What events led to the emergence of a strong Republican Party in Texas?
Twenty-five percent of Texas high school students cannot correctly name the country that borders Texas to the south. Ruining the education system and creating more stupid voters is the Republican strategy for success. ===== RitchWilliams — That sounds like an argument from Rush or Hannity—two college flunkies. You are wrong about “conventional wisdom”. Conventional wisdom claims that, “you don’t need a lot of education to recognize a snake oil salesman”. However, judging by the number—and success—of: infomercial snake oil salespeople on television, radio, and the internet; the number of Americans who reject science (evolution) and who think the earth is only 6000 years old; and who think (endlessly) that the Rapture is just around the corner—Americans need a lot more education and book learnin’.
