Seeing Political Red Meat, Texas May Rename the New York Strip
4th March 2025
The New York Times, a Voice of the Crust.
Nobody knows exactly how long ago a marbled and tender boneless short-loin steak came to be known across the United States as a New York strip. Everybody agrees, though, that the nomenclature wasn’t the least bit controversial until last Friday, when Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick of Texas proposed a new name: the Texas strip.
Which will go the way of other political fads like ‘freedom fries’ and ‘liberty steak’.
Noting that Texas leads the nation in heads of cattle, Mr. Patrick announced in a post on X that he was working with the State Senate on a resolution that would officially rebrand the cut.
What business is it of the fucking state government what a cut of meat is called? Talk about unclear on the concept….
Mr. Patrick was clear in his post that he hoped the Texas-centric name would give a boost to his state’s cattle ranchers. At the same time, the way he framed the issue carried more than a whiff of red-meat politics.
Say rather stink, to be accurate.
“Liberal New York shouldn’t get the credit for our hard-working ranchers,” he wrote.
Dan Patrick, despite his nominal political affiliation, is by temperament a Democrat, since hs spends most of his time doing performative political posturing rather than any actual work for the people who elected him. (To be fair, a Lieutenant Governor’s main job is waiting around for the Governor to die, so one can’t blame him for spending time with his hobbies.)
The only thing more ridiculous than the Lieutenant Governor of Texas spending time on this bullshit is the New York Times spending time writing about it. Seriously, guys, don’t you have anything more important to cover? Are you tired of bashing Trump 24/7 already?