On 11/13/2012 1:17 PM, Scott Lurndal wrote:
writes:
Gramp's shop wrote:

With the Blue States in hand we will have firm control of 80% of the
country's fresh water, more than 90% of the pineapple and lettuce,
92% of the nation's fresh fruit, 95% of America's quality wines (you
can serve French wines at state dinners) 90% of all cheese, 90
percent of the high tech industry, most of the US low sulfur coal,
all living redwoods, sequoias and condors, all the Ivy and Seven

That's cool.

On the other hand, Texas controls 70% of the nation's refining capacity.

25%, actually. http://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_pnp_..._8pa_BSD_a.htm


That's enough to run Texas ok, and maybe a bit left over for
foreign aid...