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Jan

2010

2010-01-20

You can read the 2010 Index of Economic Freedom here, and an accompanying WSJ op-ed here. It's depressing news for USAians:
The United States is losing ground to its major competitors in the global marketplace, according to the 2010 Index of Economic Freedom released today by the Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. This year, of the world's 20 largest economies, the U.S. suffered the largest drop in overall economic freedom. Its score declined to 78 from 80.7 on the 0 to 100 Index scale.
We're now in eighth place, behind Canada, for goodness' sake.
Consider the ratio:

Number of people who have watched a Downfall parody

Number of people who have watched Downfall

… that has to be in the thousands. Maybe tens of thousands?
Anyway: two that came to my attention today:
- Hitler Finds Out Scott Brown Won Massachusetts Senate Seat
- Hitler vs. Khan
If you've seen one, you know pretty much how these will go. Still funny, though.
Do you have one or more cats? You might want to check out How To Tell If Your Cat is Plotting To Kill You. In my case:

That's it! No kitty treats tonight!