A Texas state of mind

John McCaslin:

Young Texans, old Texans, transplanted Texans, homesick Texans.
You name it, Texas boys and girls from here to Houston have written to Inside the Beltway after we questioned why so many official types in Washington who hail from Texas " President Bush, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales,and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to name three " are constantly reminding people of their Texas roots.
Former President Bill Clinton never bragged so much about Arkansas, nor did we hear former Vice President Dan Quayle sing "Indiana Wants Me."
Reader William Hembree offers: "The answer to the question you posed is something I was taught many years ago in Midland, Texas: You don't ask a man if he's from Texas. If he is, he'll tell you, and if he's not, there's no point in embarrassing the poor fellow."
When my father, who was born in Alabama, was asked if he was a native Texan, he responded that he was a Texan by choice, not chance. He did go on to say tht he got here as quickly as he could. His father was not that wild about Texas. On a visit to west Texas he said he had to drink water out there he would not wash his feet in back in Alabama. The water in Washington, Texas is much better.

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