Don't Steal Their Jobs. Steal Their Ideas.

That's exactly what Rick Perry and other red-state governors should do, when it comes to talking about blue-state economies and bragging about non-existent red-state miracles.  Stop beating up on your betters.  Learn from the successes of blue states--they're the ones generating the Federal revenues that keep bailing you out of the consequences of your failed policies and your stubborn unwillingness to learn.