Daily Archives for September 10, 2012
Oh, my!
TweetThis is quite unhelpful. Quite unhelpful, indeed. Visigothery, is what it is. Hobbitry of the worst sort. And it must not stand! In fact, I feel complicit in the rape of reason itself just for having linked to the thing. … Continue reading
“79% of Chicago 8th Graders Not Proficient in Reading”
Tweet…obviously because striking Chicago teachers aren’t being paid enough for the job they’ve been doing. I blame Bush. And Republicans in general. Whose hatred of education sometimes accidentally rubs off on Democrats in broke-ass Democratically controlled cities, forcing them to … Continue reading
“Do High Taxes Raise More Money?”
TweetDepends on what you mean by “higher,” I guess. Generally speaking, though, no, they do not. As a review — and as a way to brush up on your economic responses to the left claims that “we can’t afford” to … Continue reading
Chicago teachers threaten strike
TweetIn 2011, Chicago public schools showed a 40% drop out rate. So of course Chicago teachers have a right to ask for a bigger slice of the taxpayer-funded public sector union pie. Because if 40% of students are dropping out, … Continue reading
Obama & his Poodle Media’s bad faith: The True History of Simpson-Bowles [Darleen Click]
TweetObama is doing everything to distract from his dismal economy including using the new propaganda organs with the Orwellian “factchecker” labels to toss chaff into the discourse. Such is their attempt at trying to saddle Paul Ryan with the defeat … Continue reading
“When the Law Becomes Oprah-fied”JHoward
TweetI want to bring a recent topic back to the front page — it begins in comments about halfway down the page — and this piece at PJM seems more than appropriate. It is, in fact, the way of things … Continue reading
