Originally Posted by cherylncliff

I believe he did not actually call for secession but implied that Texans may get to that point. His rhetoric would seem to imply he would support them and he even seems to be trying to incite the sentiment. This is interesting in view of the amount of money Texas gets from the federal government. 88 cents of every tax dollar that Texans pay are returned to Texas and in addition the recent stimulous plan sent $17B (yes 17 billion) to Texas. Many eastern/midwestern states get back less than half of the tax dollars they pay.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4NZnHDmnu8