secede!

i've had this opinion for a while now, but i'm now glad to see that the people it concerns have begun to agree. the whole glen beck conservative white racist paranoid-about-socialism movement that has sprung up like an irritating rash has been yelling about seceding, among other crazy treasonous things.

if the bible belt wants to secede, the rest of the country will be much better off. not only because the national political debate will become a little more logical and level-headed, but also for the following reasons that i'm sure many are aware of:
1. divorce rates will decrease
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/14/weekinreview/14pamb.html
2. teen pregnancy rates will decrease
http://blogs.chicagotribune.com/news_columnists_ezorn/2005/10/red_state_famil.html
3. the poverty rate will decrease
http://www.visualizingeconomics.com/2007/08/11/united-states-poverty-map/
4. we will be healthier and live longer
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/health-habits-vs-life-expectancy-vs-spending/

want more stats? they're easy to find. google it.

i'm trying to have compassion for these insane ultra-conservatives, but it's very difficult. they obviously don't even care about themselves with these statistics. it's organized sado-masochism. and i don't swing that way.