What should LBJ's legacy be? Civil Rights Act of 1964 vs. Vietnam War vs. _________________.

Legacy of Lyndon Baines Johnson: http://nyti.ms/1f6iBTh

http://whitehousetapes.net/exhibit/thurgood-marshall-lbj-johnson-tapes

p.s. First time in 8.5 years that this blog has used a fill in the blank. :)

Please watch at least two videos on C-SPAN and describe how you could add anything that you saw/heard to your book on Congress.

The website:
http://www.c-span.org/

Farm Bill Conference Committee:
http://www.c-span.org/video/?315910-1/farm-bill-conference-committee

Oversight of the National Institute of Health budget by the Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
http://www.c-span.org/video/?312764-1/senate-appropriations-subcmte-looks-nih-budget

Clip of a House debate:
http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4484585

The House vote on the Public Lands Bill and the next week's schedule:
http://www.c-span.org/video/?317561-2/us-house-legislative-business&start=3454

Senator McCain urges his colleagues to take action in Syria (graphic):
http://www.c-span.org/video/?317782-4/senator-john-mccain-syria

Please comment on somebody's post you disagree with or have a question about from 11-17-13 through today.

Remember that everything you post on the internet can be seen by everyone, everywhere, forever.

In Congress...

Committee work

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2014/02/06/postal-bill-clears-senate-committee/

Logrolling, Christmas tree bills, and pork!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/senate-set-to-send-farm-bill-to-obama/2014/02/04/9d11173a-8d74-11e3-99e7-de22c4311986_story.html

Gridlock

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/02/06/senate-hits-another-dead-end-on-unemployment-benefits/

Partisanship

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/02/03/how-congress-became-the-most-polarized-and-unproductive-its-ever-been/

...and that's just last week!