editorial #3-http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/14/pocket-money-for-politicians/

this article is called "pocket money for politicians" by the washington Times. its about how congressional member's don't fully understand what the average american has to go through daily to earn a living, especially considering the recession the US has been going through. the government is being irresponsible and spending taxpayer money frugally. lawmakers misuse public funds for private reasons. they rack up thousands of dollars on government credit cards but still they talk as if they can relate to the public.

I think that this editorial is right. not only about lawmakers though but many political figures, especially presidents. you hear in their speeches that they talk about relating to the public but alot of them came from wealth so they really cant relate to the average american. lawmakers dont have to struggle with paying off bills and saving money for things because they get alot of their expenses paid for. It amazes me what hard working citizen's tax dollars really go to sometimes.

editorial #2-http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/01/opini4.html

"Haiti's futile race against the rain"
By Lawrence Downes

This article is about how Haiti's government is struggling to find a solution to not being able to house over 1 million people effected by the harsh storm. Because they are unable to find a place to put them, Haiti's president decided to move all the haitians back to the shattered streets of Port-au-Prince. They are trying to house everyonee properly before the rain season officially starts.officials think that all they need to do is clear just enough of the mess so that people can continue to live there, yet its so much of disaster area.
I feel like they are not doing enough to try to fix the problem.they could send the haitians to other places besides port au prince. It doesnt make sense to take people out of disaster and send them to a still dumpy and shattered area.if they clear the rubble they wont find much left so it doesnt make sense to do that and then put people back there so they can live in the middle of a disaster area.

editorial #1-http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2010/02/opposing-view-tackle-costs-first.html

"Opposing view:tackle costs first"
by Steve Poizner
This editorial is about how the reform plans will raise premiums, and increase health spending.Poizner says that higher premiums would leave high-risk populations in the insurance pool.he thinks we should increase competition and consumer choice by allowing americans to have private coverage and that congress should end the bias against individually purchased health insurance.he says states can play a role in lowering costs

I agree, I think that obama didnt really put much consideration into how much this reform would cost us. we should reduce costs to increase availability of health care.right now, all this reform is doing is icreasing the cost of basic coverage for everyone else. they want to expand midicaid, but there are still problems that need to be worked out before that happens

bog 6

So, this week has been hectic with last minute college apps and that 8 page research paper. But thank god its over! now i can relax a little more (somewhat).
im getting kind of excited for college now, even though i have yet to recieve my acceptance letter from MSU(though ive known for a month that i got in because i called and asked ahaha)
kind of excited about being out on my own, though it's also kind of scary because ill be 1700 miles away. But i mean im 18 and all so i guess it has to happen eventually.
im most likely going to live in a house when i go to college, so maybe ill get a pet or something ahaha.like a giant bird or something tropical lol.
um.not really sure what else to say in this and I'm really tired so I guess ill just end it now.

political cartoon #6-http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/jan/17/sarahs-new-gig/?opinioncartoons

1. Clay Bennett drew this cartoon

2. it was published online in The Chatanooga Times Free Press (www.TimesFreePress.com) on January 17, 2010

3. This cartoon is about Sarah Palin's new gig on FOX news. it's titled "sarah Palin at her best"

4. The message here is that people are reluctant to hear her views on anything, hence the "mute" function on the bottom right hand side.This cartoon portrays her as chatty, and makes her look kind of like a grandma, with her long face.

5. I agree with this message, i feel like she is il informed and whatever she has to say probably will sound ignorant. however, i do agree that this is the perfect job for her. She can talk as much as she wants, though how many will actually listen to her, i dont know. I like the mute part because it shows that no one is really willing to listen to her, because of some of the things she says, it just makes it more obvious of how lacking she is in experience.

free response question #5

It's 2010! So far Obama hasn't seemed to have done too much, but maybe this new year will be different. I think the new health care reform will pass, but it won't work very well. There's too many problems with costs and everything that it's really doubtful that it will actually help anything. Im hoping these economic problems we've had will subside, but if Obama keeps going on the track he is, its very unlikely. Also, with these recent terrorist problems, I'm hoping that the government and national security becomes a lot stricter. Its rediculous how lazy the security in airports has been considering how important it is to keep airports safe and terrorists out of the planes.

political cartoon #5-http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2009/dec/29/increased-security/?opinioncartoons

1.clay bennett drew this cartoon.
2. It was published online in the Chatanooga Times Free Press(www.timesfreepress.com) on Tuesday, December 29, 2009.
3. This cartoon is about the recent security increase in airports because of the terrorist bombing.
4. The message here is that fear of terrorists has become so great that security is tightening to the point where everyone is being checked, and not just their bags. almost as if theyre going through the conveyor belt and being scanned. its saying that everyone should be checked now, from head to toe, so as to ensure that another incident like the one that happened over the holidays wont happen again.
5. I agree with this message. because security wasnt as thoughrough as it should have been, a terrorist slipped through the cracks.only searching people randomly isnt good enough because you never know what people may be hiding. Though this means security will be more of a hastle, and take longer, its worth it if it means keeping innocent people as safe as possible.