The cost of living (on lunatics, and asylum.)

The UN High Commissioner for refugee reports that climate change is exacerbating conflicts that are displacing 37 million people - and rising. They warn that this is the beginning of a trend. No shit.
Meanwhile the Washington horse trading continues around whether or not to do anything about anything at all, or just plod on in ever decreasing 4 year circles of election expediency. Does Obama think the American way of life is negotiable? Does McCain? Hmm

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8cd7bda0-3c95-11dd-b958-0000779fd2ac.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jun/17/climatechange.food

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4159923.ece