Ok, the point of this is for everyone to defend why their state is useful to the union. You are free to do states that someone else has already mentioned, just try to say something new about it (Let's be real, people probably won't read it anyways, so say whatever you want). Comedic, serious, sarcastic, argumentative, whatever. Challenges to a state's honor are allowed, nay required, if you so feel. I'll start:
California: We're carrying this country on it's back economically
California: We're carrying this country on it's back economically