Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Report Card

Swedes.

Time Magazine has an article on Iraqi refugees. Here's a scorecard:

United States
Population: 301,139,947
Life Expectancy: 78 years
Founded: 1776
Founding Fathers: White men who didn't want to pay taxes
Current Ruling Philosophy: White men who don't want to pay taxes
Iraq Refugees Accepted thus far: 2,700

Sweden
Population: 9,031,088
Life Expectancy: 80 years
Founded: Mentioned by Roman Historian Tacitus, 1st cent. AD.
Founding Fathers: Iron Age Chieftains
Current Ruling Philosophy: If it feels good, do it.
Iraqi Refugees Accepted thus far: 31,300

2 comments:

John said...

I'm a fan of the Swedish ruling philosophy.

Lede Poisoning Activist said...

i especially like the labels for this entry