Athens is burning
By Norman Leahy | Sunday, February 12th, 2012 | Economics, InternationalAs the Greek parliament debates the latest terms and conditions of the bailout (or “resuce package” if you prefer), outside, the mob has turned violent, setting fire to buildings and…the police have run out of tear gas. For those interested in watching what happens when the debt party ends, Athens News has a live blog underway.
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Norman Leahy
Norm Leahy has written about Virginia and national politics online since 2002, beginning with One Man's Trash (OMT), and continuing through Bacon's Rebellion (both the blog and the e-zine), Sic Semper Tyrannis, NBC12's Decision Virginia, Richmond.com and Tertium Quids. He is the chief blogger at "The Score" and a producer of "The Score" radio show as well as being a Washington Post contributor.
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Greek protestors greet bailout vote with fire-bombs
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9077958/Greek-protestors-greet-bailout-vote-with-fire-bombs.html
Thus the “tragedy of the commons” plays out as socialism has no one else to steal from…
Did anybody hear Greece mentioned on the Sunday talk shows?
Did anybody hear Syria mentioned?
What DID you hear?
CONTRACEPTION, that’s what! EVERYWHERE!
and Whitney Houston
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