas,but I thought this was funny! > Chrys, STILL in the So. CA. desert, but with God’s help, maybe only 3-4 > more weeks….Yip, yip, yaaaahoooo! > —————————————————— > Please note that Texas is the only state with a legal right to secede > from the Union (please refer to the Texas-American Annexation treaty of > 1848). > * > We Texans love y’all, but we’ll have to take action if Kerry wins the > presidency over GW. We’ll miss you too. Texas has given all those > complainers plenty of time to get used to the results. > * > After seeing the whiners along the campaign route, the folks from Texas > are considering taking matters into our own hands. > * > Here is our solution: > * > 1. Let John Kerry become President of the United States (all 49 > states) > * > 2. George W Bush becomes the President of the republic of Texas. So > what does Texas have to do to service as a Republic? > * > A. NASA is just south of Houston (we will control the space industry) > & > B. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the United States. > * > 3. Defense Industry (we have over 65% of it) The term "Don’t mess with > Texas," will take on a whole new meaning. > * > 4. Oil – we can supply all the oil that the Republic of Texas will need > for the next 300 years. Yankee states? Sorry about that! > * > 5. Natural Gas – again we have all we need and it’s too bad about those > northern states. John Kerry will figure a way to keep them > warm……. > * > 6. Computer Industry – we currently lead the nation in producing > computer chips and communications: Small places like Texas > Instruments, Dell Computer, EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, > Motorola, Intel, AMD Atmel, Applied Materials Ball Semiconductor, Dallas > Semiconductor, Delphi, Nortel, ALcatel, etc, etc. The list goes on > and on. > * > 7. Health Centers – we have the largest research centers for Cancer > research, the best burn centers and the top trauma units in the world > and other large health planning centers. > * > 8. We have enough colleges to keep us going; UT, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, > Rice, SMU, University of Houston, Baylor, UNT, Texas Women’s University > etc. Ivy grows better in the south anyway. > * > 9. We have a ready supply of workers (just open the border when we need > some more) > * > 10. We have control of the paper industry, plastics, insurance, etc. > * > 11. In case of a foreign invasion we have the Texas National Guard > and the Texas Air National Guard. We don’t have an army but since > everybody down here has at least six guns and a pile of ammo, we can > raise an army in 24 hours if we need it. It the situation really gets > bad, we can always call Department of Safety and ask them to end over a > couple of Texas Rangers. > * > 12. We are totally self sufficient in beef, poultry, hogs and several > types of grain, fruit and vegetables and lets not forget seafood from > the gulf. And everybody down here knows how to cook them so that they > taste good. Don’t need any food. > * > This just names a few of the items that will keep the Republic of Texas > in good shape. There isn’t a thing out there that we need and > don’t have. > * > Now to the rest of the United States under President Kerry: > * > Since you won’t have the refineries to get gas for your cars, only Kerry > will be able to drive around in his 9 mile per gallon SUV. > * > The rest of the United States will have to walk or ride bikes. You > won’t have any TV as the space center in Houston will cut off your > communications. You won’t have any natural gas to heat your homes but > since Mr. Kerry has predicted global warming, you will not need the gas. > Signed, > The People in Texas

Response:

Well I’m not from Texas,but I thought this was funny! Chrys, STILL in the So. CA. desert, but with God’s help, maybe only 3-4 more weeks….Yip, yip, yaaaahoooo! —————————————————— Please note that Texas is the only state with a legal right to secede from the Union (please refer to the Texas-American Annexation treaty of 1848).