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I will see if The Old Dog (my lowlife husband at the moment) wouldn't mind going. He was off today and didn't do ANYTHING he said he would get done. If I don't kill him tonight, or if I'm at least out on bail, I might just show up.

Can anyone come or is this only open to people that worked on the campaign? I think it would be fun to meet you and a few others that I've only talked to on here.

Thank goodness the officers were alerted. But the fact that the stray police bullets caused injury to the bystanders, after confronting the bad guy who was leaving the scene after killing a former co-worker, makes the argument that a non-highly trained civilian would not cause injury to innocent people in a crowded place is shown to be a fallacy. Don't get me wrong, here. I am not in favor of banning guns. Not at all. But common sense restrictions will protect the public, too. That is what is so awful about this. This is the sort of situation that the Hard Left will use to

There were 2 NY policemen on the scene. How many of the injured were caused by the straw bullets of the highly trained officers? The argument that a civilian, not as highly trained, would have been able to keep the adrenaline in check and not do even more damage with straw bullets is disingenuous at best.

I have given you the studies. They said that your arguments are simply not true. I look forward to your research that would call into question these studies and the peer reviews. If you cannot support your position with source material, you're simply giving an opinion with no basis in fact. There is nothing wrong with an opinion but one must recognize that it is an opinion grounded in evidence or it is superstition and conjecture.

Sigh. Private schools do NOT do a better job of educating. That is a mistake that is part of pop-culture but it is simply not true. The number one predictor of educational attainment in the economic strata of the parents. That means the higher the income of the parents, the more likely the kids will do well in school, regardless of it being a public or private school. My link You cannot compare public and private schools because the measurements are different. Nor can you compare public and private schools because public schools are required to take all students, regardless of pare

Oh puleezzze. We have required attendance policies. We have required math courses. We have required science, history, physical education, and a host of other requirements. Yes, Government is forcing its will on the people because if not, there would be parents who made sure their kids didn't learn math or some other subject for many reasons. It is called the general welfare clause, just like there are speed limits. If we don't require certain classes, we have an uneducated society and that hurts everyone. Good grief. Ideologues.

I never said other countries were doing better or worse than the US but that other countries were improving and THAT is what accounts for the changes in the rankings you were talking about. It is not that we are doing worse than 50 years ago but that other countries have actually improved to catch up with us. Second, I never said there doesn't need to be reform but that the system you're beating up on is not as bad as you say it is, and there are reasons out system is designed as it is. If you don't believe me, call Dr. Wong our ANY professor of education and ask them. You will also find

You've now resorted to name calling and personal attacks. There isn't much more I can say to explain it since your prepositions about our educational system are so totally inaccurate. Call Dr. Wrong. Our call any of the educational professors around here to get another educated idea of how or system really compares on an apple to apple basis.

Not at all. Learning Spanish would mean the children are bilingual and able to compete in the global marketplace over the next 50 years. There is nothing but disadvantages in having an official language. If the Founding Fathers wanted us to have an official language like all the other countries, they would have done so by accepting Adams' proposal.

Not a waste of time at all. It is one more piece of information in understanding genetics. The entire genome of 219 people is quite a large sampling. Obviously there is more work to be done but we are learning more everyday how the genome works.

You do realize that the "rankings" change had less to do with our educational policy and more to do with better education in other countries, right? And you would be very wrong in saying the numbers today are worse than in the 50s and 60s. I would suggest you contact Dr. Kenneth Wong at Brown University for an updated view of what education is really like in America, instead of the pop-culture you're getting from Boortz.

You make a great point that we shouldn't have to learn a language just to talk to someone at the grocery store. But I was talking more about the globalization of the marketplace. Now, it is not the corner grocery store our next generation will be talking to, but every day they will be talking to Latin and South America, Spain, other European nations and then there is Asia. We can't afford to short change our next generation.

Interesting new study that has mapped the genome of entire families and the evidence suggests that a father's age is a major factor in genetic abnormality in the children, including autism and schizophrenia. My link

I don't think you are getting the way papers are supposed to be sourced. When you wrote your thesis ... remember now? And yet we turn out rocket scientists, historians, surgeons and artists every year, too, with those same teachers.

I agree that English won't become secondary anytime soon. I do think, however, that we are shortchanging our next generation if we don't make absolutely certain they are bi-lingual, and the MUST begin with teaching at least one non-English language from kindergarten through high school.

Hooey. That they wouldn't have considered it one way or the other is hooey. The other nations around them had an official language. To say it would have never have crossed their minds, especially knowing about Adams' proposal, is really, really far-fetched and completely disingenuous. The proof is in the pudding: look at the groups who support that idea and you'll find those that conveniently use the argument in support of English as the official language today. I would add the Professor Jill Fitzgerald of UNC Chapel Hill would disagree with your position. My link

The only thing I edited was the typo where I typed "it's" instead of "its." My edit was at 11:30. You posted 37 minutes later which means you didn't read the entire post. And you didn't tell the rest of the story because you left out the two parts of the expiring tax cuts AND the automatic budget cuts, both of which will be disastrous if not augmented.

There is no way to get this across to you because you are making points that neither I not the article made. Good luck in your future endeavors.

I used Wiki only as a quick reference, not one I would use in a paper, obviously. Still, you've provided no source. The Adams' proposal was not adopted. The Constitution nor any document by the Founders (or otherwise, for your benefit) made English the official language. Had they believed it necessary, they would have done so.

The new Congressional Budget Office report has some good news. The deficit is going to be smaller this year than expected. Economic growth should continue at its slow but steady pace of growth. Economic growth should accelerate the second half of 2012. But there is some bad news too. This will mark the 4th year in a row with over a trillion dollar deficit. Unemployment will stay above 8% for the rest of the year. But the really bad news is what happens in January when the tax cuts expire and the huge budget cuts hit. That could usher in another recession. My link

Try again. My link

The article discussed the AAP findings from the 1999 study. It said the data gathered SINCE the 1999 report suggests otherwise. The benefits of circumcision are widely known. It is an elective procedure and should remain as an elective procedure. It is up to the parents to make the educated choice for themselves. The study simply shows the benefits from a health perspective and the cost analysis from a public health analysis. Those are not falsehoods but facts. No one is forced to believe them or even act upon them. It is simply a choice. I do take occasional time off wor

I provided a source that supported my position. The source did not support your position. I anxiously await your source to back up what you've said.

This has to be the Post of the Year.