When People Say This Isn't The America

We Always Need To Remember That Behind Almost Every Great Moment In History, There Are Heroic People Doing Really Boring And Frustrating Things For A Prolonged Period Of Time.

The Idea That If You Don’t Like How Things Are Going, You Can Just Leave Is So Engrained In Texas, The Secession Movement Is No Surprise.

Once You're Done Being President, You Tend To Want To Defend Your Record More Than Plumb Your Inner Feelings. I Find It Hard To Imagine Obama Going Home At Night And Writing Sensitive, Introspective Journal Entries About His Meeting With John Boehner.

Certainly People In Empty Places Feel They Have The Right To Do What They Want To Their Property And Don't Necessarily See The Effect Of Their Pollution Or Pesticides On Others. But Texans Have An Appreciation For Water Problems And Are Very Aware Of The Droughts.

Downplaying Their Faults Is Pretty Much The Point Of Campaigns. But We Do Count On Them Living With The Constant Terror Of Public Rejection.