We have created in America a permanent political class that has powerful incentives to remain in office and grow government. Protected from accountability by gerrymandered districts and financial support from special interests, its members at times actually defy their constituents, as they did on the illegal immigration issue in 2007 and the mortgage bailout bill in 2008. It's time to hold our politicians to account.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
D-Day - One of the most remarkable days in history
Hoven's Index for June 6, 2010
Number of Allied fatalities on D-Day: up to 4,400
Number of Allied dead or wounded: 9,000
Number who made it ashore: 100,000
Number of Allied sea vessels in the English Channel: 5,000
Number of planes dropping bombs before invasion: 300
Number of bombs dropped: 13,000
Captured Germans sent to American POW camps per month for next 6 months: 30,000

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