Presented soave complex a character. We are polled periodically to rate the president s. Wilson receives a high rating. A that embraces only lincoln, select company that embraces only lincoln, washington and franklin d. Roosevelt, in addition sometimes to Woodrow Wilson. There have been dissenters, of course. A writer that claimed wilson was not one of the world men, but a great fiasco. Among those who rate him highly, there is almost nothing of the sense of admiration so often associated with the attitude displayed to other socalled greats. Wilsons greatness seems to come grudgingly. An acknowledgment of his accomplishments without an appreciation of his personal attributes. In attempting to assess this extraordinarily complex individual by placing it threefold, first to survey his early years to gain an understanding of his philosophy. Second, to examine the significant events of his presidency, especially in the controversial area of diplomacy. Third to discuss briefly some of , the
Political institutions and a commitment to the traditions of democracy. But on the other hand, it saddled us with some obsolete 18thCentury Institutions. Foremost among them is the Electoral College. Back when they set up the Electoral College, the gap populous andeast most populous state, you had a 51 ratio. Today it is well over 601. The Electoral College is biased against the most populous states and biased in favor of the smaller states because no state, no matter what its population, gets less than three Electoral College votes because votes are determined by the number of congressional representatives plus the two senators. So the small states have just one member of congress, but they also have two senators. That is three Electoral College votes. It distorts our political system. Now, why the Electoral College . Why did the framers set this up . Like anything else, there are multiple reasons. The framers loved the common people, but they did not love them all that much. They bel
Donald and mike pence supporters 202 7488001. Undecided 202 7488002. For your texts 202 7488003. A tweet ato send us cspan w day and post your thoughts. Facebook. Com cspan. His religion a key factor in your vote. Mike pence and joe biden had Opinion Pieces in the christian post on the same day. Well start with mike pence. Is the bestump choice for americans of faith. The American People and particularly people of faith have a lot to be proud of. He further says we must vote to protect the very foundation of our country. The American People know the foundation of america is freedom but the foundation of freedom is faith. Our freedoms are a gift from our creator and when we defend the we make his work on a our own. On earth our own. People of faith have no greater champion than donald trump. Thats from Vice President mike pence in the christian post, the same day this piece was written by the president ial candidate joe biden. The greatest commandment has guided my politics is the headl
Announcer tonight on late night with seth meyers, America Ferrera, author and host ina garten editor of the new yorker, David Remnick, featuring the 8g band with fred armisen and now seth meyers. Seth good evening im seth meyers and this is late night. We hope youre all doing well. Lets get to the news. According to a new report, some white house Staff Members are concerned about President Trumps behavior has changed because of a steroid hes taken to treat the coronavirus, which can cause mood swings, a false level of energy and a sense of euphoria and it may have been a mistake to start giving it to him in 2015. President trump announced yesterday he will attend next weeks president ial debate in person unless, of course, they decide to hold the debate at the top of the stairs. [ heavy breathing you guys, go ahead without me. President trump announced yesterday he has ended negotiations for the next Coronavirus Relief package until after the election dude, you yourself just got covid.