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Bush times are hard times, even in Texas. Now that he's lost the War on Terror (see below), Bush Junior apparently has also lost the confidence of his own "home" state, based on the results of this 2003 Houston Area Survey (Houston Chronicle):

• In 2000 [while Clinton was still in office], 8 percent of Houston area residents called "economy, poverty" the biggest problem facing the area. In 2003, that figure more than tripled to 25 percent.
  
  
• Job opportunities were considered "excellent" or "good" by 73 percent back in 2000. In 2003, that figure is nearly halved to 39 percent. The proportion that considers job opportunities "poor" quadrupled over the same period.
  
  
• A majority (53 percent, compared with 45 percent in 1997) support civil rights initiatives for gay men and women.

What a difference a few years make. Houston was of course hard-hit when Bush financier Enron went all MOAB on the region.

Funny how a governor of Arkansas can be more in step with what Texans want than a governor of Texas.

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