A New York Times reporter asks, 'To what degree has the extreme become mainstream in Texas?'

Well, I wouldn't be surprised if Texas leads the Lunacy League, based on this example of extremism in action....



..but, remember folks, it is a Republican phenomenon we're talking about here.

The Extreme Becomes Mainstream.  (Huffington Post, 3/2/2015)

In a national poll of Republican primary voters, two thirds said they don't believe in global warming, and half said they don't believe in evolution. Fifty-seven percent said they support "establishing Christianity as the national religion." Another poll asked people what they think President Obama "believes deep down" in terms of his religious faith. A majority of Republicans chose "Muslim." Only 9 percent described the President's faith as Christian.

Conspiracy Theories Over Jade Helm Training Exercise Get Some Traction in Texas. (The New York Times, 5/6/2015)