Back in 1984, I moved to Texas and decided to get acquainted with my congressional district.  Therefore, I took a trip over to the local GOP office, introduced myself, and offered my help. I asked the precinct chairman to show me the boundaries of Representative Martin Frost's district, or the place where I was now living.  He took me to the wall and showed me the map.  The conversation went sort of like this: I said: "That's a crazy looking district, isn't it?  One side of the street is in one district and the neighbors are in the other." He said: "Welcome to Texas.  The Democrat legislature drew it up just perfect so that Frost could win." I guess I got a good lesson in gerrymandering.  By the way, Mr. Frost was gerrymandered out of his district when the GOP took over Texas. The Democrats are apparently looking for another reason to explain how President Obama, the man of the high approval rates,...(Read Full Post)