Econoblog

Americans remain gloomy about economy
It's so bad here, it may be a good time for some of them to leave.

Tourism rises globally, but not to U.S.
I've noticed that al-Qaida tends to stay closer to Europe since 2001.

The truth about cell phones and cancer
There's no evidence, but that never stopped Al Gore.

Hurricane Dolly may have shrunk Gulf 'dead zone'
Thank You Global Warming!

Virgin Galactic shows off mothership aircraft
Na-Nu, Na-Nu.

Study: 'Pre-dementia' is rising, especially in men
Thats' absurd! Just ask my ribbon dragon lampshade.

Rapid rise seen in fatal medication errors at home
Ridiculous! As long as I follow my Nitroglycekl;jlzzzzzzzzzzzz

Today's Highlight in History:
In 1900, Italian King Humbert I was assassinated by an anarchist; he was succeeded by his son, Victor Emmanuel III.
or as his friends called him, 'The Anarchist'.

In 1914, transcontinental telephone service began with the first test phone conversation between New York and San Francisco.
It was a prank call to a Bathhouse.

In 1967, an accidental rocket launch aboard the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed 134 servicemen. and was survived by John McCain, who later returned to active duty & continued to fly missions until he was captured by the North Vietnamese and subsequently tortured for 5 years until his release. Due to his multiple arm injuries he cannot comb his own hair, nor make a wicked free-throw shot like Obama, but I guess that's just the cost of character.