Farewell

I submit this post as a last tribute to our student teacher Mr. Vantassel. He left without saying goodbye, and will never be seen again in the halls of Rustified learning. His quirky sense of humor, and odd styles will be missed among the ranks of mocking students unaware of the difficulty of teaching people just a couple of years younger than you. We thank you for your dedication and time. Goodbye Vantassel.

The VP Debate: Who REALLY won???

The first article I looked at was:
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ODQ0NWQzODAyMWFlYTkzMDRiYmYzNDU4OWE3M2YzZDY=&w=MQ==
And the second I looked at was:
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/367825

According to the first Palin won, and according to the second Biden "did what he was supposed to". It looks like, even though Palin was projected to be trampled, through a clever display of friendliness, rather than knowledge, she held her ground. Of course, she didn't help out McCain very much... Which, according to the second article, is what the VPs are supposed to do.

Another Article

Here's one more article that was interesting...  http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/01/zelizer.senate/index.html

He makes a good point that it is better to have presidential candidates that are in power positions now, so we can see how they vote, and have that help us know what they stand for (more honestly).  B/c voting on something is more permanent than just saying, "Of course I would vote for this!"  The problems arise when those votes start to contradict what they already said, b/c its better for their public view if they vote the way they do.  it adds interest to a campaign.