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Since SheRa already posted the link to the story about the Jesus "touchdown" statue being struck by lightning and burning to the ground:

Redneck arrested in Pakistan trying to single-handedly capture or kill Osama Bin Laden!
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/asia/American-Citizen-Hunting-bin-Laden-Detained-in-Pakistan-96374204.html
Just like in the movies, it only takes one tough redneck to solve all the world's problems with a punch to the nose and a well-placed one-liner. USA! U-S-A! OO-ESAY! OOO OOO OOO!

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I'm behind on the Economist again, and today I re-confirmed the good overall environmental record of BP prior to this subcontracted accident. I'm disappointed that the left is so happy to vilify this company that used to stand out as decent amongst the unholy bunch.
http://www.economist.com/node/16274145?story_id=16274145
(the article notes how BP has been acknowledging the need for "slowing" climate change and partnered with many environmental groups to move for improvement)

Today the news revealed that the deficient contingency plans noted by BP are virtually identical, including cover color, to the other companies doing similar work as approved by the MMS. I feel somewhat vindicated to hear what I had heard when I invested in BP - they were one of the better of the bunch.

I leaped on board after the Valdez because I already knew Exxon had one of the worst environmental records of all the oil tycoons, even though the cause of that wreck was just one drunk sailor. Their overall policies were generally the cause of far larger and more subtle damage, and when those issues were brought to light by environmental groups they thumbed their noses at them.

Disclosure again - I bought BP stock in January.

In Afghanistan they have found (clarified the prior reports of) vast mineral wealth. Just what we need, another land to extract chemicals from to run the rest of the world while the extremist regime terrorizes the populace with the help of a free nation with strong economic growth.