Wednesday, 17 February 2010

From Meccania to Atlantis - Part 13 (3): Harpo, Gekko, Barko, Sarko

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Chapter 3:  Sarko = The Art of the Illusory Choice 
 

The New Legend of Lone Ranger and Tonto

There was a time when this staple American joke could express the difference between a liberal and a conservative:

The Lone Ranger and Tonto go camping in the desert. They set up their tent and fall sound asleep.
 

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Catch 22 in the EU

With the euro in crisis, the British are currently counting their blessings while the Germans are trying to cut their losses. The near bankruptcy of Greece is dragging the euro down, but bailing out the Greeks is probably illegal under the EU Treaties, while ejecting Greece from the eurozone is illegal as well.

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