Tuesday, December 16, 2008
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Random thoughts often coalesce at the end of long days ... here you will find my random thoughts, whenever the mood strikes me.
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KPOO
"Kay-poo": a nomadic term of intelligence meaning keen perception of the obvious
Dec 9 ... A high-level NC government official said today that "... the state budget deficit could get better or worse if tax revenues in 2011 are higher or lower than expected."
President Barack Obama said today that one "gets a check and then they can spend money." Genius
President Barack Obama stated: "I am the President and cannot support boycotts. (5 second pause) ... or not support them."
A Penn State professor, expert on terrorism and head of an NGO, stated this week that "In addition to looking where we have been for terrorists, we should look elsewhere."
North Carolina Governor, Bev Perdue, stated in an address recently in Charlotte that the primary goal of NC secondary schools should be to 'prepare students for college or to enter the workforce'.
Dec 9 ... A high-level NC government official said today that "... the state budget deficit could get better or worse if tax revenues in 2011 are higher or lower than expected."
President Barack Obama said today that one "gets a check and then they can spend money." Genius
President Barack Obama stated: "I am the President and cannot support boycotts. (5 second pause) ... or not support them."
A Penn State professor, expert on terrorism and head of an NGO, stated this week that "In addition to looking where we have been for terrorists, we should look elsewhere."
North Carolina Governor, Bev Perdue, stated in an address recently in Charlotte that the primary goal of NC secondary schools should be to 'prepare students for college or to enter the workforce'.
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5 comments:
Be fair now though, Bush put in an entire White House staff who came from his neo-conservative cultural movement. It's just what they do when they get to the top. At least the Energy Secretary seems to be the real deal, right?
I think we ought to allow a little more time to the man before we decide whether or not his idealism was a complete facade. After all, he hasn't even taken office yet. It seems incredible to me that people feel so strongly about someone who has not yet made an executive decision. I understand the doubts and skepticism about his experience and his preparedness in light of that (I think even Obama has mentioned that his candidacy was imperfect in that respect), but let's see what happens in the first year or two of the presidency before we decide about the man. It took the last president, after all, nearly nine months and a national catastrophe before he found his sense of purpose and self-definition. My point is that there is no training like on-the-job training.
I think both of you read too much into my comment. I really think that the Prez-elect has done ok with his picks so far. Yes, they are almost all democrats and almost all Clinton democrats, but that is ok as long as he is setting the agenda and I get the distinct impression that he is a strong boss. I just lost it a little, though, when he put the Chicago school super in charge of DOE. That dept is already a waste of money and I was hoping for some real change there.
I suppose it was your choice of title that misled me. I suppose I understand your disappointment with this pick. That said, Obama did not, as far as I recollect, make education reform a priority. As he set the priorities in one of the debates, both energy and health care were top priorities. Of course, Bush ran on education reform and abortion rights and look how much those mattered to him, so who knows. That is why I think we will just have to wait and see.
I stand on the "kronyizm" comment. He was fine until he stuck a crony in this spot. I don't care if it is not high on his agenda, it is a powerful position that impacts millions of Americans and it deserves better than a local Chicago boy payoff.
By the way, I wasn't happy with the way Bush picked folks either.
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