"Hang on tight, spur hard and let her buck"

"Hang on tight, spur hard and let her buck." This from Kinky Friedman over the weekend during a televised interview about politics in Texas and our primary/caucus today. Mini Super Tuesday. We have been subjected to robocalling, ad after ad on television, full page ads in newspapers (Obama, who is outspending Hillary 5 to 1 in the state) and coverage of lots of rallys all around the state, many here in my city. Sometimes it is good to be important in the process. Texas rarely is so it's good for now.

The big rodeo is in town for the next week or so, you know.

So, there sounds as if there is the big mo going today for Republicans to vote for Hillary. We have an open primary here. The polls show a virtual tie between Hill and Barry. Hillary just may pull off a squeaker here in the great state of Texas. We'll see this evening.

Mr. Change, Senator Obama, besides outspending Hillary here, you know like all politicians do, and putting pressure on the SuperDelegates to commit to him, you know like all politicians do, is heavily relying on the youth vote. We'll see if they remain enthusiastic long term, all the way to November.

I was at a Saturday morning meeting with the listeners of the Bill Bennett radio show and the conversation was really interesting, as usual. A woman I sat next to was a first time attendee and she was introducing herself to the group. Her life story is fascinating, to say the least. Born in Mexico, moved here at the age of eight, her parents opened up a small neighborhood style store in the barrio (her term, not mine) and she has been a nurse for 40 years. She began her career with Dr. Denton Cooley. Talk about starting out at the top. She has traveled the world with her nursing and today is a school nurse for HISD, on the east side. She demands more of the pregnant Hispanic eighth graders and insists they don't play the perpetual victim card. She shows them pictures of herself posing with Taliban fighters in Afghanistan during the Charlie Wilson days, the Russian fighter days. She waited to have her child, her daughter when she was 40ish so that she could make her career gains in her 20's and 30's. She rocks.

She was in Laredo last weekend for a family funeral. Most of her family is Democrat. All are voting for Hillary. She said the old notions of the divide between the black voter and the Hispanic voter remain intact to this day. This is why she thinks Hillary may be able to win in Texas, which she didn't think before she went to Laredo last weekend. Interesting.

The weather here is absolutely beautiful today. Sunny, clear skies, a bit chilly. Turn out is strong. McCain will finally be able to knock out Rev. Huckabee tonight. Time for him to go on back to Little Rock and gracefully step aside. Give him a prime time speech at the convention if that is what he wants. He fought his good fight and remained a happy warrior. There is no shame in that.

That is change.

Si, se puende.