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Politics--part of human ecology

January 05, 2009

Aren't you proud of your US Senate?

When the 111th Congress opens on Tuesday (6th), all eyes will be on Roland Burris, the senator designate for the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Of course, his appointment is under a cloud since it was made by "embattled" Governor Blagojevich.

Burris is only one player in a burgeoning cast of appointees and questionable recount "winners" that are making this such an entertaining new year.

Blame it all on the seventeenth amendment. For a walk down memory lane, with some cool historical/hysterical facts as to how we got here, check out my essay.

Posted at 04:47 PM in Politics--part of human ecology | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

February 12, 2008

Dewey defeats Truman

60 years later, there just may a lesson for us in the election of 1948.  Dewey really was supposed to win, and, frankly, the country would be much better off if he had won.

Read all about how he lost, and became the best presidential candidate who was defeated twice.

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