Well, that depends, Jimmy...

...on what your idea of America is...

Texas House Democratic Caucus Chairman Jim Dunnam of Waco said for Perry to even hint that secession was possible was “irresponsible.”
“I am surprised that Governor Perry would reinforce a sentiment that is so clearly anti-American. He should choose his words more carefully unless they are intentional,” he said. “If they are intentional, they should be condemned.”

I suppose one might call that anti-American...but if indeed it is, it's anti-American in name only. There are those who might say that America really isn't America anymore. Oh, there are pockets of it here and there, of course, but the Founding Fathers would be quite aghast at what we've become, with our tolerance, our embrace even, of big government and our dependence on it. I do wonder, if Mr. Dunnam thinks America as it is now is so great, why doesn't he go back to, say, where it all started...New England, with its high taxes, gun bans and the like? No doubt he'd be much more comfortable there, being a Democrat and all. Or maybe even California? Hell, the Golden State has been a laboratory for the policies of his party and they've been shown to be a resounding failure. I love America, truly I do...as the Founding Fathers established it. But we get further and further away from that every day. If there will remain an America worthy of all the blood that has been shed for it, sooner or later we're going to have to stop and completely reverse course. If I may be so honest, I think Dunnam and his ilk are the real anti-American folks here.