Can someone please help me logically justify the rate of return on “investing” $12 billion a month on the war in Iraq? Is that really what the oil reserve in Iraq is valued at? I assume more if you include inflation over the past 5 years. WTF. For more insane statitics from US Senate and Congressional Services
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Yes, in Chicago a Dead Fish was registered to vote. “There was no fraud involved,” said Nudelman, a Democrat who supports Barack Obama. “This person is a dead fish.” The paperwork sent to a “Princess Nudelman” likely came from the “Women’s Voices, Women Vote” project, which sent nearly 1 million mailings to Illinois households in
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Just watch this… [youtube=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3c-Ijky95dc] McCain has to defend Obama. And Steal a microphone from an uninformed citizen.
A friend of mine called Mark McKay shared this video with me today. I dont really even need to say anything else … watch the video, especially if you are Canadian! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xbs7wXvh2Q] Yes the question could have been more direct and less ambigious. however there is no way this man should be running our country
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I was up watching The Colbert Report last night. It’s usually good for a few laughs, but ever so often something of use is given. Ok so not to become overly political, but the new fall TV season have yet to really dive deep into story lines, production on the follow up to “The Dark
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Just a few things that came across my plate today. The Good: This is a pretty funny flow chart of Palin’s Debate. It will put a smile on your face even if you have no interest in politics. The Bad: I read today that only seven states have election day registration. This is showing up
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It goes without saying that the United States is the elephant in the room when it comes to global politics. While the ~305 million Americans only make up 4.5% of global politics, each and every one of their votes has far reaching implications. Citizens of nations across the world, my fellow Canadians included, frequently believe
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Before I go into my first post here, I’d like to clarify that despite what the ‘About’ section may say, I do not have money to spend (though I wish I did), nor do I like expensive fashion. Actually I really don’t like expensive fashion. It just so happens (as price is often an indicator
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Last week, I attended a presentation by Pierre-Olivier Pineau, a professor at HEC Montreal who specializes in energy policy. He delivered a presentation entitled “The Energy Non-Crisis.” His basic thesis is that the current state of global energy consumption does not meet the definition of a crisis. He asserts that at our current rates of consumption
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