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rainbow4321

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43. Oh, yes...it always goes at least 60-40 for the repukes during election
Thu Jan 24, 2013, 02:40 AM
Jan 2013

Residents ignore the fact that the county thrived during the Clinton era and tanked when chimp entered the picture. Foreclosures went thru the roof, families used to being well off found themselves having to eye local food banks and other assistance or having to take much lower paying jobs once the telecom bubble burst (we are on the edge of what was dubbed The Telecom Corridor because of all those huge businesses along our stretch of the highway here).
So having tanked so badly financially when the national economy suffered under the chimp's regime, county officials turned their interests to the health care profession, begged hospitals that were/are based in Dallas to open branch hospitals up here so now we have what seems like a huge hospital on every street corner competing. As each new one pops up, they get more sparkly and high tech and doctors (with their patients) flock to the newest one. The oldest one in town at one point had such a drop in census they had to lay off nurses a few years back cuz they could not compete.
Plano is better demographically than it was back when I moved here 20+ years ago because of the influx of California and East Coast workers who had their huge businesses move here or open branches here...so there IS hope!

But make no mistake, we still have a ways to go, our county sheriff just yesterday announced he will NOT "enforce" any new federal laws that go into effect that are about "gun control"...and one of the nation's largest gun indoor ranges is being built just up the street on Frisco!

Hell must have frozen over [View all] rainbow4321 Jan 2013 OP
OMG riverbendviewgal Jan 2013 #1
That pleases this Texan! narnian60 Jan 2013 #2
Me too! (Kerrville) nt snappyturtle Jan 2013 #18
Me too, (Houston) NT Gothmog Jan 2013 #51
Me too (Austin) sonias Jan 2013 #52
Ibid from Brenham! n/t TexasTowelie Jan 2013 #59
Well there was that snow day last week Saokymo Jan 2013 #3
Plano. Sounds like heaven. Buzz Clik Jan 2013 #4
Oh, God... DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #12
Thinking of Midland---I think I'll join you. HubertHeaver Jan 2013 #33
Maybe we could start a movement DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #54
HOLY Mackeral! As a former resident of TX, babylonsister Jan 2013 #5
And it's during their prime time lineup rainbow4321 Jan 2013 #8
I thought you were in Houston panader0 Jan 2013 #10
Fox News broke their hearts by predicting a Romney landslide and massive republican gains. bluestate10 Jan 2013 #6
Fox news (??) comes with decrepittex Jan 2013 #31
It's happening. JaneyVee Jan 2013 #7
Few things could bring change faster siligut Jan 2013 #9
LOL!!! You guys are turning blue, baby. w8liftinglady Jan 2013 #11
Please leave a great tip abelenkpe Jan 2013 #13
South Mansfield is mouth breather land, I never thought Plano was red...Grapevine is maroon uponit7771 Jan 2013 #14
that's what I was gonna wonder mike dub Jan 2013 #20
Oh, yes...it always goes at least 60-40 for the repukes during election rainbow4321 Jan 2013 #43
I'm from the Richardson/Plano border. Fantastic Anarchist Jan 2013 #48
Which pizza joint? Redford Jan 2013 #15
Me too! Blue4Texas Jan 2013 #17
See post #40 :) n/t rainbow4321 Jan 2013 #44
nice! robinlynne Jan 2013 #16
Well, we are havimg some darned cold weather here in MA tonight. bluerum Jan 2013 #19
We certainly are. Going to be a very cold week. virgogal Jan 2013 #29
It's already -4 degrees here now in southern vermont. Auntie Bush Jan 2013 #32
Yikes,be careful and stay warm. Only 9 degrees here in Eastern Ma. virgogal Jan 2013 #34
And MA elected Elizabeth Warren, proof positive that it's hell! tpsbmam Jan 2013 #58
Amazing to witness Neo-Cons blowing a fuse on Cluster Faux Left Coast2020 Jan 2013 #21
Is that a sign for Hell, MI? Brigid Jan 2013 #30
Just make sure you eat at the Dam Site Inn. longship Jan 2013 #39
I'm speechless TxDemChem Jan 2013 #22
And Rockwall. God help us Ishoutandscream2 Jan 2013 #23
What pizza joint . . . I want to give them my business! Liberal In Red State Jan 2013 #24
Urban Crust in downtown Plano rainbow4321 Jan 2013 #40
I know the owners (using the term very loosely) moc Jan 2013 #50
Thanks for the info . . We will definitely give it a try . . . My husband is really interested in Liberal In Red State Jan 2013 #68
Hey! Phlem Jan 2013 #25
Yep! My daughters went to PESH! rainbow4321 Jan 2013 #41
I'm Luvin that! Phlem Jan 2013 #47
Glad to hear this tiredtoo Jan 2013 #26
This is totally anecdotal, but I had been noticing ... LisaLynne Jan 2013 #27
I'm running across this as well. Mira Jan 2013 #28
I'm astonished that there are TVs in doctors' offices. I've never seen one and I virgogal Jan 2013 #35
Oh yes, in the waiting rooms of course. Mira Jan 2013 #36
ALL the Dr. offices I've been in have TVs. Auntie Bush Jan 2013 #37
That is strange---maybe it's a local thing. virgogal Jan 2013 #66
I was at our rural hospital yesterday B Calm Jan 2013 #38
What the heck's going on Cha Jan 2013 #46
We have hit the tipping point. littlemissmartypants Jan 2013 #56
That says a LOT, thanks for sharing! nt flamingdem Jan 2013 #42
Wow! I can see why you think Cha Jan 2013 #45
The Times they are a Changing sheshe2 Jan 2013 #49
I am tortured with Faux in the cafeteria here at "Big Gigantic Student Loan Servicer" Myrina Jan 2013 #53
Bwahahaha, thanks for the laugh. littlemissmartypants Jan 2013 #55
Maybe the Castro brothers are right. judesedit Jan 2013 #57
Be sure to let them know that you appreciate Island Blue Jan 2013 #60
Whew! shenmue Jan 2013 #61
That's awesome - TBF Jan 2013 #62
So, who's doing the most moving: blkmusclmachine Jan 2013 #63
Me too! TXN in WA Jan 2013 #64
It's been a long time coming. "for the times they are a'changing". saidsimplesimon Jan 2013 #65
I'm in Dallas! Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #67
It would be nice to have some of that Texas "style" to get people to do shit in Congress Left Coast2020 Jan 2013 #69
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