The Pirate Party Knows Where the Money Is

"One of the oddities of recent election results in Germany and elsewhere in northern Europe is the rise of the Pirate Party. This party received 7.8 percent of the vote in North Rhine-Westphalia yesterday, making it the fourth state government in Germany in which it has had enough support to get into the state parliament. It also won enough votes to get seats in the European Parliament. The Pirate Party is widely expected to cross the five per cent threshold in the German national elections next year, allowing it to get into the national parliament."