Well, the results show Michigan as the only state to actually lose population. We'll be losing a congressional seat, too. Texas had a big gain in population, and will likely gain 4 congressional seats. Let the gerrymandering season begin!
I guess Michigan's loss is Texas' gain.
Here's what they have to look forward to in Texas with the new demographics, and the continued influx of Michigan residents:
* New Texas residents who grew up thinking "south of the border" means Canada.
* Trading in the Dogman for El Chupacabra
* More new people in Texas drinking Michigan's most famous soda pop, Vernor's Ginger Ale. Oh wait, that stuff actually comes from Plano north of Dallas.
* Michael Moore
* Lots of horribly rusty cars now on Texas streets, driven by new residents who actually know how to drive if the roads ever get covered in ice.
* Old English D, meet Big D. Leelanau, meet Llano. Pinconning, meet the Panhandle. Midland, meet... well, Midland. Grand Rapids, meet Grand Prairie. Ann Arbor, meet Amarillo. Wixom, meet Waco. Frankfort, meet Fort Worth. Ludington, meet Lubbock. Washtenaw County, meet Wichita Falls. Elk Rapids, meet El Paso. Kalamazoo, meet... well, nothing comes close to that one!
* People who trade in the stocking cap for a cowboy hat.
* Classified ads in Texas newspapers for really cheap snowmobiles being sold by those dumb enough to move south with them.
* Michiganders having to get used to to a football team that has pretty much the same colors as the Detroit Lions, but is actually expected to win games.
* New Texas residents who will run the air conditioner and stay indoors any time it gets over 70 degrees, which in Texas is about 352 days a year.
* An influx of Euchre players into Texas. Anyone outside of Michigan play Euchre? Thought not.
* New Texas residents trying to hold up their hand as a diagram to show where they live and giving up after a while.
Anyone think of anything else?
8 comments:
Will those new residents call the panhandle a peninsula?
I'm glad you recognize that there's only one Kalamazoo.
People who say oil rather than 'ooool', prefer wolverines to longhorns and
people who never heard of
Sam Houston...
I probably prefer anything to the U of Mich wolverines.
I am surprised to read that the Texas Budget shortfall is greater than that of Michigan's http://tinyurl.com/d46ukh
I wonder if the Texas budget problem, like Michigan's, can be fixed with a minor modification to the state employee compensation system (pushed for in Michigan by the Democratic leader), that no-one wants to touch anymore.
You refer to Andy Dillon's plan? The state managed health care plan that would save 900 million but sent state workers, educators et.al into an apoplectic fit. I guess he has the chance to push it now that he will be the head of Treasury.
Leo: That's the plan. It would still leave the affected employees and retirees comfortable with fat wallets.
But it appears that the state budget priority is to enrich public servants at the expense of public service.
Well, the crazies from the Michigan Militia now can be right at home with the crazies in Waco and the polygamy compounds...Now in Texas they just have more room to hide all their guns.
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