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Just got back from the Texas State Democratic Convention 
were I served (first venture into politics) in my county's 
delegation. [This means I was elected by all 19 democrats 
here. Ha ha.] Anyway, it was an interesting experience. 
Mostly, I enjoyed attending the meeting on energy, where 
peak oil was discussed and the need to quickly develop 
wind and solar alternatives. Although I see the large 
arrays of wind generators every time I cross west Texas, I 
did not realize if Texas was a country [as it is in many 
Texans' minds] it would rank 7th in wind generation. 
Unfortunately because of the oil and gas industry and all 
the driving we do we also rank high in the amount of CO2 
we are delivering to the atmosphere. They had maps showing 
the potential for both wind and solar throughout the U.S. 
The need for local food production was also brought up.

As for the actual caucus, those of us for Obama (who had 
BTW already won the nomination) wore whatever we happened 
to put on that day, and those in the Hillary camp had 
matching bright yellow tees and caps and sat to 
themselves, which seemed like an act of devisiveness. It 
was kind of like walking into a wedding where you had to 
choose between the bride and groom sides. It was my 
observation that Obama delegates were diverse--every race, 
age, sex and economic background, but the Clinton 
delegates where largely comprised of older vociferous 
white women. Then the staff decided to integrate us to sit 
alphabetical by county, and that was chaos. Chelsea showed 
up and spoke for less time than it took to introduce her. 
I wondered what the purpose of the visit could be?

--Sage
Way Out in Texas