My last post was on health care reform, and huhh... IT PASSED. I however, would like to point out that it is not communism nor socialism? And I am getting tired of hearing that. Oh, and it won't make more people sick either? If you would like to oppose it, by all means please do. But please oppose it because you have a real opinion based on somee amount of fact. If you can tell me it's socialism or communism, and then tell me exactly why citing the legislation, then kudos. One seemingly valid argument against it is that President Obama is trying to increase both the amount of people covered, and decrease the amount. According to most economic theory, it isn't likely that you will be able to accomplish both at the same time. I do however support this bill, and from what I know it will be an extremely good thing. But it's one of those things where we'll just have to see.
Today Obama appointed a new Justice to the Supreme Court. She was appointed to replace Justice Stevens, who has served for an unbelievable 35 years and is retiring. Her name is Elena Kagan, and she is currently the Solicitor General. I for one have NO idea what that is... so I looked it up, and it's the person appointed by the US Government to represent them in front of the Supreme Court. So experience? Check. Despite being someone who was formerly the first woman dean of Harvard Law School, she has never served as a judge. Basically her academic career is one that any single teen in the US looks at in awe, because she has attended Princeton, Oxford, and Harvard. Her appointment does not mean that she will be a justice, she still has to go through confirmation hearings. It is expected that Kagan will be confirmed.
Today the stock market soared! The Europeans made their own version of the United States' bailout, totaling $955 billion dollars. The point is to prevent the domino effect the current economic failures in Greece will potentially cause. Many financial experts are currently saying it will only delay it, not completely prevent it. Either way, it made investors happy. Hence the stock market semi-recovering from its huge fall last week.
Primaries for the elections this year in California are in June. In addition to the candidates for governor, their are a lot of special lil propositions. As always. But the fight between Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman is getting a tad annoying. They are being quite vicious. Though Meg Whitman is still in the lead and most likely to win the Republican nomination, the fight between Poizner and Whitman could have lasting effects when it comes to the election later this year. Even if she secures her parties nomination, the claims Poizner is making against her will continue to haunt her. Personally, I think she has better ads. The whole concept of running the state of California a little bit like a "business" to get us out of our widespread economic, well... failure, comes off brilliantly.
As with anything in politics, we'll just have to see what actually comes of any of this.
Oh and by the way, as a teenager in the California public school system... I take this statistic personally. The state spends an average $52,363 per year on inmates, and an average of $7,440 on every student. When did 'no child left behind' become 'no murderer left behind'?
