Quality Idea: The gist is, Utah is kinda broke – like every other state, in order to save some money some Conservatives have suggested eliminating mandatory 12th grade. I can’t see how some people might be against this.
P.S. Jackie your former state is stupid.
As you know, I post a lot of political things here on this blog. It’s what I’m interested in and I like writing down my thoughts and opinions. Lately, one of the biggest things in US politics has been the healthcare debate. There’s a lot to digest. Here are my thoughts.
The House of Representatives
The House [...]
So Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., has a very interesting idea – a bill that will withhold Federal health benefits from members of Congress until Health Legislation is passed. What a novel idea. I wholly support it.
Via The Washington Independent
PS. I had to look up how to spell wholly, for some reason it just seems weird [...]
The answer? No one knows for sure. But that won’t stop people from speculating!
The Atlantic:
[T]he increase in troop strength will be about 25,000
The Atlantic (Again):
[E]xpect the commander in chief to approve north of 20,000 additional troops
Times Online:
[A] surge of at least 25,000 new US troops
The Guardian:
[E]xpected to send 34,000 more US troops
The Guardian [...]
So, President Obama is throwing a big party for the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a bunch of Republicans aren’t invited – boo, hoo. Is anyone surprised here? Why would he invite a ton of Republicans? You don’t invite people to your party that you don’t like. This is not complicated. Yet, according to [...]
This is a really sad animated graphic of the rise of unemployment rates in the US. It looks like it could just as easily be a graph of a disease spreading outward.
Via Daring Fireball.
I have many opinions on trying the 5 alleged 9/11 conspirators in New York City. I’m of the opinion that we should absolutely try them in a Federal Court, not military commissions. I’m also of the opinion that all Terrorism related cases should be tried in Federal Courts and not military commissions. I assume it [...]
I always like to look at the “new words” list that Oxford Dictionary puts out each year. It’s usually somewhat nerdy and well, that’s me.
Word of the Year – unfriend
Is unfriend Word of the Year material? I dunno, perhaps. I’ve heard the word used before, it’s a Facebook thing, but I don’t know anyone who [...]
So Barrett “Shared in Google Reader” a post about how there is some errant reporting on recovery.gov – the government’s website for publicly displaying how the money for that 787 billion dollar stimulus package that was passed in February 2009. The website shows jobs created or saved due to the stimulus in many Congressional districts [...]
Representative Alan Grayson (D-FL) reserved an hour to speak about health care. Republicans didn’t care for the way he was talking and unsuccessfully tried to cut off his speech.
Alan Grayson has become my favorite Congressman. Please clone yourself, have your clone move to Kansas, and successfully run for Congress. Thanks.
Via The Huffington [...]