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Here’s a politician with guts (too bad he’s Scottish, we could use more like him)

Here’s an example of a rare breed:  a politician willing to resign from executive office over a matter of principle.  He retains his seat in Parliament, but will remain a backbencher until there’s a revolution in his party.  Will any of Team Obama resign on principal? “Blow to Gordon Brown as Eric Joyce, aide to Defence …

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Demographic note for today…

For today’s demographic note we present the chipper consensus viewpoint of the UK government and the mainstream media, followed by a realistic perspective from Mark Steyn. “Warning on Britain’s grey population“, The Telegraph, 6 December 2008 — “Evidence of the challenges posed by the ageing population will be unveiled by Britain’s statistics chief this week.   …

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