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#1: Bill Eisenmann (Bullet) on Oct 25, 2022 [SPOILER]

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If you want to live in a zoo or aquarium.

Right after doing this puzzle, I read this in electoral-vote.com.
(Z is a history professor and the writer of the blog.)
"For Republicans, California is often used as the symbol of everything that is wrong with Democratic/liberal policies. In fact, in his California history class, (Z) has a lecture on California stereotypes. And the reading for that lecture is a series of news articles with ridiculous claims that Republican politicians and media members have made about California, including: California schoolchildren are required to study Islam (Rush Limbaugh, 2002), California has banned the sale of black automobiles (Rushbo again, 2009), Nancy Cartwright (a.k.a. Bart Simpson) has been elected mayor of Northridge (Fox, 2005), and California universities are forbidden from teaching U.S. history (Rick Santorum, 2008).

This Californiphobia continues today; it is extremely common for those on the right to refer to the state as a "wasteland" or "out of control" or "a disaster." The favorite term these days, however, is "failed state." (In the interest of fairness, we must note that liberals do the same thing, except with Texas as their exemplar.)

Anyhow, those who are determined to tear the Golden State down got some unpleasant news this week. Bloomberg has crunched the numbers, and says that the state either already has, or will soon have, the fourth-largest economy in the world. That means that Germany either is, or soon will be, in the rear-view mirror and that Californians are now looking up at only Japan, China and the rest of the United States.

This is not to say that California doesn't have its problems. But we would be interested to learn about the state that does not have any issues at all (OK, maybe Hawaii). The fact of the matter is that, far from being proof that liberal/Democratic policies don't work, California seems to suggest that they do. It's entirely plausible that the state's economy is being substantially aided by its excellent climate, abundant resources, and fertile land. But it's clearly not a failure, and it's dishonest to pretend otherwise. (Z)"

Yay for California!

Not to mention, Susan, that California leads the nation in agriculture, has more state and national parks than any other state, is ranked 6th highest in life expectancy, 2nd lowest in infant death rates, and 7th lowest in gun death rates. It has world-renowned beaches and mountains, and is home to some of the best wine in the world.

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