[Lurking Libertarian]

Only the heavy thumb of California makes the twisting of the American Dream possible.

It's a pretty heavy thumb-- one out of eight Americans lives in California.

[Mr Rogers]

Yeah, it is a heavy thumb - and a totally dysfunctional one. If it were not for the anchor of California, America could get going again. It is like trying to run a race with a 30lb lump on your leg!

49 states are sane. Maybe 49.5, but that last 0.5 sucks.