Katy, Texas, is down the road from me.  I do believe it has the largest concentration of McMansions and trailer parks anywhere in America.  It’s Franchised Feudalism coming to a city near you.

Katy is a rightwing haven and I refuse to even drive through it because I know there’s gonna be some sign or bumper sticker than just hacks me off.

Then there’s this guy, Robert James Talbot.  He’s 38 years old and thinks he’s a “patriot.”  He lives in Katy.

Robert James Talbot Jr., 38, has been arrested and charged by attempted interference with commerce by robbery, solicitation to commit a crime of violence and possession of an explosive material, specifically Composition 4 (C4).

Talbot was arrested in route to blow up an armored car with some other patriots who were meeting in a storage facility to do their planning.  Their goal was to “stop Marxism, liberalism, Central banking Cartels and the New World Order.”  That pretty much covers everything.  Well, except fascism and the Tea Party.  They’re the good guys.

In preparation, Talbot stalked banks in the area watching and recording who came and went, which would probably include you at some point, or worse yet, me.  He also stalked armored cars to see if they were making pick up or drop offs.  On the morning of the attempted bombing, while cahooting in the storage facility …

[He] provided a “manifesto” which was read to the group. “We must rebel. There is no other option no. Blood and bullets are the only two things that will change this world, short of divine action.”

See, I can can think of a few other things.  All ya need is love.  The hokey pokey because that’s what it’s all about.  Hawaiian shirts because nobody wearing a Hawaiian shirt ever has a bad time.    I mean, there are a few alternatives but mostly they’re pretty Marxist, I guess.

I’m still not driving through Katy because I’m convinced their growing these guys in a lab there.