Comparative Politics

Wow!

It is shocking to see the state that the government is in (especially the part about them only having two months' salary). In Pakistan's history this would have meant a military or oppositiong party takeover. However, neither general Kayani nor fromer prime minister Sharif wants to be responsible for the disaster caused by the floods. The military has been doing most of the work in flood aid. But the fact that neither group wants to take over shows just how bad Pakistan's situation is.

I wonder why only 2 million out of 170 million people pay taxes. It seems to be the political culture, since top government officials don't pay either. Gilani, who really runs the country, is also being blamed, instead of just Zardari. In addition, it seems that another military coup is in the near future, but how are the people going to reconcile their desire for democracy with the current government's unpopularity?

Not exactly CoPo, but cool!

Note the difference in headlines!

Check this out! How would security forces in other countries deal with the threat?

Want to compare voter turnout in different countries? Check this out!

"Dmitry Medvedev is president (head of govt) as of May 2008, with Vladimir Putin PM (officially head of state) and really holding the reigns of power

Goodluck Jonathan has been President (head of state and head of govt) since 2010, rising to that position from Vice President, which he was elected to be in 2007. Mr. Jonathan's predecessor, Pres. Umaru Yar'Adua, died after a long illness in 2010.

England Politics--Conservatives celebrate as more left-leaning Miliband brother wins leadership of Labour Party

over $1 million of laptops given by US taxpayers to Iraqi children fail to reach their destination. . .

What's real?

Massively inappropriate, even for the comedy Channel in the US. . . why does American culture go for "South Park" or "Drawn Together" over this kind of humor?