Recession -->Secession

Liberals are extremely fired up about Rick Perry's statements that it was possible for Texas to secede from the Union. Many are calling for his resignation. Others are at least hoping for censure, and writing him off as a fringe extremist. The thing is, I don't disagree with liberals on one point: this is a major moment, and it's one we should all heed. I just disagree with them on why.

The first, and most obvious thing, is the statement itself. While what Rick Perry said was nowhere near as controversial as dems paint it to be (of course Texas can secede--any state can secede. That's just a fact.), it's still pretty damn major that the governor of a state is talking secession in public forums. Not only was this a public forum, it was a massive protest against the new government's taxation policies. A protest that the government has point-blank refused to heed. Listen to your constituents, Barack. There's a lot of us who disagree with you. And look what ignoring disgruntled Americans did for the rep of the last president.

The second is the media and government (read: leftist) response to the statement: sheer hysteria. They're calling the protesters fringe extremists, and Perry dangerous. They're discrediting the right at every opportunity, rather than acknowledging that there is a fair amount of disagreement with the direction our nation is being taken. Again, this was a major blunder made by the democrats' favorite president, George W Bush. Also, I think it's really cute that the same exact people who screamed and cried about First Amendment rights for the last eight years are totally cool doing the exact same thing now that they're in power. Way to hold to your "convictions."