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Phi Beta Cons
Joni E. Finney, vice president of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, argues that we must push more students into college, and impose more courses per degree. However, there "is not much direct connection between individual productivity and formal education once you get past basic math and language skills. There are people with Ph.Ds who hardly earn more than a 'living wage' and there are people who dropped out of high school and nevertheless find very profitable work."
Yahoo
For the crime of representing the will of the people--and also of making the right decision with regard to a bailout that would only spawn more and more bailouts, and ultimately socialization of the auto industry--UAW workers blast Republicans. I'm voting for anyone the UAW hates that much.
Slate.com
This article purports to show that Democrats are richer and "smarter" than Republicans. However, the most it actually demonstrates is that Dems are more educated than their Republican peers--which arguably illustrates that liberal academic bias the Dems have been trying so hard to deny.
The Big Money
This article collects the most interesting pieces of the Blagojevich indictment.
Political Fix
Missouri Roundtable For Life is promoting an initiative petition proposal that it seeks to get on the November 2010 ballot. The initiative, entitled the Taxpayer Protection Amendment, would forbid the use of tax dollars for abortion services, human cloning, or other controversial research.