Why do they hate our country?

Gail Collins does a good job today of pointing out the nauseating hypocrisy of those who are now waving secession flags but who, during Bush's administration, insisted that those who objected to his policies hated their country. She also notes the weirdness of the teabaggers complaints about taxation when the lion's share of taxes has been lowered. (I know, I know; it'll all have to be paid for later; but where were the teabaggers while the Rethugs dramatically increased the deficit and debt?)