[CamB]

Norway is mega socialist... and wealthy (oil, you see).

Mul - your post beginning "No, I blame liberals for filling their heads full of hate..." is about as offensive (and stupid) as the assertion that Bush (and Republicans) hate black people. Neither comment is true and anyone believing either one needs to get out more, or something.

I feel I'm having to say this more and more frequently - liberals are not the source of all problems in the world. Neither, for that matter, are socialists. More confusingly, they aren't even necessarily the same thing.

I live in a country with a government (6 years on, although it may end tomorrow) which you would consider socialist (it is centre left - well left of your Democrats as it is a coalition of a similar party to the Dems and a "green" party).

We've had 6 years of strong economic growth, have virtually full employment (lowest in the OECD) and the govt is running a surplus.

How does our little data point fit into your tirades?