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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html

Monday, December 15, 2008

Joe Biden: the rarest, and most commendable of public officials

See Politico: Biden to shrink VP role - big time

What a guy. Once a government office has been endowed with powers, it's extremely hard to shrink or remove them. Biden is volunteering to shrink the size of the office. I am wondering if this is due to pressure from the Obama team, the same team that relegated him to nonessential campaigning during the presidential race. In any case, he deserves a salute.

I know that the nation is fawning over its president-elect, but I get the feeling that Obama is an extremely bright guy who's going to make good decisions and (hopefully) run the country well.

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