More budget stuff

Sorry to keep ranting, but just found this tidbit:

"Taxpayers in Rochester, Minnesota will pay $305.5 million for the proposed bailout of Wall Street. For the same amount of money, the following could have been provided:

33,308 Scholarships for University Students for One Year"

About 1200 students a year graduate in Rochester - so you could fund four years of college for six years of graduating students. And that's just Rochester's share, not the state or national. Here's the link, where you can compare costs for different government activities against other potential spending programs.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Electoral College

National Archives - Electoral College browse the FAQ's if you have questions still about the Electoral College.

Electoral results from recent elections at 270towin

The Origin and History of the Electoral College - check out election results and you can view great maps and charts/data of every presidential election in our history.

Here are some popularly suggested alternatives offered should the Electoral College be eliminated "But if we get rid of the electoral college how will we choose the president?"

I welcome your comments as we dive into the Executive Branch.
Mr. Thompson

Obama's total fundraing amount in case you want to run for president and you want to know how much cash you need.

Mr. Thompson

You wanted to know who we owe money to...here is the list of nations and how many $billions we owe them. Now I know why there is such a demand to teach Chinese in the US.

Mr. Thompson

A must read for your discussion/review tomorrow. Who knows it may even help you for your upcoming test on Congress.

Congress in a Glass House

Mr Thompson