The State of Our Union
Welcome to another school year, and of course, a big welcome to the new crop of AP Gov't students. (alumni still welcome!)
We have a lot of things going on in our country and our world right now... midterm elections coming up, a president with low approval ratings, more people know who Homer Simpson is than Tony Blair, etc. What concerns you? Which issues are you thinking about and bothered by?
posted by JLBinChicago @ 10:13 AM
2 Comments:
I got a political poll call the other night... one of the questions was - as a nation, are we going in the right direction, or are we on the wrong track?
Any thoughts on that?
Vinay - no worries on a longer blog - it was great to hear what you have to say!
I think that candidates really struggle concerning how they are portrayed. We will soon be watching "Journeys with George," which is a documentary about the 2000 campaign. You will see W in a very informal light in the beginning of the campaign, and then as it looks like he might actually win the election, he becomes more serious - often quite awkwardly. I think you will find it interesting. There is also a lot of criticism when W is less formal, and people claim he acts like a cowboy. In fact, I just saw a bumper sticker this morning that said "Yee Haw Isn't a Foreign Policy." So it seems to be a really complicated issue.... lots to think about!
Post a Comment
<< Home