Buckson claims his remarks were intended to be funny, but like nearly all conservative “humor”, it is lacking most of the elements that make things funny such as wit, cleverness, surprise, etc.

If you haven’t seen the video Calvin Sparks posted yesterday of state Senator Eric Buckson advocating southern Delaware secede from northern Delaware, check it out.

I responded to the freshman Republican’s post, and he assured me that it was “tongue-in-cheek,” and I suppose I should take him at his word. I still find it unnecessarily divisive and irresponsible, but OK.