As soon as Ms. Estrich used the incorrect, insulting, and stupid term "teabagging" I stopped reading. I expected better, I really did. Why continue someone who is either so partisan that they can't write a coherent line or someone so dumb that you discount anything they write. In any event I hope Ms. Estrich and her teabagging fanatics the best. Goodbye!

The last time Rick Perry ran for reelection, the ads showed him standing on a bluff overlooking a river. The message of the ads was that Rick Perry was personally keeping out the evil Mexican terrorists who would do all sorts of horrible things if the governor was not there to keep them out. Like so many of his ilk, the campaign is nothing but fear & smear. The reality is that Texas is a low tax-low service state in which the current administration has either cut funds or privatized so much that there is little government left. You get what you pay for.

The term "teabagger" has been proven to be an insulting and revolting term. But that put aside, and despite my personal feelings about the political ideals of Rick Perry, for ONCE I believe he had it right. I am not for seceding from the Union, I would hope it didn't come to that. I would perfer to see a constitutional convention convened and very strong limits put on the federal government. But I do not and will not reject the idea that Texas can and should secede if we can't get this thing turned around. I do not wish to live in a "progressive" or "socialistic" country. If I did I would move somewhere else. My fathers and mothers did not come to this land to live in those circumstances. They haven't fought and struggled so that it can be taken away and distributed as seen fit by the federal (or state for that matter) government. They didn't come here to be enslaved by taxes.
She also got it wrong that if Texans don't want the stimulis money we can give it to California. The point isn't we don't want it, we don't want it TAKEN from us no matter if it comes back to Texans or is given to California.
I am a peace loving individual, but I know what is right and when it is time to fight for it.

And here come the Democratic talking points desperately trashing ANY leader gaining points by sympathizing with those "tea baggers." While Estrich thinks she is so clever by insulting us "tea baggers," her tripe is so predictable. Her credibility, as predicted, is null. If it weren't so sickening, it would be laughable.

Make no mistake about it, a movement against this onslaught of socialism in this country will only gain momentum. It is righteous. It cannot be shamed.

I'm sure that Texas sends more money to Washington than Washington sends to Texas.

Susan's use of the term "teabaggers" is more jealousy than derision.
Since her reassignment surgery she can not engage in the activity's of her youth.
Next time you are at the park or a bus station ask yourself is the sad shady character hanging around the mens room a future Susan Estrich, angry about his choices lashing out at anyone and every one?

You lost me at "Teabagging". Maybe Califonia should take some notes from Texas and its predominantly conservative ways. Texas has the strongest economy in the country as of now and there is a reason. Maybe Ms. Estrich should be looking what that may be instead of trashing what works.

Susan "Egghead" Estrich is a disgusting woman. That voice of hers would drive a man to drink. (I can't imagine she's married) I'm a Texan and for her to comment about anything Texan, shows her ignorance. We're not kool-aide drinkers and don't care what anybody thinks of us.......especially no one the likes of Egghead Estrich.

Ms. Estrich revealed something about herself when she used the "tea bagging" term. I was very disappointed in her. I had thought that she was someone i could read to get a thoughtful liberal opinion. Just another liberal who's best answer to opposition to democrat policies is to reach into the gutter for insulting name calling. How clever!

The RACIST RALLYs that FAUX News organized were beyond disgusting. They are beyond hope for ever providing FAIR AND BALANCED news coverage. When you make your so-called "reporters" the leaders of various events , you are beyond objective. What struck me is that after the events, the FOX "Newscasters" who participated in the rallies chose to exaggerate the size of the crowds at these protests. Often describing crowds as In the tens of thousands when they barely numbered in the several hundreds. NO ONE WAS FOLLED.
As for Gov. Perry, Geraldo Rivera called it correctly that the secession comment was something straight out of the lunatic fringe. When he made that comment on Hannity, Sean tried to defend Gov.Perry and Geraldo really lambasted Hannity making both Perry AND Hannity look like the fools that they are. Now to those who attended the RACIST RALLY (is TEA Party) in your area I would like to explaing the word TYRANNY. Tyranny is when you have no say in an election. Just a few short months ago America had an election. You LOST Get over it. I voted for McCain but it is time to move on and support this president.

You lost me at "teabagging" as well. While leaning "conservative" I enjoy reading serious commentators.
I check in with you once in a while through Drudge. I'll bid you farewell as I did with Anderson Cooper. Good luck with your ideology. Like minded people now hold the house, senate and executive. This is probably not a positive situation for our country but add to it the backing and promotion of most media, excuse me, I have to buckle up for the ride.

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Is Washington spending too much money? I don't know.
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You don't know???? Are we not in debt??? And going way further in debt because of Obama??? I do know; yes we are spend way, way, way too much money. The reason states are even raising the possibility of leaving the union is because Obama is breaking the union! His socialist agenda is scaring the crap out of the market and the people who invest in America.

After his first few months in office, Obama makes Clinton look like a conservative and Carter look competent.

Susan, I think you're scapegoating when you call good Americans "teabaggers". It must be dismaying to you and your fellow liberals that the entire country isn't swooning in adoration for President Obama and his tripling the federal deficit, bailing out failing banks and even firing a private citizen. Please don't respond that Bush's deficit was huge; many of us are quite critical of his actions the final quarter of his tenure. What must be scary for you is that the "teabaggers" are normally people who quietly go about their business, raising children, competently doing their jobs, paying taxes, and occassionally talking back to their television. The level of fear and anger by these ordinary American's with the direction that Obama/Pelosi/Reid are taking our country is what caused these people to take to the streets. This is an unfunded, unorganized groundswell of opinion that has not been seen. The mainstream media doesn't even want to acknowledge it's existence. It should not be ridiculed but instead should be respected as the lawful, patriotic display of love and respect for this country that "teabagging" really is.

Re: Darek You got a couple of things right: 1) The largest deficit in history was run up by G. W. Bush, and the second largest deficit was run up by Ronald Reagan. Bill Clinton erased Reagan's deficit and built up a surplus for W to squander before starting on his own deficit. In that respect, Bill Clinton looks like a fiscal conservative. 2) Jimmy Carter served as an officer aboard a nuclear submarine, hardly a place for incompetence. Carter earned his college education. When W couldn't get into the University of Texas College of Law, he got into his daddy's old school on a legacy admission (affirmative action for rich kids) and got an MBA.

Re: Jim

There are no thoughtful liberal opinions. The whole liberal, socialist movement is based on emotion and irrationality. A thinking liberal is a conservative.

"Is Washington spending too much money? I don't know." Well, Susan, WE know. It is. So just trust us. We're not the ones who call our promises "rhetoric" and insult the American people at every turn. You don't know. We do. Sit down, get out of the way.

Did George W. Bush run up massive debt? Yes, of course he did. Every Head of State, whether President or Premier or Monarch or Chancellor or Prime Minister KNOWS that you raise taxes (and therefore revenue) when you fight a war.
Is Barack Obama running up even further massive debt? Yes, of course he is.
Is either "RIGHT?" NO! You simply CANNOT borrow your way out of debt. And the argument "well Bush started it," belongs on an elementary school playground. It no longer matters WHO got us into this debt. We MUST stop spending our way deeper and deeper into debt.
Should Texas secede from the Union? Maybe. Maybe it has become "necessary in the course of human events" for Texas and/or other States "to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them." (for those of you who don't recognize them, those quotes are from our Delaration of Independence).
What would the Federal Government do if Texas (or any other State) DID secede from the Union? Would the Commander-in-Chief send US Military troops into Austin or San Antonio? Will we have a second Civil War? I don't know.
For all Ms. Estrich's sneering and name calling (which after all is much easier to do than provide reasoned argument), such a thing is not outside the realm of possibility. Rather than resort to childish namecalling, I recommend that Government (regardless of which Party is in power) listen to "the people." Failure to listen, and act on that listening will destroy the Union, either by "aggreivated partisanship" (and as impossible as it may seem, no matter which side you're on, sooner or later the other side will be in power) OR by secession.