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Based on this video, I think the answer is a definite maybe…

Christopher Columbus who? I came across an interesting podcast today from Stuff You Missed in History Class that discussed some findings that suggests that an Irish Monk may have traveled to the New World before Leaf Ericson and Christopher Columbus, had contact with the natives, and spread his teachings and the language. Now I know the Irish are often cited for exagerating certain aspects of our rich cultural prowess, like claiming we invented “the question”,which may or may not be true; and some of that may be part of the curse of having the great gift of the gab, but when we have hard evidence as presented in this article, now that’s a different story…

Here’s a link to one of the best pieces of satire that I’ve seen in a long time regarding the current spending orgy the government is going on. The actual satire isn’t so much in the words said, but the fact that one of Washington’s own big spenders is doing the talking… yep…  our own actor turned Senator, turned failed Presidential candidate …. Fred Thompson.

http://www.silverbearcafe.com/private/12.08/goodnewa.html