Could Texit follow Brexit?

[buttslinger]

Trump's followers are white blue collar workers, who are losing jobs hand over fist to hard working Mexicans. In my mind, they have a pretty good point. BOTH sides, everybody's gotta eat.
Wall Streeters are the ultimate shadow economists, if you could show Republican voters that a third of their paycheck overtly goes to the IRS, and a third of their paycheck goes covertly to the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, then maybe we could get down to business of running a country. A country of imperfect people, each and every one. Love your neighbor.
Like so many political truths, the voters are the real problem, and the voters are not the problem.
I have a feeling Democratic Strategists are pulling their punches toward Trump til after the Convention, Donald Trump will walk away with a wallet and Rolodex fatter than when he started, but the Republican Party will be murdered. Maybe forever, I don't know. Trump will blame the Republicans for his defeat. It's his model for success from Day One, and it's working.
I agree that Wall Street and the ONE PERCENT are pricks, but they are also a big reason the USA out-competes the rest of the World. The World has winners and losers, and my main man Obama is going out a winner, flawlessly passing the baton to Hillary, ....who knows, maybe Republicans will even stop voting against their own best interests. Who's left to speak for them? The fact that Trump is the presumptive nominee speaks volumes. After this election, you might even see the Koch Brothers getting into bed with Hillary, business is where you find it.
BERNIE 24!!!!

Brexit is more troubling than our election over here, the night is dark and full of terrors.

[Stavros]

It's hard to tell when Stavros is joking, because his posts read like a newspaper article.

The only serious point I was making is that unless you nurture a democratic society and refresh the political class with people who put the country before their careers, and who do not make extreme demands of society and the economy, you can usually manage disputes without allowing them to spiral out of control. The polarisation that has taken place in Congress and the wider problems of adjusting to changes in capitalism can bring out 'now or never' advocates motivated by a belief that unless 'drastic measures' are taken immediately, all will be lost. Of course Texit is an absurdity but in practical terms it is not impossible because nothing in politics is impossible, and just as Cameron bet everything on a referendum he never needed to call, and lost, so Texit stands for something you don't want that a coalition of idiots could produce.
I don't think anyone in 1972 thought that when Nixon was re-elected he would create the most serious crisis in the US Presidency since the civil war, drag the reputation of the White House into the mud, and along with the end of the Vietnam War force the US to ask deep questions about its politics, its military and its intelligence services. The US was resilient and imaginative enough to get through, indeed, by showing how deep its commitment was to accountability, the US both grew out of Watergate and improved on it. But times change and I doubt anyone -including the man himself- expected Trump to get as far in the Presidential contest as he has. And that in itself is an indication that what you thought could never happen has in fact happened.

[trish]

As I understand it the vote on BREXIT is a recommendation leave the EU and although it may be politically impossible to refuse it is not legally binding. Here in the US we’re hearing a lot of stories about buyers regret. There are people claiming they only voted to leave as a protest - never dreaming the leaves would win.

If someone hoping to replace Cameron runs for Prime Minister promising they will not officially apply to leave the EU and if that person wins, it can be read as a mandate by the people reversing BREXIT. Am I right? To me it seems a more reasonable approach than petitioning for another vote to leave or stay, yet serves that function. Is there anyone running for Prime Minister making such a promise or is there anyone likely to?

[buttslinger]

As I understand it the rest of the EU wants the Brits to make the quick cut that heals fastest, and Scotland and N Ireland want to grab this window to get some Independence of their own. Between the lines, I heard that the leaders of the left and right over there are old SchoolMates, and there's a bit of sibling rivalry thing goin' on over there.
Between the lines, I have heard Joe Biden say that he doesn't HATE Republicans, the TELL is he brought this up in a conversation about Hillary Clinton. When the Republicans sicced Ken Starr on Hillary, it got them the White House. But Hillary is a vindictive Bitch, like Cercei Lannister. and when She gets on the Iron Throne, Republicans better hide. The History of American Presidents is not PG Rated.

Brexit is off the News Cycle here, now it's Turkey vs Isis, and that's a juicy story. I hope they're on the phone to Obama. This sounds like a good time to kick some ISIS ass. TOGETHER.

[Nightgoat77]

I moved to central Texas a year ago and I've learned three things.

1. It's ungodly hot. Before moving I thought, "oh it will just be a dry heat". Nope. Humid and hot, no cloud coverage, and barely any rain. It's the worst heat I've ever felt but hey, the other seasons are warm and doesn't get too cold.

2. Texans cannot drive for shit. On one rare day that it rained here I counted around 50 cars on the interstate and of the 50, only about half had their lights on. They don't understand how to use a turning lane. They slow waaaaay down, then turn into the turning lane, then make their turn when it's clear. It's not hard folks.

3. Where's all the TS women at? I'm searching and I found maybe one escort 300 miles away for 500$ an hour but I don't really want that. I want to meet and get to know them. Go out and have dinner and treat them like the ladies they deserve to be treated as. I guess living in this gigantic wasteland of heat, guns, and ridiculously large trucks, one must pay to satisfy their TS curiosity.

As for Texas suceeding. I have no opinion either way. The people here are awesome when they're not behind the wheel of a death machine but hopefully moving as soon as I can. Miss mountains and seasons and family.