Outraged Liberal MP accuses Conservatives of thinking like Liberals:

A Liberal MP is accusing the Harper government of withholding aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan because the community in Canada won’t help them win a future election.

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“I don’t think that there’s enough votes in one particular constituency that (the Conservatives) can get,” (Jim Karygiannis) said, as a way of explaining why he believes the government is stalling.

For those interested, here’s a brief excerpt from Karygiannis’ biography at his website:

在他看来，加拿大要设立一种救援机制帮助加拿大居民在海外灾区的受灾亲属尽快办理来加团聚

Translation:

“In his view, Canada should establish a rescue mechanism to help Canadian residents’ affected relatives in the disaster areas overseas apply as soon as possible to increase reunion.”

Laurence Kotlikoff on American bankruptcy:

… This is what happens when you run a massive Ponzi scheme for six decades straight, taking ever larger resources from the young and giving them to the old while promising the young their eventual turn at passing the generational buck …

via Drudge

A diminutive white lady, followed by her ten years-old son, makes a desperate effort to keep the place bearable: while on her way, she stoops to pick up three discarded bags of French fries, and throws them in the bin where they belong. As soon as she walks into the lobby, a youngster dumps his uneaten shawarma right in front of the glass door.
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The stench of urine is suffocating. Tears come instantly to my eyes. It gets worse as we set foot in the elevator.
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“She (my wife) was aghast when she first set foot in France”, says Alibekov. “She told me: why, this is Africa!”

… be sure to read it all.

Update: More

We Muslims know the Ground Zero mosque is meant to be a deliberate provocation

There’s physics, algebra, and trigonometry … now we have progressia:

Employing Sally costs plenty too. My company has to write checks for $74,000 so Sally can receive her nominal $59,000 in base pay. Health insurance is a big, added cost: While Sally pays nearly $2,400 for coverage, my company pays the rest—$9,561 for employee/spouse medical and dental. We also provide company-paid life and other insurance premiums amounting to $153. Altogether, company-paid benefits add $9,714 to the cost of employing Sally.
Then the federal and state governments want a little something extra. They take $56 for federal unemployment coverage, $149 for disability insurance, $300 for workers’ comp and $505 for state unemployment insurance. Finally, the feds make me pay $856 for Sally’s Medicare and $3,661 for her Social Security.
When you add it all up, it costs $74,000 to put $44,000 in Sally’s pocket and to give her $12,000 in benefits. Bottom line: Governments impose a 33% surtax on Sally’s job each year.

… so, who benefits?