If you recall Canada apologized for Bryan Adams several times. They said so in the South Park movie.

Two words: Bryan Adams.

I’ve read that a billion is an even larger number than a million, but neither is meaningful within the framework of Government spending. Science!

Sakes alive! That just means we need more funding!

Money quote:

Among other budget items, the measure provides 79.9 billion dollars for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, 7.7 billion dollars to combat the A(H1N1) flu virus, and eight billion dollars for the International Monetary Fund.

$8 Billion dollars for the phantom pork flu! Thatsa lotta shekels!

Not to inject any rational observation into this comedy routine, but does anyone out there looking for a job, or generally hurting due to the economic downturn, think it a good thing that mediocre scientists are getting $$ Billions of taxpayer money to study a flu virus that has virtually ZERO clinical relevance?

Those boondoggles add up. If anyone were able to connect the dots between $Billion dollar gov’t snipe hunts (there are lots) and the poor medical services and care we get in the country at the mid level, hey, maybe we could do something productive about it.
–HB

Thought I’d amp it up a touch.

Other recent headlines:

–Madonna could sleep with 50% of British males over the next 10 years.

–Obama could end all strife and suffering in the world with a bright smile and eloquent speech.

I reckon a lotta things could happen — but are they likely to happen?

Happy Papa’s day!

–HB

Why do you hate the British? Sure, they talk funny and put gravy on everything… wait… those are Canadians. My bad.

Dean,

Why do you hate Canadians?