https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2009/11/02/california-dreaming-becomes-ive-got-the-blue-state-blues/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 07:31:53 -0400<![CDATA[Well, there is no song &#8211; that I know of &#8211; entitled &#8220;I Got the Blue State Blues,&#8221; but someone ought to write some lyrics because the old &#8220;California Dreamin'&#8221; has become bluesy indeed, somewhere along the lines of Billie Holiday&#8217;s &#8220;Stormy Monday.&#8221; It&#8217;s that bad. This has become a lousy place to live and everybody knows it, even when &#8220;all the leaves are brown/and the sky is grey&#8221; elsewhere.]]>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:05:14 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2009/11/02/california-dreaming-becomes-ive-got-the-blue-state-blues-n217596