The main reason I didn’t post much of anything last week on here was because last week was my week to take over the AP Government Class Blog. And given all of the crazy stuff that happened across the country last week, it was quite a lot of work to keep it going.

Anyway, if you’re interested, here’s links to each of the articles that I posted last week, which gives you an idea of what I was busy with, as well why I only blog about politics on my own blog once in a blue moon. It’s exhausting to do it full-time.

Monday, September 22
What is our Problem with Taxes?
Seven Modest Proposals for President Obama

Tuesday, September 23
McCain-Palin Maybe Not Suited for the White House… Says the Media?

Wednesday, September 24
GOP Campaign Tries to Get VP Debate Postponed
McCain Hides Back in Washington, Wants to Cancel Friday’s Debate
A Look at the Candidates You WON’T See During the Debates

Thursday, September 25
Letterman Responds to John McCain’s Campaign Suspension
Was McCain’s “suspension” Just an Attention-Getting Joke?

Friday, September 26
Jon Stewart’s Birdseye View of our Economy’s “Dive of Death”
Is Palin Losing It?
Open Thread: First Presidential Debate

Saturday-Sunday, September 27-28
The Candidates Take Da Bait, Round 1
Tying Up Loose Ends

Now that that’s over with, I’m hoping to start getting a bit more regular with my own blog here. Stay tuned…

Tags: AP Government, Aragon, Barack Obama, blog, Blogging, debate, economy, Hitchhiker's Guide to National Affairs, John McCain, Jon Stewart, political, Sarah Palin, School

George W. Bush goes head to head with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on this really funny parody of everyone’s favorite game show that aired on Jay Leno. Thanks to Chris24 for tweeting about this video!

Tags: Barack Obama, funny, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Jay Leno, Jeopardy, parody, The Tonight Show, Video, YouTube

Don’t ask me why the guys at JibJab are so awesome, but they are, and the latest proof comes in the form of their latest video: “Time For Some Campaignin’,” which beautifully sums up the entire 2008 election in two minutes. This is simply awesome.

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Why do I, along with so many others, love The Daily Show? Because not only is it funny, but it actually gets through all the crap that takes place in our society, particularly during the election season. I would have posted this earlier this week (like BEFORE the March 4th primaries finished, perhaps) if I haven’t been so busy catching up on homework from my recent trip.

However, this has to be one of my favorite Indecision 2008 sketches yet so far this year, and I couldn’t resist posting it. It’s just got some of the best swipes at Clinton and Obama, and it actually takes a reasonable look at that ridiculous 3 AM-telephone ad (even I, the person who wakes up at extraordinarily early times of the morning each morning, wouldn’t be awake at 3 AM!).

And it’s a good thing that Jon Stewart mentioned that exception to the title, because she turned out to win the larger states after all. (Quite frankly, though I personally have a slight two-degree lean towards Obama, I really don’t like either Democratic candidate, so I’m holding out to see who gets selected.)

Anyway, enough with my blubber, time for Jon Stewart’s.

Tags: 2008, Barack Obama, election, Hillary Clinton, Jon Stewart, Ohio, primaries, Rhode Island, Texas, The Daily Show, Vermont, Video