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Monday, March 01, 2010

Olympic Statistics

Now that the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver are over, it’s time for a summary of recent notable statistics.

Medals won by US: 37

Medals won by Germany: 30

Medals won by Tahiti: N/A

Heart attacks suffered by Dick Cheney: 5

Senate Republicans who remembered they were working for the American people and not the GOP when they voted for a job stimulus bill: 5

Width of ideological chasm between Republicans and Democrats over Obama’s healthcare reform bill before the Blair House meeting: 1,000 feet

Width of ideological chasm between Republicans and Democrats over Obama’s healthcare reform bill after the Blair House meeting: 999 feet, 6 inches

Snowfall total for southeastern Pennsylvania last week: 5 inches

Accumulated snowfall total for southeastern Pennsylvania this winter (so far): unknown, because we don’t have a yardstick long enough for an accurate measurement!

(Thank you for reading. Remember, a bronze medal cannot be converted to a gold medal just by rubbing vigorously.)

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