Editorial #5

"The Obama administration has warned both companies that it may let them sink into bankruptcy. In the meantime, though, more money is probably on the way -- along with some cosmetic management changes. Rick Wagoner, GM's chief executive of blessed memory, has already been pushed out, and the company's directors are heading in the same direction. Still, somebody -- God only knows who -- is supposed to come up with yet another plan to save GM and do it in 60 days. Maybe they'll outsource it." From my editorial, Broke Means Broke.

I cannot believe that these automobile companies that were just given billions of dollars to save their companies are asking for even more money less than six months later. The fact is that these companies are wasting the money on giving people raises and frivolously spending it on unneeded items or activities. The Obama administration needs to sit down with these companies and create budgets that they will directly follow so their company does not go bankrupt

Editorial #4

The Israeli parliament will probably approve a new government that, from Washington's point of view, looks problematic. Prime Minister-designate Binyamin Netanyahu had a rocky relationship with the Clinton administration when he last held the post in the late 1990s. His new coalition is dominated by nationalists and religious fundamentalists; his choice for foreign minister has proposed stripping Arabs of citizenship unless they pledge their loyalty to Israel as a Jewish state. Arab leaders are sounding the alarm about a coalition that, Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat charged on the opposite page Saturday, exemplifies "some of the worst traditions in Israeli politics."

This is a problem that the new administration needs to work on. The problem with this new government is that it could start another war just like the one we have on Afghanistan and Iraq at the moment. I worry that the United states is too concerned with other countries, while we are in trillions of dollars in debt and are struggling to keep our own economy floating. I think the United states needs to back off from trying to save other nations while we struggle to save our own.

Editorial #3

The article I read was called, What Left Turn? and It was all about what obama has been doing right and how he has been working on keeping his promises. The author talks about many subjects. On the war in Iraq,ahe says that Obama has, stepped back from his brigade-a-month withdrawal plan and stretched his 16-month departure timetable to 19 months. She continues to defend obama the entire article and say how amazing he is for doing what he is doing. I don't believe this is exactly the correct approach to take because yes Obama has made mistakes, its okay to admit that. He's only human. We can't ask too much of him. She continues to talk about social issues and how Obama has proceeded largely as promised during the campaign. She then talks about his education speech that he made and not only defended him but also criticized other for their opinions. She ends the article by saying " But these are different questions from those about Obama's supposed radicalism. He's doing, or trying to do, what he promised, smoothed out by the real-world demands of governing. How shocking is that?" Basically her overall point is that everyone needs to calm down, Obama will fulfill his promises eventually. Just with the economy today, it takes time.

Editorial #2

While skimming the Washington Post I came across an editorial called The Balancing Act. This caught my attention so I decided to read on.

I found that this article was all about the economy and how things have changed very much since the Bush Administration was around. Leaders of the Group of 20 nations met in Washington on Nov. 15 and since then President Obama has replaced George W. Bush. A new economic team is in the United States. And the financial crisis that Obama inherited has, intensified. The G-20 finance ministers will be meeting in England this weekend. And they will definitely have their hands full with what is going on today.

It continues to list the problems the group will be facing and how all the different countries should work together to help the economy reach normalcy again. It was a very informal read and I really want to hear what happens at this meeting and what agreements they make.