Strange Maps

In a very roundabout sort of way, I discovered strange maps, a site dedicated to, appropriately enough, strange maps. It's a nifty site and I'm definitely including it among my favorites.

One of the more interesting maps there links to Ex Unum, Pluribus, which suggests breaking up the US thusly:



Some quick critiques:

1. The only way Nevada would be part of California would be if California invaded it. Past that, though we certainly have our fair share of Californians here (and then some), most of them are here because California is horribly mismanaged.
2. Due to Mormon sympathies, I suspect that Utah and Idaho would probably get together. Meanwhile, the rest of the mountain states would be too busy laughing to join up.
3. I could see Washington and Oregon teaming up, since they both have similar values; in fact, I could very conceivably even see them teaming up with California, though I suspect their sentiments towards California are very similar to Nevada's.

In fact... maybe I'll come up with my own map in a few.