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Common Citizen 
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Posted on: Feb. 15 2008,2:14 pm |
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(bianca @ Feb. 08 2008,4:28 pm)
QUOTE Record of Advocacy: Obama has been a leader on educational issues throughout his career. In the Illinois State Senate, Obama was a leader on early childhood education, helping create the state's Early Learning Council. In the U.S. Senate, Obama has been a leader in working to make college more affordable. His very first bill sought to increase the maximum Pell Grant award to $5,100. As a member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee, Obama helped pass legislation to achieve that goal in the recent improvements to the Higher Education Act. Obama has also introduced legislation to create Teacher Residency Programs and to increase federal support for summer learning opportunities.
Every increase of the Pell Grant or this or that funding will be matched by tuition increases. The colleges and universities will be given a blank check. Who do you think runs our education system? Certainly not conservatives. The vast majority of our colleges and universities are run by the liberal elite.
While everyone is sitting around complaining about big oil and big pharmaceuticals, the lib’s are carving out their own piece of wealth by one of the most highly subsidzed businesses in this country. Yet you will never hear about price gouging or price fixing from Pelousy and Company. I would argue that the price tag for tuition at these institutions have significantly outpaced the rate of inflation and the rate at which our oil prices have increased.
I like his idea on early childhood. However, I would like specifics on how he plans to accomplish the wish list he has described in his Presidential Early Childhood Education.
QUOTE Reform No Child Left Behind.
What needs to be reformed? I may have my own ideas, but what are his?
QUOTE Ensure access to high-quality early childhood education programs and
child care opportunities so children enter kindergarten ready to learn.
Another example of our education taking over parenting responsibilities from the parents. Every thing a kid needs to know prior to entering kindergarten should have been done up to this point by the parent(s). But because our culture has been brainwashed by the NEA we all sit back and wait for the government to raise our kids at an earlier age than what is necessary.
QUOTE Work to place effective teachers in every classroom in America, especially
those in high-poverty, high-minority areas.
So they do admit that our education system is broken? I'm confused.  Yet when somebody tried to come up with a solution (BUSH), like ‘No Child Left Behind’, he was fought against with every tooth, nail, and NEA member. It eventually passed but it would not have seen the light of day with our current congressional members.
QUOTE Reward effective teachers for taking on challenging assignments and
helping children succeed I agree with pay for performance. Now. What measuring stick will we use?
QUOTE Support highly-effective principals and school leaders.
Say again, last. Do they need a pat on the back or an atta boy when they do what they’re paid to do? What does he mean by support?
QUOTE Make science and math education a national priority.
Agree!! But how?
QUOTE Reduce the high school dropout rate by focusing on proven methods to
improve student achievement and enhance graduation and higher
education opportunities.
I would imagine every candidate believes in this. Have you ever heard a candidate state, “I would like to increase the high school drop out rate.”?
QUOTE Close the achievement gap and invest in what works.
How? What is it that he believes is working? Again, he is vague.
QUOTE Empower parents to raise healthy and successful children by taking a
greater role in their child’s education at home and at school.
How? Again, he is vague? What does he mean by empower. He tends to use a lot of colorful language but no substance. Words like hope, empower, change, etc… Words that make you feel good inside. Right? Tell me which candidate is not for that?
That’s why I want to see more substance and less poetry.
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hairhertz
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Posted on: Feb. 16 2008,7:58 pm |
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yea, let's vote for 8 more years of great repub leadership.....  ....Ron Paul
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Posted on: Feb. 17 2008,10:24 am |
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I'm so happy your investments have been doing so wonderful. I guess you have yours so to heck with everybody else. Alot of people do not have extra funds laying around to invest. They have to concentrate more on trying to keep food in the house, a roof over their head, and gas in their vehicle. Why don't you invite Bush over for some fine dining and a glass of port. Oh ya, Bush says he is in touch with the American people, but is he really?
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Common Citizen
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Posted on: Feb. 17 2008,6:20 pm |
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I'm glad you're happy.  It doesn't take a rocket scientist, and I'll bet the majority of people with retirement accounts have experienced the same.
I give the response I do for a reason. I wanted to draw out exactly the things you think Bush is responsible for and it worked. When people blame things on the administration I call them on it because I strongly disagree with the finger pointing in this situation.
Don't get me wrong though. I think that congress and the administration can be blamed for somethings that happen from the policies they implement. But when it comes to someones income? C'mon. That doesn't cut the mustard with me. Unless your disabled, most of us have choices and make choices when it comes to our work. The biggest problem is that people live above their means. How you think that is Bush's fault is beyond me. 
You said...
QUOTE Alot of people do not have extra funds laying around to invest.
How is this Bush's fault? I would challenge you to let go of the liberal and left wing media talking points and give me the direct links to Bush and his policies that prevent people from investing as little as $25 a month (which many mutual funds accept). I always speak to people and hear about people not having a pot to piss in, and yet it's no problem for them to spend well over $25 a month on cigs, booze , or going out to eat.
QUOTE They have to concentrate more on trying to keep food in the house, a roof over their head, and gas in their vehicle.
Why is this? The inflation rate has remained low for several years. If your income has not kept up with the low inflation rate we've experienced you're in the wrong occupation. If you like your occupation to much to change for a better paying job that provides you with the raises necessary to keep up with or out pace inflation, then quit your complaining.
See, all the problems you've just describe are self-imposed and have nothing to do with the Bush administration. I get fed up with people blaming someone else for their predicaments. If people would spend more time working on their own problems and bettering themselves and less time on pointing fingers, we'd be a better nation for it.
nuff said...
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grassman
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Posted on: Feb. 18 2008,2:20 am |
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I also like to see how far one will go to defend their party, right or wrong. You really believe what your party tells you, How quaint.
Let's see some of the fall out of the republican party. Feel free to add a few if you can think of them.
Starting back when Reagan took away alot of regulation.
Runaway pharmacutical.
Runaway gas prices.
Runaway medical costs.
Food prices skyrocketing.
Unsafe drugs put on the market.
Energy costs soaring.
Company brass making huge profits while sticking it to the little guy.
You see, Reagan had this vision that if the wealthy make alot of money they will let it trickle down to the rest of the public. Well, we all know the wealthy loves more wealth so they turned the tap off and kept it for themselves.
It all comes down to greed and not caring about anyone else.
When drug companies put out a drug that they know will kill people ,yet fail to remove it because of the riches, what do you call that. I call that the free for all this country has become.
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TameThaTane
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Posted on: Feb. 18 2008,2:31 am |
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All true grassman.
Did you know T-paw in on a short list for McCains VP?
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TameThaTane
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Posted on: Feb. 18 2008,8:26 am |
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I didn't see you having the testicular fortitude to make a early prediction you silly wimp! 
Who would've thought a super war monger would be the repub nominee when 75% are vehemently against it! Ha!
And the democratic primary is still undecided short bus.
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And if you're causin' no harm, then you're alright with me.
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