by way of disclaimer, i'm about as politically illiterate regarding american politics as an otherwise well-educated person can be (especially one that has undergraduate degrees in political science and international relations). the reason? irrationality drives me nuts, and that's exactly how i view about 90% of politics (irrational arguments to irrational people).
nonetheless, in light of a rather epic development (i.e. health care), i'm trying to force myself to read up a bit. a few articles that i enjoyed more than not:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/opinion/23herbert.html (ranting on some of the same things i find disgusting about american politics, albiet laying most of it at the door of the GOP)
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/03/the_costs_and_benefits_of_the.html (discussing the political costs and benefits/game theory of opposing the health care bill)
http://www.slate.com/id/2248566/ (an optimistic caution against "shorting" Obama)
and a couple basic FAQs those other political illiterates out there:
http://www.slate.com/id/2248560/
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/your-money/health-insurance/22consumer.html
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