Because California is so much better, right? O.o
as a New Yorker( who has spent time a little time in Texas)....I tell my Northeast-centric wife(who is xenophobic of all things south of the mason-dixon) that if and when the feces hits the fan, I will run down to Texas and help them man the barricades on the borders both north and south.
Yes it is. California is a very productive state in terms of agriculture and intellectual property; we make some of the best stuff in the world.
The best American President in living memory was Governor of what State?
But like many places where living is easy - political and cultural decadence can set in.
But there is a lot more to California than Governor Moonbeam and the fast train to economic ruin.
And it was a joke Francis. ;)
William T. Sherman is the source of the quote. He knew Texas before air conditioning was common. I don’t know if he was ever stationed in California.