Secession of Cascadia

Both parties will basically be starting fresh in 2008. Cheney won't run, and whoever gets the GOP nomination will inherit the Bush II legacy. And while Democrats control nothing, they also are responsible for nothing. As long as they don't get Daschled they could theoretically eat Pop Tarts and watch karate movies for the next three years.

But from the leftist fringe come radical ideas about secession. The old playground comeback applies: You and what army? Be serious. I'm picturing the virtuous citizens of Seattle and Portland making Molotov cocktails out of their bottles of Pinot Gris, and ordering olive and khaki outfits online.

This may become a big theme on my weblog: Neither Republicans nor Democrats are well served by assigning credibility, even half-jokingly, to their fringe elements. The biggest threat to the nation may end up being the stupid, forwarded political email.

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