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Timothy Geithner is on his way out as Treasury Secretary, due to his involvement in the AIG scandal that is now unraveling in hearings before the House Oversight and Reform Committee. But why stop there?

An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had once failed an entire class. That class had insisted that Obama's socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said, "OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama's plan". All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A... After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy. As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little. The second test average was a D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F. The scores never increased as bickering, blame and ...

The argument to have term limits on elected public officials is a waste of time. We the people have the power of the vote that decides who stays in and how long. We the people elect these public officials with the notion they will serve and work with us, and if someone we elected is actually doing the right thing and working for the good of the people, then he or she should be voted in as many times as long as they are doing the right thing. BUT!! If we elect a public official that has not kept his or her word, then we the people have the power of the vote, to term his or her limit in public office. It is our fault, not the public officials. If we the people used the power of the vote the argument over term limits would not exist. We the people must be aware of what is going on and not fall asleep, and sadly some public officials take advantage of this, knowing the American people are not always awake. Bottom line is that a public official should stay in office as long as she...