The First Hundred Days

Hi All,

The first hundred days....of school, of summer, of the new year and of a new administration. Its a time for bold plans, sweeping agendas and new, vibrant policies. Great stuff - and it makes for an interesting blog post.

Click on this link which comes from Wikipedia and discuss just exactly what the 'First hundred days' really means to a politician and his/her administration.  

For a bit of a scholarly summary of the 'First hundred days', click on this link from Houghton Mifflin.
Finally, click on this link from Time Magazine which discusses just exactly where the One Hundred Day Rule comes from ...

And....the venerable New York Times had a blog titled '100 Days' which, you guessed it, discussed the first hundred days of various US Presidents.  Click the link to follow to the site and blog!

Listed below are links to websites for various US Presidents' 'First Hundred Days'.

President Roosevelt's First Hundred Days
President Obama's First Hundred Days
President Clinton's First Hundred Days
President Reagan's First Hundred Days
President Truman's First Hundred Days 
President Bush's First Hundred Days 
President Carter's First Hundred Days 
President Johnson's First Hundred Days

Enjoy the links and information.

Regards,
Stu

Government Shutdown Part II

Hi All,

Just a quickie post about the ongoing United State government shutdown.  USA.gov is the Official United States government portal for 'all things government'.  For example, there are links to Government Services, Government Blogs, Topics, Various Government Agencies and 'how to contact government'.  Click on any of the above links to go to that topic.

But the real reason I'm writing this blog entry is to write about the government shutdown and what it means to citizens.  Click on this link from USA.gov for a page entitled 'What's Affected by a Government Shutdown?  This is an extremely extensive list of impacted services by the government shutdown.  It is an interesting and informative list of services!!!

Policy wonks, reports, interested citizens, government workers and government consultants might want to click on this link entitled, 'Federal Government Contingency Plans'.   This link connects to various agencies' contingency plans across the Federal Government.  Links have an 'as of updated' date so users can see how current the information is.

Users can click on this link from CNN to read an article entitled 'Government Shutdown: Get Up to Speed in 20 Questions' which is a very concise, neat summary of what the shutdown means to citizens in real terms.

Hope the links help.

Regards,
Stu

Election Day is Coming...Some Thoughts

Hi All, 

As you probably know, election day is right around the corner.  And with that thought in mind, you might want to prepare to vote.  Here are some important links for voters to use to answer a bunch of voting related questions that they might have...

Without further ado...

Enjoy the links!
Stu

When is the next election?

http://www.elections.ny.gov/

How can I see if I am registered to vote?

https://voterlookup.elections.state.ny.us/votersearch.aspx

What are the qualifications to register to vote?

http://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingRegister.html

Where can I find a Voter Registration form?

http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/download/voting/voteform.pdf

Where can I find an Absentee ballot?

http://www.elections.ny.gov/NYSBOE/download/voting/Absentee06152010.pdf

What are the requirements to run for President?

http://www.elections.ny.gov/RunningOffice.html

Who are my United States Senators?

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?State=NY

Who is my United States Representative?

http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/

Who is my New York State Senator?

http://www.nysenate.gov/senators/

Who is my representative in the New York State Assembly?

http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/

How can someone in the military vote?

http://www.fvap.gov/

When is the deadline for registering to vote?

http://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingDeadlines.html

Where may I apply in person to register to vote?

http://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingRegister.html

http://www.elections.ny.gov/CountyBoards.html

When are the polls open on Election Day?

http://www.elections.ny.gov/FAQ.html

Where do I go to vote?

https://voterlookup.elections.state.ny.us/votersearch.aspx