The homeland security ad campaign "If you see something, say something", will be extended to Wal-Mart. I'd like to report these suspicious items.
Bomb blasts in Stockholm. Unbelievably, people appear to still be in a killing rage over what? A cartoon? A cartoon published three years ago? This is of course, a deadly serious issue but the root cause is literally laughable! Can't these people take a joke?
Good article over at the New York Times about introducing economic incentives to potential organ donors. Not surprisingly, I am absolutely for it. People are dying while waiting on a list. Anything that can be done to improve the lot of people waiting for a kidney or heart or liver should be done. I appreciate that it could lead to abuses but the risk is worth taking.
Some economists have suggested adjusting the supply-and-demand problem through market incentives. Instead of asking people to donate their organs, why not just pay for them? The suggestion seems to outrage many people, who perhaps picture greedy zillionaires carving up poor working stiffs with a diamond-encrusted scalpel. But what if it worked like this: while you’re healthy, you volunteer your kidneys. Then when you die, and the kidneys are removed, your family would be compensated for your funeral expenses. That doesn’t seem quite so outrageous, does it?
Gary Becker, the Nobel laureate who teaches economics at the University of Chicago, has proposed something even more radical: paying people to part with their organs now, while they are still using them. You’ve got two kidneys but you can get by with one. You’ve got only one liver but you don’t really need that meaty chunk at the end. How does $30,000 sound?
In an interview, he said the idea should not be that shocking. As long as exchanges were carefully regulated, no one would be forced into it. It would solve an otherwise intractable problem. And unlike the current system, in which friends and relatives are often guilted into becoming donors, a market-based approach would compensate families fairly for their discomfort and risk.
Wow... Mall cop rage. I have to think that this is what happens when you give tiny minded people a tiny amount of power...Pretty shocking story to be honest. I hope they throw the book at him, he genuinely sounds like a dangerous person.
So Michael Bloomberg won't run for President. Can't say I blame him. Who'd want that job? Still, I'd sort of like it if he did. I disagree with quite a few of his stances (though he was particularly eloquent in defending the Manhattan Muslim community center and I agree with him on the necessity of immigration reform), but it'd be nice if the Republicans could field someone, anyone that looked like a serious contender.
Speaking of non-serious contenders...As if rampant disease weren't enough, Haiti has now had Palin inflicted upon it. Will their suffering never cease? Fortunately for the US, only Fox has been allowed to report on it so it shouldn't be that hard to avoid her inanities. From the article (my thoughts in parentheses):
"I've really enjoyed meeting this community. They are so full of joy, (and cholera)" Palin was quoted as saying on the organization's website. "We are so fortunate in America, and we are responsible for helping those less fortunate. (Responsible you say? Are you suggesting wealth re-distribution? Hmmm, pinko?)"
If politicians didn't exist, I'd have to invent them so I had something to write about.
The Steelers game is about to start so I'm gonna have wrap this up:
Here's a quick round up of people that died.
And finally...
Animals! Animals! Animals!
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