props and such.

president bush gave the state of the union address last night. did you watch? i didn't. i thought it would be more beneficial to go to a westmont alum's house and hear about her journey into the news world (she's a local reporter here in the city). then a few of us got together to talk about the state propositions to be more informed when we go vote NEXT WEEK (wooohooo!). i highly recommend doing this; it was helpful, especially because the packet that says "a no vote means..." and "a yes vote means..." was written by the people who put it on or want it off the ballot (ie: it might be a bit biased and appropriate research can be necessary).

this morning i wasn't surprised to read a response to the state of the union from raed's blog. it is a very provocative and interesting look into one iraqi's view on the current state of iraq in response to what president bush said last night. his blog is a good place to start, and i think it's an informed source. i mean, seriously, he works for the american friends service committee- how bad can he be? also, here is the transcript of the state of the union, in case you're interested.