Sunday Linkblast - May 13

• Canada's Industrial retreat -
  The central argument for lowering even further the corporations already shamefully low share of the country's tax burden is that they will re-invest these savings into our economy. How's that working out? Well....
  
  
• Whistling past the graveyard -
  Contrary to all observable evidence its the Democrats in trouble not the Republicans. Yeah, that's the ticket.
  
  
• Texas Justice -
  The 14 year old white girl gets probation for burning down the family home. The 14 year old black girl gets seven years in jail for shoving a hall monitor. Same Judge.
  
  
• Tuesday the end-game for Wolfowitz -
  Several European nations are openly threatening to remove funding if Wolfowitz stays, No Confidence means no chance.
  
  
• Locked in her home for months -
  Then they found out the TB test was an error and she didn't need to be terrified about infecting her family or be poisoned with high dose antibiotics.
  
  
• Zero tolerance for terrorists -
  Um, unless they attacked Cuba.
  
  
• Iraq an Empire killer? -
  The Soviets thought Afghanistan was no big deal at first too.