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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: one_less who wrote (39085)	3/10/2005 11:57:14 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Respond to of 173976

There is huge disparity in the public school system here. Our kids are lucky enough to go to one of the best set of schools in the state. But there is a huge gap between the best and the worst schools. And California ranks 44th in per capita spending on education; shameful for a state as wealthy as it is. It is often cited as one of the major problems by Californians...

To: one_less who wrote (39085)	3/13/2005 2:13:43 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 173976

Speaking of perversions..... Parking Feud By Kimberly Craig Web produced by Jenny Clark March 9, 2005 Some U.S. Marines say they were surprised by the decision made by Detroit auto workers about parking. It all started with the cars some Marines drove, and what was on them. The words that have some U.S. Marines in shock came from the man in charge of security at the UAW Solidarity House, on Jefferson in Detroit. For a number of years now, dozens of Marine reservists have been thankful to park in the UAW’s lot for weekend training with no problem at all - until now. Marines at nearby Marine Corps Reserve Center say on Tuesday morning, the director of security at the UAW told them that while they support the troops, Marines driving foreign vehicles or sporting a President George Bush bumper sticker were no longer welcome to park there. U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Joe Rutledge told Action News, "We received a phone call from the UAW, who support us by letting us park down at their facility. They called and said they weren’t going to allow or they would turn away some vehicles." A spokesman for the UAW released a statement to Action News which reads: "While reservists certainly have the right to drive non-union made vehicles and display bumper stickers touting the most anti-worker, anti-union president since the 1920s, that doesn’t mean they have the right to park in a lot owned by members of the UAW." As U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Lee Cooper explained, "We’re very appreciative, but on the other hand, it’s kind of discriminating between, let’s say a lance corporal going through college can only afford a 15-year-old vehicle and it happens to be a Nissan