Why in Hell's name should we even talk with these children!
Since last week's election, the Republicans have been crying their eyes out at the rejection of their extremist agenda by states across the nation. First they went into denial mode, insisting for hours, even days after the election was over that "there are still votes to be counted." Next, ignoring the reports of Republican voter suppression in numerous states, they claimed that the President won due to "voter fraud". When that failed, they moved on to the classic retort of the spoiled little child - if you're not going to play the game my way, then I'm not going to play. In a number of states, the Right Wing Nut Jobs have started online petitions seeking to secede from the United States. While they have to know that secession is unconstitutional, this "movement" by the far Right gives the United States a rare opportunity - we can get rid of the hateful destructive "Make America Fail Because Barack Obama is President" losers in one fell swoop - just let them secede. Apart from raising the average American IQ by 30 or 40 points, and eliminating the race baiting religious extremists from the national debate, we would also go along way towards strengthening the American economy. So start packing, Rednecks. We'll be glad to throw a going away party for you.
Article excerpt follows:
Screw negotiations, avoid the fiscal cliff by letting the red states secede
By: Jason Easley
November 13th, 2012
It turns out the answer to avoiding the fiscal was right under our noses. We don't need partisan negotiations. If the tax dollar mooching red states want to leave, we should let them.
Republicans are trying to play hardball over the fiscal cliff, but angry Romney supporters have given President Obama a trump card to play. If Obama would let the top petitioning red states leave the union, the fiscal cliff would be avoided. Lots of angry Republicans have petitioned the White House to let their state secede, but in order to qualify for consideration the petition has to get 20,000 signatures in 30 days. So far, Louisiana (31,630), Florida (26,393), Alabama (24,898), Tennessee (24,636), and North Carolina (23,393) have all qualified for consideration. South Carolina (18,527), Arkansas (17,801), Colorado (17,006), Arizona (16,160), Indiana (15,939), Michigan (15,315), Missouri (15,138), Kentucky (14,702), Mississippi (14,508), and Oklahoma (14,181) are knocking on the door for consideration.
The dark red and blue states on the map below received $1 more of federal tax money back than every dollar they contributed.
As you can see, the top states that want to secede also received the most federal tax dollars. (The exception is petition leader Texas, but they have their own reasons besides Obama's win for believing in their own independence.) By the 2010 numbers, Mississippi ($2.47) and Alabama ($2.03) both took in twice as much federal tax money as they paid. South Carolina was just eight cents behind at $1.92. According to a 2006 Tax Foundation study, Louisiana took in $1.45 for every dollar. Tennessee took in a $1.30. Arkansas took in a $1.47, and Oklahoma took in a $1.48 for every federal tax dollar they paid.
The fiscally conservative House Republicans should be jumping for joy at the prospect of cutting some of the most dependent victims who are mooching off federal dollars from the budget.
The problem is that the majority of the top petitioning states are the base of the Republican Party. If these freeloading red states were allowed to secede, not only would America's deficit issues be resolved, but the Republican Party would never win another national election on their own.
The greatest irony of the 2012 campaign came when red state voters were defending Mitt Romney's 47% comments. What these red state GOPers don't get is that Romney was talking about them.
After failing to elect the candidate who would have cut off their economic lifeblood, red states are trying a different path to self destruction.
They are dreaming of world where Obama isn't their president. A collection of states where their freedom will only be matched by their lack of economic self sufficiency.
Red state Republicans are dreaming of a Confederacy of Poverty, and I say President Obama should make their dreams come true.
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