Britain can’t save Europe, but we might still save ourselves

The European Union’s time is running out, will Britain and Germany save themselves? I hope so.

A disabled French woman kidnapped from her Kenyan holiday home by Somali gunmen died because her captors refused to give her life-saving medication, France said on Wednesday.

“We condemn this in the strongest possible terms…” Says a government spokesman.

Well if you stacked all the genocidal murderers, militant extremists and bloody handed barbarians that have been set to rights by all the strong condemnations, stiff notes, or belligerent press conferences on one side of the scales of justice and all of the same (dead  at the hands of U.S. Marines, SAS, or the Israelis) on the other side. Well, let me put it this way, on one hand you have a hard vacuum, on the other a boat anchor.

Living ‘La Vita Bella’

Italians Leave Fears of Debt Crisis to Others

Most Italians would seem to disagree. They insist that no other country knows as much about getting in and out of debt…

Glenn Reynolds at Instapundit, this issue really hits home!:

AND WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF THIS “ENTITLEMENT,” EXACTLY?

Jack Daniel’s and Lynchburg have been inseparable since a young man named Jack Daniel came there more than a century ago to learn the art of distilling corn mash into whiskey. He set up shop on the northeastern end of town and the company has never looked to go anywhere else. It produces 23 million gallons of amber gold – about a billion dollars worth, every year.

But the company’s deep pockets make it a prime target for a local government that is strapped for revenue – and now a private citizen wants to slap the storied whiskey producer with a $10 tax on each and every barrel the distillery fills.

“We are entitled to more money from the only industry in the county – Jack Daniel’s distillery,” said Charles Rogers, a 75-year-old retiree and self-described “concerned citizen” of Moore County – home to Lynchburg and Jack Daniel’s.

Well, I guess if you want money, and someone else has money, that’s all the “entitlement” you need, these days.

UPDATE: A couple of readers email that they’re intrigued at the idea of “occupying” the Jack Daniel’s distillery. Stop — that way lies madness! Or at least a really nasty hangover

Doug, you get the tar. I’ll get the feathers.