Answer Me This:

If American capitalism is so great, why is it that both the Japanese and western Europeans have longer life expectancies than Americans?

Throughout the Soviet period in Russia, American politicians and propagandists for free trade consistently espoused capitalism and proclaimed the Russian people would be so much better off if they'd just shrug off their adherence to their Marxist doctrine. However, since the fall of communism, the Russian birth rate has not only decreased but life expectancy has steadily fallen. (Nicholas Eberstadt addresses the population problem in Russia in today's New York Times.)

The Dude loves Google: "One of the things I've used on the Google is to pull up maps. It's very interesting to see—I've forgot the name of the program—but you get the satellite, and you can—like, I kinda like to look at the ranch. It remind me of where I wanna be sometimes." — George W. Bush, CNBC, October 24, 2006.