Originally Posted by Blackwing

I'm all for a breakup of the US. The blue states have been carrying the red states financially for forever it seems--e.g., South Carolina, which gets back more federal dollars than its populace kicks in. Heck, it'd probably be the quickest way out of the recession! Let the South secede this time, they can elect Dubya their king and take over responsibility (fiscal and otherwise) for Iraq.



(Said only partly in jest!)