Monday, September 19, 2011
Great article outlining how public unions hurt voters!
Take a look at this great Heritage Foundation article for a preview of this week's debate.
...Do Taxpayers Win Big in Wisconsin?
Pro-Walker
http://blog.heritage.org/2011/06/15/taxpayers-win-big-in-wisconsin/
http://www.aei.org/article/103210
Anti-Walker:
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/02/race_to_bottom.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/10/us-wisconsin-idUSTRE72909420110310
Washington Post Article:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2011/02/what_is_actually_being_propose.html
http://blog.heritage.org/2011/06/15/taxpayers-win-big-in-wisconsin/
http://www.aei.org/article/103210
Anti-Walker:
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2011/02/race_to_bottom.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/10/us-wisconsin-idUSTRE72909420110310
Washington Post Article:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2011/02/what_is_actually_being_propose.html
La Maison Francaise
Hi All:
For those of you interested in experiencing cultural diversity while in DC, I have some good news for you. The French Embassy has a cultural section (La Maison Francaise) that comes out with various activities and events that highlight/ showcase aspects of French and European culture. For instance, today's event ("Henry Purcell: The Food Of Love with tenor Paul Agnew") will feature Paul Agnew,a renowned Scottish tenor, who will "present a rare and exquisite selection of Baroque songs at La Maison Francaise." It's at 7:30pm at the French Embassy (4101 Reservoir Road NW). General admission is $25, but $20 for students with IDs. On Friday, there is also going to be a special event dubbed "Euro Night 2011: A Captivating Cultural Journey".
Follow this link for more information and to sign up to receive updates on events:
http://www.la-maison-francaise.org/start.htm
For those of you interested in experiencing cultural diversity while in DC, I have some good news for you. The French Embassy has a cultural section (La Maison Francaise) that comes out with various activities and events that highlight/ showcase aspects of French and European culture. For instance, today's event ("Henry Purcell: The Food Of Love with tenor Paul Agnew") will feature Paul Agnew,a renowned Scottish tenor, who will "present a rare and exquisite selection of Baroque songs at La Maison Francaise." It's at 7:30pm at the French Embassy (4101 Reservoir Road NW). General admission is $25, but $20 for students with IDs. On Friday, there is also going to be a special event dubbed "Euro Night 2011: A Captivating Cultural Journey".
Follow this link for more information and to sign up to receive updates on events:
http://www.la-maison-francaise.org/start.htm
Governors' job creation records do not guarantee results in Washington
This interesting article points out how since 1950, not a single governor elected president has had the same record of job creation on the national level as they did in their states.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Electoral reform or politics as usual?
Pennsylvania's Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pilleggi is pushing a bill that would allocate the state's 20 electoral votes according to which candidate wins in each congressional district. For example, in 2008 Obama won the majority of votes in 9 congressional districts, while McCain won 10. Obama won the overall popular vote in the state and received all 21 electoral votes, but under Pileggi's proposal he would have received nine electoral votes for each congressional district he won, plus two votes (representing PA's U.S. senators) awarded to the winner of the state's overall popular vote, making Obama's PA electoral vote total 11 and awarding McCain 10. (Nebraska used such a system in 2008.)
On the surface this proposal makes the electoral college seem less arbitrary, but I agree with the author: Pilleggi's proposal would make the already controversial process of gerrymandering more heated with a national election in mind. Is this bill the right step in electoral reform, or, as many Democrats fear, a political ploy?
Friday, September 16, 2011
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