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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: puborectalis who wrote (32147)	6/26/2008 8:41:52 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 224750

what color is Clarance Thomas ?

To: puborectalis who wrote (32147)	6/26/2008 8:47:10 PM
From: Geoff Altman	Respond to of 224750

Warren Bolton is quite the unit...... America's Worst Newspaper Better Newspapers The Greenville News SC BLOGS THAT ROCK Charlie Broadway Black Perspectives SC Birds of a Feather I Hate the State Wednesday, March 30, 2005 Warrin' Warren Bolton The journalists at America's Worst Newspaper (tm) don't spend a lot of time reporting (see below). So what are they writing? A quick glance at the editorial page reveals that a shortage of facts won't prevent them from expressing a wide variety of opinions. Here's The State's Warren Bolton dismissing calls for education reform while noting Those who want Put Parents in Charge to pass . . . complain about the state’s 50th SAT ranking, its 50 percent dropout rate and the fact that 74 percent of eighth-graders can’t read at a proficient level. Now he acts as if these "complaints" are little more than the whining of a four-year old denied naptime. But aren't these complaints actually, um, legitimate? Earlier in the article, Bolton opines that The governor and those who support his tax cut plan, being sold as a way to “Put Parents in Charge” of children’s education, say it will make public schools better. But they never say how it would improve our schools. But if he were actually familiar with the debate, he would know that this question has been answered repeatedly by the parental choice advocates. They say repeatedly that public schools aren't inherently bad; and given the right incentive--e.g., free parents who have a choice in education--they'll rise to the challenge and provide a better product. Here's Harvard economist Caroline Minter Hoxby on the issue: Market enthusiasts have always argued . . . that competition will improve the public schools, just as the entry of Federal Express and DHL into the package-delivery market forced the U.S. Postal Service to lower its costs and offer new services, such as Express Mail. Few analysts expected the Postal Service to be able to compete with its new rivals, yet several decades later it is a worthy opponent. Supporters of school choice believe that public school administrators and teachers would respond with equal vigor to the prospect of seeing their students and funding walk out the front door. Their professional pride and livelihood in jeopardy, they would work harder, adopt more effective curricula, hire more talented staff, and turn the district office into more of a support center than a maker and enforcer of rules. They would be spurred to innovate in ways that improve student achievement and parental satisfaction. Competition would be the proverbial rising tide that lifts all boats. Would it be too much to ask Warren Bolton to familiarize himself with the most prominent previous arguments before weighing in? Posted by Bill Smith at 11:26 AM \| 0 comments

To: puborectalis who wrote (32147)	6/26/2008 9:42:53 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224750

BO's impact will be the creation of a large demographic of chronically depressed Democrats...same as all the other Dem losers: Carter denied 2nd term; Clinton leaves WH in disgrace; Gore crawls into his loccccck box; Kerry's certain win in June fades away by Nov...all rebuffed by wise US voters who recognize power hungry incompetents and vote NObama.

To: puborectalis who wrote (32147)	6/28/2008 10:52:32 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224750

Are you one of the Obama serfs who are using their master's name as their own?..sulcus hussein NObama: Obama Supporters Take His Middle Name as Their Own By JODI KANTOR Published: June 29, 2008 nytimes.com Emily Nordling has never met a Muslim, at least not to her knowledge. But this spring, Ms. Nordling, a 19-year-old student from Fort Thomas, Ky., gave herself a new middle name on Facebook.com, mimicking her boyfriend and shocking her father. “Emily Hussein Nordling,” her entry now reads. With her decision, she joined a growing band of supporters of Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, who are expressing solidarity with him by informally adopting his middle name.