The audio is not included but the PowerPoint is quite clear.

His PowerPoint slideshow is great as well (http://www.auburn.edu/~garriro/cbm.ppt). I use it in my Econ class.

One more blog I will no longer follow.

Let me paraphrase Mr. Fallon:

“I don’t begrudge my friends and constituents who plan to vote for Newt Romney. I understand their fear of Obama. But voting against somebody isn’t enough anymore. If I had three hands maybe I could hold my nose, my gut and my mouth and vote for Newt Romney. But in good conscience, I can’t, I won’t, and you shouldn’t either.”

Thank you!

Obama is Pepsi. Romney is New Coke.

With both civics and economics--do you teach it the way it SHOULD be or the way it is? Vastly different options.

In the lower left corner of the chart--shouldn't that read "present" rather than "future"?

The first step to entitlement reform is to eliminate the FICA and Medicare payroll taxes. If other taxes need to be increased to compensate then do it. But as long as Americans look at their pay stubs and see money taken out for these two items they feel that they should get their money back. Once these items are eliminated it will be easier to make changes since they are no longer "paying into the system."

She wants the minority leader position because she thinks the House will flip back in 2012 with Obama running for reelection and then she can be Speaker again.