Homework

Since I am a teacher, I thought I would assign some homework over the weekend. I got this idea from Randi Rhodes, who has the homework section on her website full of interesting articles. So here are some articles and websites that I found interesting and think everyone should take a look out. Don't worry, there won't be any tests over this stuff.

• George Lakoff wrote another great article called "Bush is Not Incompetent." Lakoff outlines how Bush isn't to blame for the mess we are in (in Iraq, in education, in health care, in corporate scandals, in government scandals, in the environment), but it is actually just part of the Conservative governing philosophy.
• The Quad City Times wrote about a powerful lobbying group here in Iowa, Iowans for Tax Relief. Chris at Political Forecast has a good analysis of the group too.
• The new site King Watch, which outlines all the embarrassing things Rep. Steve King has done, has a video of Rep. King discussing the Voting Rights Act. Make sure the kids are out of the room because your about to see "Republicans Gone Crazy!"
• Finally, there is an Op-Ed peice in the LA Times asking "Did Bush Commit War Crimes." The articles gives information about the Supreme Court decision about the military tribunals at Gitmo.