America has been divided since it's inception....British and French imperial sympathizers, divisions over religion, and even division over how to proceed with the new country.....
NOW...we have a lot of divisions...Rural vs. Urban, TBAGS vs. moderates, Small Business vs. Big Business, and Texas vs. the rest of the country....
The Rural vs. Urban division is getting SMALLER as oil goes away and new energy sources must be utilized. To that end...the President is going to support the oil sands pipeline down the heartland...so don't be surprised....It's not like a nuclear disaster..Let's put it this way...Oil is no longer easy to find..This is the first major concession by the US that the world is running out....Furthermore, the EPA smog rule was POSTPONED until 2013..not done away with...are you going to support Rich Parry because the President postponed the regulation...!?!??
TBAGS vs. moderates...The fight over the deficit ceiling WAS ENTIRELY the reason for the low unemployment numbers yesterday...It may take a couple of days, but America will realize that....
Small Business vs. Big Business.....I am a small businessman, and it really is having a hard time...Not because of the "President's anti-business climate, high taxes, or 'job-killing regulations'" It's because the S&P businesses have all the money..!!!! 1% of the population holds 40% of the wealth for Christ's sake..!!!! Banks still aren't lending . It's only because of a government grant that I am in business...
Texas has always been out there on it's own...IT'S THE LONE STAR...But it's going to be even lonelier....They have always done business based on the "you need us and if you don't we'll take our Texas redneck business elsewhere. If we can't beat you to death with this deal, we'll just go git drunk, 'cause we're Texas by goot"....Nebraska and Colorado have left the "Big 12"...Even Texas A&M is leaving...Why? Because of some kind of weird, Rich Parry, Texas style deal that tried to swindle the Big 12 into a TV deal where most of the money goes to the University of Texas...Well, take it or leave it...and now the Big 12 will be more like the Big 7 or something like that....
Just wanted to point out some things and put things in perspective for myself and maybe someone else to cool down some of the hot headed screaming that all too often appear online and on TV too......