Record Cold in Sweden And Germany

Global warming has missed Europe.

Sweden in 'coldest December in 100 years'

She explained that Sweden has experienced more cold days and more snow than is normal for December.

“There were a number of days in a row with below-freezing temperatures, so called ice days. And that we have that before Lucia (December 13th) hasn’t happened in more than 100 years,” she said.

Swedes take it in stride, and continue with tradition. School children singing Santa Lucia in Gustav Stockholm's Vasa Church.



Blizzard slams Germany

Traffic jams of up to 40 kilometres formed in the state, with rescue workers providing hot drinks and blankets for chilly drivers.

There was so much snow in the state of Hesse that even street cleanup vehicles became stuck, while in Frankfurt so many people slept in their vehicles during traffic jams that police had to wake them once the roads began to clear.

Snow pile for sale on eBay

“We don’t need it any longer because we’ll be getting a new one soon,” the eBay description continues.

Mexicans Bypass TSA Security Theater

Janet Napolitano continues to make a mockery of the rule of law by allowing Mexicans to bypass airport security through the Global Entry Program.

United States has signed a “trusted traveler” agreement that allows pre-screened Mexican airline passengers to bypass lengthy airport security checkpoints.

The Global Entry Program and it's "trusted traveler program" do background checks and require a fingerprint. "All applicants undergo a rigorous background check and interview before enrollment." How does this prove a person will not become a threat in the future? Does this not set up people in the "trusted traveler program" for blackmail or threats of violence against their family so they will be coerced to carry dangerous items around the security screening?

Fingerprints and backgrounds prove nothing about what a person may do in the future. Anyone in the program will unwittingly set themselves up as a target for coercion and blackmail.

Ben Bernanke Is (Or Is Not) Printing Money

Jon Stewart calls out Ben Bernanke and the Federal Reserve for printing money. Or not printing money. Ben is not sure which it is.

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Karzai Skips Obama

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, despite being just twenty-five miles from the site of Obama's visit, was unable to visit with Obama in person. Obama's surprise Christmas troop vists are becoming an embarassment.

President Obama made a brief, unannounced visit Friday to Afghanistan. But in a scenario that seemed symbolic of star-crossed U.S. relations with the administration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the two leaders were unable to meet face to face.