kbh "less educated areas of our Country" do I detect a sense of liberal superiority, just asking. They aren't worried about low sulfur either as they don't buy the Al Gores global warming position (there coal will burn just fine) and you might need some corn & wheat to eat. Maybe want some steak with that wine? Maybe eat some tech. products? That put aside they control the Mississippi for the most part and all the oil in the gulf some will not drill for, along with the finds up north. By the way you will have to cross their territory to get your California produce, oh boy they can charge you a pretty penny for that. Making money by selling paper on Wall St, produces nothing of value except over sized pay for those who do it. And you can keep Hollywood twice over as far as they care. Would not think about sending the troops in where do think most of them come from.
Now keep in mind I am no holy roller and am not from anywhere near there as a matter of fact I'm a city kid. Just not comfortable with obvious hubris in your post.