FU's (Friedman Units)

[Gordon B]

Anybody who reads his columns knows that this is true.

[Dr Dave]

And, as anyone who reads his columns knows, the timeline stopped about a year ago. And I'd say we have now found out what kind of outcome we're going to have in Iraq. A really sucky one, for everyone.

[Scott Dolan]

Originally Posted by Dr Dave

And, as anyone who reads his columns knows, the timeline stopped about a year ago. And I'd say we have now found out what kind of outcome we're going to have in Iraq. A really sucky one, for everyone.

No, it didn't stop quite that long ago. He wrote one since I've subscribed, and that's been way less than a year.

[rollhead]

Originally Posted by Dr Dave

And, as anyone who reads his columns knows, the timeline stopped about a year ago. And I'd say we have now found out what kind of outcome we're going to have in Iraq. A really sucky one, for everyone.

You are too smart to read Rolling Stone, but still read Friedman?

Oh, I forgot, you are still drinking his purple kool aid on globalization.

As for you, Gordon, I am shocked, SHOCKED, that you read Atrios.

[Dr Dave]

Originally Posted by Scott Dolan

No, it didn't stop quite that long ago. He wrote one since I've subscribed, and that's been way less than a year.

Sue me.

[Dr Dave]

Originally Posted by rollhead

You are too smart to read Rolling Stone, but still read Friedman?

Oh, I forgot, you are still drinking his purple kool aid on globalization.

It's not purple kool aid. It's water, desalinized and then run through stones, to give it some mineral character. That's the way they do it in Aruba. Coming soon to a theatre near you.

Protectionism is just a form of slow economic death. History is against you.

[Pedantic Wretch]

Originally Posted by Dr Dave

It's water, desalinized and then run through stones, to give it some mineral character.

Is it privatised under World Bank recommendations?

[Dr Dave]

Originally Posted by Pedantic Wretch

Is it privatised under World Bank recommendations?

Go ahead and sneer. I won't stop you.

From the Pan American Health Organization website:

"Drinking water is supplied on Aruba by the Water and Energy Company (WEB), which serves some 26,000 homes. Average per capita consumption of water in 1995 was 9 metric tons a month.Drinking water is produced by desalinization of sea water. WEB Aruba obtains more than 31,000 metric tons of desalinated water per day, which represents a total of about 11 million metric tons per year. On the basis of the water-quality standards of the World Health Organization, Aruba’s water is one of the best in the world; chemical and bacteriological tests are performed monthly at 20 sites on the island to ensure water quality."