Obama calls for longer school year

Obama wants students to go to school longer. He says that students in America go to school a month less then students in other country. He also wants to evaluate teachers based on students' test performance. He does not want teachers to oppose this idea. Obama feels we can change the school calendar because students to not need to help their family out on their farm like in the past.
I think that a longer school year will not help students. If Obama wants to change the school calender then i think it would be a better idea to have shorter brakes but the same amount of school days. So an example would be two months of school 2 weeks off. Then students are less likely to forget the things they have learned. Students need a brake and should not be going to school all year round. this is just going to get them discouraged. students need a time to just be kids and enjoy them self. life is more then just going to school. there is so much more we can learn out of school like teamwork through sports, community service, responsibility that comes with a job, and so much more.
this involves government because school cost the government money. Obama also says that being behind in our education puts us at a disadvantage in the global economic.



http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_upshot/obama-calls-for-longer-school-year

Carter says Kennedy delayed health care years ago

Jimmy Carter says that we could have had health care years ago if Sen. Edward Kennedy had not stop it. Kennedy, who died in August of 2009, blocked Carters proposed plan of health care. Carter says that Kennedy was malicious and did not want to see him succeed. Kennedy tried to run for president, but Carter beat him out of the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination. Carter then lost to Ronald Regan. Kennedy had a complete health care plan approach and Carter's plan would have taken a few years to work out.
This deals with government because if Carter would have gotten his plan passed then Obama would probably not care so much about his health care bill. I think Jimmy Carter should move on. A new health care bill as been created and all that Jimmy Carter has recently mentioned happened over 30 years ago. I can understand how Carter feels, it had to hurt to have someone try to stop you from succeeding. I also feel like Carter is just trying to get the last word in through this interview. I think he should leave it up to Obama now.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100917/ap_on_go_ot/us_carter_kennedy

Fidel Latest to say Cuba's Communism Doesn't Work

Fidel Castro just shared some news with the world. Cuba's Communism doesn't work. In the first interview Fidel gave to America since he left the office four years ago he says that they need to change. This is not a surprise because Fidel's brother, Raul, has been saying the same thing. But everyone is surprised to hear it come from Fidel Castro. Raul wants slow and widespread change. The government controls just about all of the economy. The government pays workers a monthly salary (how would you like to be payed around $20 a month?) and then pays for health insurance, housing, education, and transportation. Cuba's economy has been hurt because of the world wide economy fall, three upsetting hurricanes, and other reasons. Cuba does not want to leave their socialist system but wants the people to except less from them.
This really shows how the whole world is hurting from the economy not just the US. So communism does not work. Maybe it would be worth Cuba trying a democracy.

Republicans Eye McCain's Millions in Excess '08 Funds

With money tight and the economy uncertain, everyone wants to know where big money from politicians will go. Everyone wants money to go to their favorite organization or their company. Now everyone wants to know where John McCain's extra money will go. McCain used 7.5 million in his victory of the Arizona Republican Primary. But there is still a lot of money left over, about 17 million left as of June 30th. McCain had to submit a post-election audit because he participated in public financing program. McCain’s fund was known as McCain-Palin Compliance Fund Inc. Many people think that he should give the money to the National Republican Congressional Committee and National Republican Senatorial Committee.
This topic has a lot to do with the government because money and politicians have a lot to do with it. I think that the money should be used for a good cause like charity or even to help the Republican Party to help get more republics in office. This is a hard decision because so many are in need of help.