Let’s Consider United State of Washington [Secession]

Seattle Post-Intelligencer ^ | 25 September 2004 | Brad Upton

[Publius]

This is a light-hearted trial balloon from the Hard Left. But it's a topic that has intruiged me for years. In this ancient and outdated Publius Essay from 1999 I explored the secession of Texas and Utah under the Hillary Clinton presidency.

I'm working on a new Publius Essay about the coming splintering of the Democratic Party, and I hope to have that ready after the election. As the forces of the Left lose their ability to influence national policy, one of my suspicions is that we'll see more talk like this.

[Publius]

Please ping the chapter. This should generate some fun.

[Drango]

Sleep nude; don't FReep nude

Why not? Commando rules!

[muawiyah]

Actually it would be a good idea to remove Washington and Oregon (really, Northern California all the way to the Canadian border) from the American defense perimeter.

That way when the North Koreans hit them with nuclear warheads we need not be bothered!

[Paleo Conservative]

A recent CNN poll on swing states showed that Washington was the only state that supports John Kerry even more than it supported Al Gore.

[NittanyLion]

This is the second OpEd I've seen today that involved claims that more educated citizens vote Kerry, while the uneducated mo-rons in flyover country are voting for Bush.

I think we all knew that the left felt this way, but it's surprising they're beginning to openly admit their arrogance.

[Publius]

Ah, you remember "Ectopia". That's a golden oldie from the Eighties!

[jpl]

Two words: "good riddance".

[atomicweeder]

Notice that he said "most educated." He didn't say "smartest." There's a huge difference.

[Ed_in_NJ]

The Untied States of America?

[Publius]

Yeah, I know, Paleo. I guess Kerry has that warm and wonderful personality that Gore lacked.

I live here, and it amazes me sometimes.

[fat city]

Brad Upton just celebrated his 20th year as a stand-up comedian

I think I know why no one's ever heard of him.

[Publius]

Untied States?

LOL.

And I grew up in New Jersey!

[Mr. Jazzy]

In the immortal words of the Bard,


"Do not let-ith the screen door hit-ith you in the arse on thy way out!"



Remember, Shakespear was from Southern England.

[Crazieman]

People actively talking about this sort of thing really seems to indicate we've got a second Civil War on the horizon.

[jocon307]

"...but it's surprising they're beginning to openly admit their arrogance."

A person who walks around boasting about how bright they are is the same as a person who walks around boasting about how brave they are. I'm glad they think they are smart, because I think they are quite stupid.

[Publius]

No doubt they were educated at superior institutions like Harvard and Yale. (Not Penn State.)

[Mojave Mark]

Regarding the article saying that God was punishing Florida for what happened in 2000; Maybe he was just punishing the tens of thousands of Democrats who were illegally registered in New York AND Florida. If we factor out the illegal sleaze vote it wasn't really close at all. Seriously though, the bible is clear that the rain falls on the just and the unjust.

[elder5]

Us dumb folk in Clark Co. voted Bush in 2000.

[Paleo Conservative]

I don't think Bill Gates and Boeing would allow this to happen.