politics

Overhaul the Constitution?

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American history thus far has largely been a process of emulating and adapting European goverments and policies to fit our needs. In the 18th century, our "founding fathers" largely copied ideas from European authors and philosophers (John Locke, for example) and created the foundation of our federal goverment.

Higher Education May Soon Be Unaffordable, says the New York Times

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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/education/03college.html?em

Since many members here will soon be applying to college, I thought this would be an interesting article.

Obama Discusses Richardson Appointment

Obama Names Richardson as Commerce Secretary

Following Monday's announcements that Sen. Hillary Clinton has been officially named Secretary of State, and that Robert Gates will remain head of the Department of Defense, President-Elect Barack Obama formally announced Wednesday that Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico and former Ambassador to the UN under President Clinton, will serve as Secretary of Commerce.

The Shambles of the Republican Party, and Obama's Future

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video: 

Sarah Palin, who is rumored to have been positioning herself for a high-ranking future within the Republican party, has been exposed as more of an embarrasment than ever now that the election is over, by none other than Fox (see video).  Among the offenses:

In Case You Didn't Know

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In case you didn't know, Barack Obama:

 

1) Is a Terrorist

2) Is a Muslim

3) Is an Arab

4) Is Unpatriotic

5) Is Elitist

6) Is Black

7) Means death for Israel

8 ) Is a Socialist

9) Is a Marxist

10) Is directly related to Sadamm Hussien

11) Is a weak kneed liberal

12) Pals around with terrorists

An End To Partisanship

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With the election looming on us all, let's think: Is the cadidate I support accurately representing all of my views and opinions?

Sarah McCain Palin

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Commentary: So what if Obama were a Muslim or an Arab?

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I've decided the entire Babelup community needs to read this commentary from CNN:

By Campbell Brown
CNN

Cross Post From Another Blog

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Hey, you all. It's good to have this site up and running again.

 

CNN's Political "Jeopardy!" (quiz)

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