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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.

There Have Been Tons Of Politicians Who Were Slow To Accept Equal Rights When It Meant Changes In The Established Social Order. Many Eventually Came Around, Admitted They Were Wrong, And Were Forgiven. But The Ones Who Actively Choose Hate-mongering Don't Ever Get A Pass.

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.

The High Point Was That The People Are Really Nice - Despite The Crazy Politics - And I Loved Being There. The Hardest Part Was Knowing Some Of The Things I Was Probably Going To Write About Texas Would Make Those Nice People Very Unhappy.

There's Always Been That Theory That If A Candidate Can't Run A Decent Campaign, He Probably Can't Run A Decent Presidency. That Might Be True, Although Sadly I Must Admit That Running A Brilliant Campaign Does Not Translate Into Running A Brilliant White House.