Originally Posted by djplong

Ummm.. The article says that Switzerland retained the top spot for the third consecutive year. We fell from the top spot in 2008 - *on Bush's watch*.

But rather than get into the Bush/Obama argument, I'd rather talk about or highlight the other point - that *Switzerland* - a high-tax, public health-care, generally-lots-of-things-today's-GOP-hates country is the reigning champ. One notable thing is that Switzerland is NOT part of the Euro. They still get to make their own policies.