Kepler
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Re: 2012 Elections Part I: All Politics is Yokel
Margaret Thatcher will never be president, either.
Margaret Thatcher will never be president, either.
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2012 Elections Part I: All Politics is Yokel
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But she may be a good pick for the Dead Pool.
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Why did they choose a picture of Bachmann that shows off her "crazy eyes"?
Why did they choose a picture of Bachmann that shows off her "crazy eyes"?
Foxton
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Re: 2012 Elections Part I: All Politics is Yokel
Can you find a picture without her crazy eyes?
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Re: 2012 Elections Part I: All Politics is Yokel
Could Clueless describe the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC??
busterman62
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Kepler
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Re: 2012 Elections Part I: All Politics is Yokel
He's in the white space. (Now that's irony.)
Re: 2012 Elections Part I: All Politics is Yokel
Deffinately in the red space. Look at his platform while running vs what he has done.
Deffinately in the red space. Look at his platform while running vs what he has done.
Re: 2012 Elections Part I: All Politics is Yokel
I'm guessing you haven't been around. Not perfect...but definitely dug us out of a hole.
I'm guessing you haven't been around. Not perfect...but definitely dug us out of a hole.
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We've never had it so good. That being the case, you have to wonder why Deadmeat is "pivoting to unemployment" next week. Oh yes, I remember, an unemployment rate of 9% or better for more than two years.
I'm guessing you haven't been around. Not perfect...but definitely dug us out of a hole.
We've never had it so good. That being the case, you have to wonder why Deadmeat is "pivoting to unemployment" next week. Oh yes, I remember, an unemployment rate of 9% or better for more than two years.
Re: 2012 Elections Part I: All Politics is Yokel
You and everyone like you are going to get the same empty feeling feeling as the rest of the world got back in '04 when you sit there and wonder how in the @#$% did so many vote for this idiot again!
You and everyone like you are going to get the same empty feeling feeling as the rest of the world got back in '04 when you sit there and wonder how in the @#$% did so many vote for this idiot again!
Re: 2012 Elections Part I: All Politics is Yokel
Perhaps you're right. But, perhaps you're wrong. That's what makes horse races. For sure, "Hope and change" ain't gonna work again.
Perhaps you're right. But, perhaps you're wrong. That's what makes horse races. For sure, "Hope and change" ain't gonna work again.
walrus
Wind up workin' in a gas station
Re: 2012 Elections Part I: All Politics is Yokel
Kerry in 04 and some other idiot in 12, its pretty easy to see
Kepler
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Re: 2012 Elections Part I: All Politics is Yokel
Although a good 30% actually for voted for Dubya the second time, rather than voting against the other guy. That's just creepy.
True dat.
Although a good 30% actually for voted for Dubya the second time, rather than voting against the other guy. That's just creepy.
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So just to shed a bit of light on this education issue. Pretty depressing overview from Texas state education website:
#46 state on per-pupil public school state funding, school year 2003 ($3,255)
#50 Percent of Texans with a high school diploma
Texas is #49 state in verbal SAT scores in the nation (493) and #46 state in average math SAT scores (502).
Out of Texas’ 145 public and private higher education institutions, only one private institution, Rice University, ranked among the nation’s top 50.
From fiscal years 1999 to 2006, average tuition and fees at public universities have increased 95.5%.
#35 state on Percentage of population 25 years or older with a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2004 (24.5%)
Texas State Window on Government
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...and going forward?...from Utah's Deseret News...
Texas school cuts to be felt in ways big and small
Published: Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011 10:05 a.m. Deseret News
DALLAS — As students return to school next week, the impact of cuts made by the Texas Legislature to education funding will be felt in ways big and small.
Some students will notice larger classes, others will miss out on field trips. Districts have eliminated teaching jobs and administrative positions.
The Legislature has cut $4 billion over the next two years in funding for school districts. Lawmakers also cut $1.3 billion in grants for programs that included full-day pre-kindergarten.
In the fast-growing district of Leander, two new schools will sit empty this year because there's no money for teachers. Cuts in the Keller school district mean students who want to take the bus will have to pay $185 a semester for the ride.
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...what about public opinion?...
Poll shows strong support for school spending
Houston Cronicle Blog
A new poll shows consistent results from previous polling of Texans when it comes to public school funding: A vast majority support more money for public education.
A Texas Poll conducted last month for the Texas Association of School Boards showed 90 percent of the public agreeing that public schools need more state funding.
This number remains consistent from a year ago, when 88 percent said the state should provide more funding to public education. The poll, conducted in July, focused on funding for public schools and the Texas Legislature’s response to the issue.
Most Texans – 85 percent – say the Legislature did not make education a priority in the state budget for 2012-13, and 75 percent believe lawmakers should not have cut public school funding. Only 4 percent believe funding cuts of $4 billion were necessary, and 12 percent say reductions were needed but the Legislature cut too much money from public schools.
A majority of the state’s 1,039 school districts has adopted resolutions urging state lawmakers to make education a priority. Because of severe budget problems, state lawmakers cut the basic school funding system by $4 billion – if existing law had not been changed. They also cut $1.3 billion from discretionary education spending for programs such as drop out prevention, full-day Pre K and teacher incentive awards.
The July 2011 Texas Poll surveyed 1,000 adult Texans by telephone in a random sample of active telephone exchanges statewide. Margin of error for whole sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points and slightly larger for subgroups. Responses are given in percentages, rounded to the nearest whole number.
So just to shed a bit of light on this education issue. Pretty depressing overview from Texas state education website:
#46 state on per-pupil public school state funding, school year 2003 ($3,255)
#50 Percent of Texans with a high school diploma
Texas is #49 state in verbal SAT scores in the nation (493) and #46 state in average math SAT scores (502).
Out of Texas’ 145 public and private higher education institutions, only one private institution, Rice University, ranked among the nation’s top 50.
From fiscal years 1999 to 2006, average tuition and fees at public universities have increased 95.5%.
#35 state on Percentage of population 25 years or older with a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2004 (24.5%)
Texas State Window on Government
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...and going forward?...from Utah's Deseret News...
Texas school cuts to be felt in ways big and small
Published: Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011 10:05 a.m. Deseret News
DALLAS — As students return to school next week, the impact of cuts made by the Texas Legislature to education funding will be felt in ways big and small.
Some students will notice larger classes, others will miss out on field trips. Districts have eliminated teaching jobs and administrative positions.
The Legislature has cut $4 billion over the next two years in funding for school districts. Lawmakers also cut $1.3 billion in grants for programs that included full-day pre-kindergarten.
In the fast-growing district of Leander, two new schools will sit empty this year because there's no money for teachers. Cuts in the Keller school district mean students who want to take the bus will have to pay $185 a semester for the ride.
....................
...what about public opinion?...
Poll shows strong support for school spending
Houston Cronicle Blog
A new poll shows consistent results from previous polling of Texans when it comes to public school funding: A vast majority support more money for public education.
A Texas Poll conducted last month for the Texas Association of School Boards showed 90 percent of the public agreeing that public schools need more state funding.
This number remains consistent from a year ago, when 88 percent said the state should provide more funding to public education. The poll, conducted in July, focused on funding for public schools and the Texas Legislature’s response to the issue.
Most Texans – 85 percent – say the Legislature did not make education a priority in the state budget for 2012-13, and 75 percent believe lawmakers should not have cut public school funding. Only 4 percent believe funding cuts of $4 billion were necessary, and 12 percent say reductions were needed but the Legislature cut too much money from public schools.
A majority of the state’s 1,039 school districts has adopted resolutions urging state lawmakers to make education a priority. Because of severe budget problems, state lawmakers cut the basic school funding system by $4 billion – if existing law had not been changed. They also cut $1.3 billion from discretionary education spending for programs such as drop out prevention, full-day Pre K and teacher incentive awards.
The July 2011 Texas Poll surveyed 1,000 adult Texans by telephone in a random sample of active telephone exchanges statewide. Margin of error for whole sample is plus or minus 3 percentage points and slightly larger for subgroups. Responses are given in percentages, rounded to the nearest whole number.
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