Bush might have had it diverted to a secret location.

I'd feel a lot sorrier for the farmers in this area if they hadn't been pumping the shit out of the aquifer under the south plains for the past 100 years or so. The aquifer is seriously drawn down and prospects for recharge don't look very bright.

Ground water like any other renewable resource, needs to be used conservatively. But humans don't seem able to recognize that fact.

I can't imagine what it's like in a severe drought.

Thanks for the thread, ProSense.

The shurbs hometown is New Haven, Connecticut. He is as blue blood as they come.

Just to clarify.

But the biome extends south. Yaqui in Mexico are facing starvation, and getting food packages from Feds and others.

I add this so people understand how serious this is.

I wish people would quit carelessly referring to anywhere in Texas as Bush's hometown. He's a phony, and nobody ought to be giving him a pass on that.

...we can finally let it secede. Texas Republicans will undoubtedly want to stay there and stand firm in rugged self-reliance and heartfelt convictions against global warming. We should let them. The rest of the United States can sort of "rapture" the Texas Democrats into the more northern states—those states with the hospitable climate Texas used to have.

That way we won't have to worry about Texas when it is invaded and retaken by Mexico in a route. Many of its remaining Texas Republicans will put up a fierce battle with their many firearms—at least until the first shot is fired. Then, like George W. Bush, they'll probably be ready to "skeedaddle" out of "harm's way." The United States may need to send the National Guard to prevent fierce Texas Republicans from fleeing to surrounding states.

But I might be worrying too much. There might be no Mexican invasion of desert wasteland Texas. It is just as likely that the Mexicans won't want Texas or its Lone Star Republicans any more than the United States does. Mexican taxpayers are not going to want to pay to provide water to the Texas desert community. Mexico will be glad the Republicans built the anti-Mexican fence in that case. It will save Mexicans the trouble of building a fence to keep out desperate Lone Star Republican refugees.

In fifty years after desertification and secession, Texas will be an interesting place to visit. Just steer clear of the Southern Baptist Bedouins and bring camel food.

(Just kidding Texans. I love ya. Some of my best friends live in Texas.)

with N.E. states getting way too much rain and hurricane activity, and way too much rain along the west coast.

I drive wine tours on the weekends to supplement my meager teacher income, and most of the grapes used to make the wine come from west Tx.