This Week’s Big Five 7/19/2010

Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate debate
In case you missed it on television, here is the 1st democratic primary debate in Arizona for the senate seat.

Five practical ways and one impractical way Congress could improve the economy by November
A few suggestions on how to improve the economy as well as democratic chances in the midterm election.

How facts backfire
A very scary article about how most people are not persuaded by hard facts. A must read.

Deficits of Mass Destruction
Some people are starting to see a parallel in the current talk about deficits and the mythical WMDs that led us into a war in Iraq.

When 256 Doesn’t Equal 256
538 compares the geographical make up of the US House going into the ‘94 election and the one we are now approaching.