Oh, The Compassion

While the people of Joplin struggle with the devastation, President and Mrs Obama take part in an arrival ceremony at Buckingham Palace. They will then have lunch with Her Majesty the Queen. In the mean time the search continues for survivors and bodies in the destruction that was once Joplin.

In between toasts, our president sends his “deepest condolence” and the head of FEMA to straighten out the mess. In the mean time, volunteers pour in to help search the destruction for survivors trapped in the wreckage.

The International Monetary Fund, Troubles On The Left

Socialist Dominique Strauss-Kuhn, former Managing Director of the IMF has resigned; apparently, he realized how difficult it will be to run such a dynamic enterprise from prison. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde is being considered as his replacement. The jobs has benefits, staying in $3,000 night hotel rooms with complete maid service, at least in Europe are considered part of the package among Europe’s privileged Elite. However, since DSK managed to expose the seamier side of the of the European class of ‘noblesse’ and their dubious feelings ‘noblesse oblige’ toward the common masses, concepts that play so conveniently for the European Socialist, the world is beginning to question the wisdom of installing European Socialists to run this complex and powerful monetary fund.

The Reluctant Imperialist Leader of International Socialism Is Ravaged By The Bloody Socialist Dictator

History once called on a Socialist to stand against a dictator, but it was hard for the most famous of such antagonists to go to war: there was a certain reluctance at least, for in truth, both were dictators and Socialists. Modern day Socialists regard one of them as a saint and they refuse to acknowledge the other one.

The real reasons we’re bombing Libya [Reader Post]

The reasons for Barack Obama’s intervention in Libya has never been really clear- or honest. The most commonly offered explanation given for bombing Libya has been the prevention of a humanitarian disaster. Sunday morning, Obama’s Abbott and Costello foreign policy team said that Libya was a direct threat to US national interest and at the same time that it was not. Of course, that does not explain why we interfere in Libya but not in other regions in which human rights are being oppressed- like North Korea, Iran or China.

Did Americans Lose Their Census?!

What do the recent 2010 census figures reveal? Among other things, it revealed changes in state populations resulting in the reapportionment of Congressional seats.

If one takes a look at which states made the gains, what underlying characteristic do they seem to share in common? Answer: That Americans are migrating away from states with high income taxes to states that have no state income taxes and a more business-friendly environment.