Overall, I think Texas - and the South - gets unfairly judged by people (who really should know better) who think it’s all cowboys, rednecks, KKK and GWB clones. Sure, if you drive through super rural parts of east Texas, Alabama, etc., then you’ll find that. But you’ll also find that in super rural areas all over the country, not just Texas or the South. People also want to apply these stereotypes to places like Houston, Austin, San Antonio and even Dallas (my least favorite Texas metropolis). Sure, I loved the years I spent in NYC, but I’ve also become pretty happy here in Htown.

But tonight, I’m (sadly) reminded that Texas is, indeed, a red state.

Twenty six percent. That’s the measley percentage of voters against Proposition 2, which amends the Texas constitution to ban gay marriage. Of the 12.3 million registered voters in Texas, only 452,000 showed up to vote….and only 117,000 of us were against Prop 2. That’s pathetic.

My only consolation is that I found some Sabritones while shopping at Big Lots. Mexican puffed wheat snacks. Yum.

*sigh*