See ya next year.

Will the surge be enough to win in its ninth year?

The president addressed the nation last Tuesday with his plan to send 30,000 troops to Afghanistan. Will this be enough to win? How will we know? What do you think the definition of success is?

How will our government pay for the surge? Does it matter?

Do you think the Afghanistan government is doing all it can to make this a successful mission?



The first one to respond to this with the correct answer gets a star!

The Senate voted 60-39 to bring the measure to the floor!

The Senate voted to move ahead with a floor debate. And now the real fight begins.


Broken status quo benefitting rich insurance companies?

Will Americas be forced to prop insurance plans?

Who's taxes will go up?

Will the government ration health care?

Extend health insurance coverage to 31 million Americans?

Public Option?

"Free"

Afghanistan again? Surge? And Sarah's Comeback?

How many troops will the President send to Afghanistan? And for how long? For five years? Ten? Or should we focus on what the situation is like in a year or so?

What about the Karzai government? How dependable will it be?

Who are the Taliban anyway?


And what about Sarah Palin's book tour? Will this be the beginning of her comeback?

Obama, the Economy, and Cheney?

The Obama administration slashed executive pay at seven companies that received taxpayer bailouts, many are asking if it was the right decision. What do you think?

What repercussions will the decision to cut executive pay have on Wall Street? Do you think it will have any impact on the broader economy?

Dick Cheney is criticizing President Obama, saying his decision on whether to send more troops to Afghanistan is taking too long? When do you think Obama will make his decision?

The surge debate in Iraq took months to decide.

**** By 2007 the median S&P 500 CEO earned in three hours what a minimum-wage worker pulled down in a year! And Great Recession or no, 2009 looks like more of the same. - Time Magazine on Executive Pay

What will it take to form a coalition?

What will it take to form a large enough coalition to pass a health care reform bill? Will moderate Republicans or conservative Democrats join in? Republican Senator Olymbia Snowe from Maine approved the bill in senate finance committee. Will she continue to support it? She is not in favor of a pubic option.

What provisions will likely be included in the final bill?

"The Great Recession"

The Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and top business economist are declaring that the "great recession" is over but what about the jobs? Is the worst over?

Should the government have pass another stimulus?