That's what the government tells us...

Forgive me if I don't accept it at face value..

I just don't think it's a good idea to have the US Government making decisions on who get's funds for education..

Imagine years from now when we have a GOP administration and, all of the sudden, you see school funding dry up for, say "liberal arts" studies or the like....

If the government gets the final word on who get's money for college, what's to stop the government from making sure that only "approved" education get's the funds??

Michale.....

Students will now pay LESS than before. The banks were just skimming off the top, for shuffling paperwork. The government has always backed these loans, so there's no difference there, the only difference is that now the students will file the paperwork directly with the government, instead of paying a bank thousands of dollars for filing the form for them. The banks are still free to compete for the loan business, but the loans they offer aren't backed by the government (they've always been free to do this, by the way). So not much of anything has changed, except saving $68 billion that used to go to banks, for doing very little at all.

-CW

Better now?

Sorry, was testing last night and forgot to "roll back" the test code. Still working on the comments in general, so PLEASE PLEASE let me know if things like this happen. Thanks for the feedback, everyone.

The entry window should be fixed now, let me know if it isn't (you may have to reload the page to update it).

-CW

Michale.....

On Firefox on a Mac it's small with without the ability to pull out the corner...

Well, glad to see it wasn't just me.. :D

Michale.....

Yea, now the students will have to pay a whopping big price to the government..

It will also put the government in control of educational purse strings..

And ya'all think this is a good idea.... WHY exactly??

As to the rest.... NO WHERE has Obama touched on the issues of JOBS, even though his SOTU address said that would be his "TOP PRIORITY"..

Why do you think that is?? Maybe because he wants to keep Americans poor and dependent on the government??

I dunno... No other reason is as logical as that one..

David,

And keep emphasizing how Republicans have not been willing to work together in any way.

Republicans have clearly shown the country that they can work together.. But they CAN'T work with Democrats who insist on pursuing the Dem agenda by hook or by crook..

And the independents in this country (like me), the ones who REALLY decide elections have clearly said they DON'T want Republicans to work with Democrats until such time as Democrats remember who THEY (Dems) work for..

The Democrats work for us, the American people.

The Democrats seems to have forgotten that fact...

How else can you explain Democrats forcing legislation that 75% of Americans are against?

Michale.....

This is great to see. It's like Keanu in the Matrix learning how to fight. Keep emphasizing the benefits. Keep getting the details out to folks - the ones they agree w/ once they get past the screaming talk show hosts. And keep emphasizing how Republicans have not been willing to work together in any way.

If they stick with this playbook, I like their odds.

As a big fan, I'm also interested in seeing what the corporate noise machine churns out next to try and hide any details. Will it be another Reverend Wright? Will it be better than a phony birth certificate? Will it be more powerful than false accusations of socialism?

C'mon folks. Let's get creative.

-David