http://www.openeducation.net/2007/12/12/obama-our-choice-for-president-in-2008/

http://www.openeducation.net/2007/12/11/the-educational-platforms-of-the-leading-republican-presidential-candidates/

http://www.openeducation.net/2007/12/10/the-educational-platforms-of-the-leading-democratic-presidential-candidates/

Perhaps your readers may be of interest.

Tom Hanson
Editor
OpenEducation.net

http://www.openeducation.net/2007/12/12/obama-o...

http://www.openeducation.net/2007/12/11/the-edu...

http://www.openeducation.net/2007/12/10/the-edu...

Perhaps your readers may be of interest.

Tom Hanson
Editor
OpenEducation.net

But more importantly, I’m looking for someone who makes me truly believe in the political process, that my vote is actually worth a damn, and that I can make a difference. Obama is doing just that.

Also, just a quick note on a community experiment I’m running on this Super Tuesday… I’ve opened up a new Twitter account to track the votes from Twitter users: http://twitter.com/Ivoted The concept is simple: Once you’ve voted, send a message to @Ivoted, and be counted.

Thank you for your words, Jake.

But more importantly, I’m looking for someone who makes me truly believe in the political process, that my vote is actually worth a damn, and that I can make a difference. Obama is doing just that.

Also, just a quick note on a community experiment I’m running on this Super Tuesday… I’ve opened up a new Twitter account to track the votes from Twitter users: http://twitter.com/Ivoted The concept is simple: Once you’ve voted, send a message to @Ivoted, and be counted.

Thank you for your words, Jake.

More info on this here:
http://tinyurl.com/2zrfqd

Honestly, as much of a supporter of space exploration as I am, I’d like to see more thought put into this moon-mars program. It was thrown out in 2004 by Bush in the hopes of building his own legacy, not to do anything truly impressive.

After the boondoggle that the Shuttle program turned out to be, I’d like to see some real evaluation of where we’re going with all of this. The Shuttle was supposed to be the “space truck”, inexpensive and frequent. But the program turned into anything but.

But the bigger context here is that tricky thing called reality. We’ve financed a war on borrowed money. We’re in seriously financial trouble due to horrendous Bush policies over the last 8 years, and saying that we need to address that before we shoot WELL beyond any other country’s aims, I’d call that smart.

More info on this here:
http://tinyurl.com/2zrfqd

Honestly, as much of a supporter of space exploration as I am, I’d like to see more thought put into this moon-mars program. It was thrown out in 2004 by Bush in the hopes of building his own legacy, not to do anything truly impressive.

After the boondoggle that the Shuttle program turned out to be, I’d like to see some real evaluation of where we’re going with all of this. The Shuttle was supposed to be the “space truck”, inexpensive and frequent. But the program turned into anything but.

But the bigger context here is that tricky thing called reality. We’ve financed a war on borrowed money. We’re in seriously financial trouble due to horrendous Bush policies over the last 8 years, and saying that we need to address that before we shoot WELL beyond any other country’s aims, I’d call that smart.

Brilliant piece of writing. One of the best posts I think you’ve ever written (and that’s not a criticism of your other articles.) It’s time for a change and I am 110% with you that it’s worth betting on Obama to make it happen.

I agree that is nice to see a more diversified field this go around (although those of us that live in MA know what a turkey Romney really is) but I have to agree with you, Hillary scares me a bit. Unfortunately, while Bill is the charismatic, intelligent and even-keeled Clinton — characteristics we’ve seen less and less of lately — Hillary has risen to her current prominence through sheer tenacity and determination. Normally, I’d consider those positive traits but I get a sense that she has a tough time backing away from bad decisions (like Iraq.) That’s not something I want to see in a president.

Your analogy of Jørgen Vig taking over at Lego in spite of not having a ton of experience is a good one. Sometimes having a storied resume — especially in politics — isn’t necessarily the secret to success, especially in this age of our new world order.

To that end, I’ve heard die hard republicans say, “I wish [Obama] were on our side. He’s so damn eloquent and inspirational.” Amen to that. After eight years of “Dubbya,” I’m ready for someone that can make me proud to be an American again.

Best,
Aaron (@astrout)