I may be an Oregon guy, but I grew up in the Houston area. And it gives me great pride to link Kossacks to this Houston Chronicle story:
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/2442056
Looks like the turncoat who broke ranks with his fellow Democrats and gave redistricting to Texas Speaker Tom Craddock and Tom DeLay just lost his primary race to challenger Alma Addison.
Why?
Because the Democratic voters in Texas know the difference between right and wrong.
There is a tideswell building in this country, folks.