That’s really all you need to know about Carly Fiorina’s chances of becoming either the Republican nominee or president of this great country. She’s an accomplished woman with plenty of money and a great speaking style, but when it came to getting votes, she couldn’t win, even in the great Republican year of 2010. Fiorina… Continue reading 52-42
Category: Domestic Policies
Great Teachers Make Great Schools
Another school year. It’s my 32nd as a teacher and I can still say that I love what I’m doing and believe that I am contributing to the betterment of society. I just wish that at some point before I go to the Great Faculty Room in the Sky, you know, the one where the… Continue reading Great Teachers Make Great Schools
The August Election
OK, I’ll play along. According to the polls, the guesses, the conventional wisdom, the money and the low-down, scandal-mongering, hyper-partisan, yellow-dog press, we now know who’s going to win that all-important August 2015 presidential election. I’m sure you know that this election is a rather unusual one in American politics because it doesn’t take place… Continue reading The August Election
Megyn Kelly Interviews Father of Murdered Reporter – Video
Moments after his daughter was murdered on live television for the world to see, Andy Parker, father of WDBJ’s Alison Parker – one of the victims in Wednesday Virginia killings – appeared on Fox News of all places to talk about his daughter and the need for sensible gun laws in this country. “Next week it… Continue reading Megyn Kelly Interviews Father of Murdered Reporter – Video
And On Your Left…
With so much of the interesting political maneuvering happening on the right, we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that there will be Democratic debates in the fall, and they could be just as interesting as the Republican candidate-a-thons. While Hillary Clinton still leads in every match-up with one or the other GOP candidate, she’s… Continue reading And On Your Left…
Bold Predictions: How This Nomination Thing Will End
Yes, I have better things to do, but I think it’s important that I let you all know how this Republican presidential nomination thing ends so we can move on from Donald Trump and into more consequential matters. According to the latest CNN/ORC poll (scroll down to page 7), Trump is leading the pack ‘o… Continue reading Bold Predictions: How This Nomination Thing Will End
Education Roars Back
It’s August and the Back to School sales are ramping up in earnest, at least here in the nor’east. The sales started in July for the more southerly US climes, but that’s because they’re already back in the classrooms. In any event, it’s time once again to be thinking about education, and the issue is… Continue reading Education Roars Back
Acting Stupidly Would be an Improvement
Remember the halcyon days of 2009, when the country was embroiled in the first racial controversy of the brand new Obama presidency? You know, when the Cambridge, Massachusetts police thought that the world-renowned Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. was arrested for essentially breaking into his own house because the front door was stuck? Those… Continue reading Acting Stupidly Would be an Improvement
Chris Christie – Hey, Wait: I’m the Big Mouth.
Poor Chris Christie. After five years of berating people on YouTube, telling teachers, members of the armed services and other assorted citizens of New Jersey who just want their voices to be heard to essentially shut up, and after creating this persona of a man who tells the facts as they are (not just as… Continue reading Chris Christie – Hey, Wait: I’m the Big Mouth.
Bobby Jindal – This is Not The Time to Talk about Guns
Sure Bobby. After all, you are running for president and getting the approval of the NRA and the gun nuts of America is better for you than talking about ways to stop the mass shootings in America, like the latest mass shooting at the Grand Theatre in your state of Louisiana. Let’s not talk about… Continue reading Bobby Jindal – This is Not The Time to Talk about Guns
Jeb Bush – White Lives Matter, but BlackLivesMatter is a “Political Slogan” – Video
Since Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley felt the need to apologize for saying “black lives matter, white lives matter, all lives matter” when confronted by a group from the “BlackLivesMatter” movement, his apology has caused much talk and headlines. Jeb Bush is just one of a few presidential candidates urged to emphasize that yes, white lives… Continue reading Jeb Bush – White Lives Matter, but BlackLivesMatter is a “Political Slogan” – Video
Immigrant Family Confronts Scott Walker – Like Talking to a Wall – Video
Talking to a Republican armed with talking-points is like talking to a wall. No matter what you say, no matter what you ask, you will be hit with the same talking-points the Republican said before, because, that’s all they have… talking-points. Watch as this immigrant family confronts Walker and experienced first hand the effects of… Continue reading Immigrant Family Confronts Scott Walker – Like Talking to a Wall – Video