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Where will they go when Obama raises taxes here?

Elle Macpherson Can’t Counter London Gloom as Americans Flee - Bloomberg.com

The number of U.S. citizens in Britain fell 3.8 percent to 126,000 in the 12 months through September, according to the Office for National Statistics. The trend probably continued this year, with the Confederation of British Industry estimating the U.K. financial industry will lose about 45,000 jobs in the first nine months of 2009, or 4.3 percent of the total.

Suckers!

Scottish sucker

In justifying his order to release the lone Flight 103 culprit so far convicted, Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill said Thursday it was in keeping with the "Scottish values" of justice and compassion. Is it also a Scottish value to be made to look like an idiot?

NHS - Kafkaesqe nightmare

Ian Birrell: Why I don't believe that the NHS is sacrosanct - Commentators, Opinion - The Independent

Of course, everyone loves the NHS now. It is officially sacrosanct. Our doctors are deities, our health care the envy of the world. And anyone who says anything different is an unpatriotic schmuck who should go and join those losers in the United States. (Although American doctors terrified of litigation would have done all the tests possible on my daughter if I'd sufficient insurance, and would think twice about lying to patients.)

Charlie Gibson is a partisan hack (as you knew from his Palin interview)

ABC's Charles Gibson to Cindy Sheehan: Thanks for your sacrifice. Now get lost. | Washington Examiner

In an appearance August 18 on WLS radio in Chicago, ABC News anchor Charles Gibson was asked about anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan's plans to travel to Martha's Vineyard next week, where she will protest the Iraq and Afghanistan wars while President Obama is vacationing there. Gibson, whose newscast and network featured Sheehan when she led anti-war protests outside President Bush's Texas ranch in 2005, answered, "Enough already."

Disgraceful: Can the UK get any dumber?

Terminally ill Lockerbie bomber released - CNN.com

GREENOCK, Scotland (CNN) -- The man convicted of murdering 270 people by blowing Pan Am flight 103 out of the sky above the Scottish town of Lockerbie two decades ago was on his way home to Libya on Thursday after authorities set him free.

Blind justice, not so blind

Divorce laws are a gold-digger's charter - Telegraph

Nicholas Mostyn QC, known as "Mr Payout" for the generous sums he has won for ex-wives, has some succinct advice: "If you want to protect your money from the powers of the court, don't get married."

Cindy Sheehan: At least SHE is consistent

What happened to the antiwar movement? Cindy Sheehan hits 'hypocrisy' of Left, Democratic allies. | Washington Examiner

I asked Sheehan about the fact that the press seems to have lost interest in her and her cause. "It's strange to me that you mention it," she said. "I haven't stopped working. I've been protesting every time I can, and it's not covered. But the one time I did get a lot of coverage was when I protested in front of George Bush's house in Dallas in June. I don't know what to make of it. Is the press having a honeymoon with Obama? I know the Left is."

Richard Cohen's McCarthyite smear of Sarah Palin

Richard Cohen - Echoes of McCarthyism From Sarah Palin - washingtonpost.com

Try this on for size: Palinism. What is it? It is an updated version of McCarthyism, which takes its name from the late Sen. Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin liar, demagogue and drunk, and means, according to Wikipedia, "reckless, unsubstantiated accusations, as well as demagogic attacks on the character or patriotism of political adversaries." As far as we know, Sarah Palin is not a drunk.

Astroturf ingrates

Thousands Quit AARP Over Health Reform - CBS Evening News - CBS News

CBS News has learned that up to 60,000 people have cancelled their AARP memberships since July 1, angered over the group's position on health care.

Soon to be popular in gardens all over the world

Brit scientists discover plant that eat rats | The Sun |News|Weird

A DEADLY plant that eats RATS has been discovered by British experts.

The giant pitcher plant - believed to be the largest meat-eating shrub - lures rodents into its slipper-shaped mouth and dissolves them with acid-like enzymes.