What are we? Pussies?

“ -- Apparently, America is filled with lots of people with time on their hands (possibly thanks to President Obama’s economic policies). TheDC’s executive editor David Martosko reports: “How would Old Glory look with 30 stars instead of 50? As far-fetched as it may sound, the White House might soon be forced by its own rules to examine the question. On Nov.7, the day after President Barack Obama was re-elected, the White House’s website received a petition asking the administration to allow Louisiana to secede. If 25,000 people sign the petition by Dec. 7, it will ‘require a response’ from the Obama administration, according to published rules of the White House’s online ‘We the People’ program. The Louisiana petition has collected more than 12,000 signatures in four days. A separate effort from Texas has 14,000 supporters. Similar petitions from 18 other states began arriving Nov. 9, bringing the total — for the moment — to 20.” Let TheDC Morning end the suspense: petitions denied. Time to go back to playing “Trivial Pursuit: Ron Paul Edition,” fellas. This is the conservative equivalent of left-wing Hollywood celebrities threatening to leave the country if George Bush were re-elected. Yawn. [Jamie Weinstein] Weinstien is probably right.  But, as I commented in another post, the rationale here, at least in part, is to gauge the local support for secession.  Politicians do what's required of them to stay in office after all.  As for secession, it's all very doable, and in my opinion, necessary.   It's the least likely course of action to end in a horrible civil war, or worse, our quiet acceptance and total subjugation..  The Hollywood left themselves have in the past glorified these struggles; even offer a blueprint (See Ghandi; Che'; Exodus!).  You know I'm right. * The author does not necessarily subscribe to the above purely philosophical argument. ”