Post 9 - Health Care

Instead of doing a response to post 8 I have been inspired to ask you one more question. Sorry but it's a good tie into our coursework for this week.

In March of last year Congress passed and President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law. The Republicans have stated that one of their first legislative priorities for this session is to repeal the health care legislation passed by the last Congress.

Your first task is to research the piece of legislation and figure out what is doing and will do to healthcare in the US. Then answer the following questions:

1. Do you support the legislation that was passed? Why or why not?

2. Should the Republicans try to repeal the whole thing or just portions of it? To what degree should this be a legislative priority for them? How could focusing on this help or hurt them in 2012?

Post is due by Tuesday, January 18th
(new date so you'll have more time to research and write your post)

Post 8 - Foreign Policy

What do you see as the top foreign policy priority for the U.S. in 2011 and why? What do you see as the potential hurdles for addressing this issue? What advice do you have for Obama and Congress in dealing with this foreign policy issue?

Due Friday, January 7th. My apologies for posting this late.