Standing in line at the bank I watched battle-weary congresspeople on TV argue for what’s right and decent for an American national health care system. And the opposition argued point for point with ludicrous accusations that amounted to protecting their own interests. That this debate even exists is ridiculous. A government for the people?...
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Today in Moronia
- ‘I’m Voting Tea Party’ t-shirts that liberals can wear to annoy teabaggers
- Liberal media again caught using religious nuts’ own actions to enrage public
- Foxhole atheist is a chaplain’s bodyguard
- Alan Grayson: Let’s make the USA number one in happiness
- Cop tasers man trying to save his burning house with a garden hose
- Psilocybin benefits cancer patients, report says
- Petraeus condemns Florida church’s plan to burn Korans
- Owner of car that broke 39-story suicidal fall, cries: “Why my car?”
- New study shows immigrants boost wages and productivity
- From Canada to Mexico on one tank of diesel
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Buying the Powers that Be
Newsflash: Trains are useful!
A rather well-researched article from a rather unknown magazine on the perils and successes of Amtrak in the States: http://americancity.org/magazine/article/a-new-era-for-train-travel/ My favorite quote “No national rail system in the world is profitable, and all receive government subsidies.” I would love to witness the opponents to refunding Amtrak in Congress scratching their heads and wondering...
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