Archive | April, 2007
Stay classy, Mikey!
This is being well-covered elsewhere, but I wanted to make a couple of observations about Republican Leader Mikey Lange’s ignorance-heavy rant to the other jokers in the Republican caucus today… If I burst out in my classroom like that, I’d be fired. Straight up. Best of all, if I were the one in trouble, [...]
Continue reading...One Way Not to Build the Public’s Trust in Education
25. April 2007
In a political atmosphere that is often quite critical of education, particularly education spending, it often seems that the people who run schools don’t understand why people distrust them with their money. Case in point: The Los Angeles Unified School District has this opening on its web page for job paying as much as $75,000 annually: The [...]
Continue reading...Mr Cheney, Meet a True Patriot, Mr. McGovern
24. April 2007
Thwap. George McGovern in today’s L.A. Times: The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security. In the war of my youth, World War II, I volunteered for military service at [...]
Continue reading...President Bush To Receive Purple Heart
24. April 2007
President Bush, no fan of irony, will soon be receiving a Purple Heart for the "emotional wounds and scars" he has suffered as commander-in-chief during the Iraq War, a gift from someone who actually served in Vietnam rather than dodging the draft. President, a man who has not seen fit to attend a funeral of someone [...]
Continue reading...Maureen Dowd Resurrects Horse, Beats it to Death
21. April 2007
In a critical, world-shaking opinion piece today, Maureen Dowd explores one of the most critical bits of news facing the world today: the hairstyling habits of John Edwards. The horse not beaten dead yet, she writes: John Edwards has reminded us that even — or especially — in the age of appearances, you must not [...]
Continue reading...Hard Working Republican Legislators
21. April 2007
You’ve got to love the Republicans in the Montana House. No meetings scheduled with the Democratic leadership, no sign of progress on budget or tax bills, and how do they respond? With almost two full days of vacation: Gov. Brian Schweitzer, a Democrat, said House Republican leaders remind him of college students who neglected their work [...]
Continue reading...Fox News considers possession in the Virginia tragedy…
19. April 2007
Wow…I am not really sure how to respond to this. From the same network that claims it has the only fair coverage on issues comes this gem: When unexplained violence takes center stage, we tend to turn to modern psychology to explain it. But there is an alternative explanation, one that has been played out in film, stage [...]
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- Tester-Burns Debate
- A Somewhat Cynical Observation about Mansfield-Metcalf
- Montana's Max: Nutcakes!
- Dennis Rehberg: Master of the Oblivious
- Off to See Hillary and Obama
- Idaho Anti Wolf Coalition Falls Short (21)
- Blogs and the Media: Kemmick and Crisp (17)
- Tester-Burns Debate (14)
- The conscience of a liberal: why I am considering abstaining in the Iraqi War Referendum vote... (14)
- The Religious Right's Trump Card Exposed (13)
- Why Does Jake Eaton Want to Disenfranchise My Students?
- The Sorry State of Politics Practiced by the Montana GOP and Its Surrogates: A Soccer Story
- Questions and One Thought After the GOP’s Last Day
- Fixing Failing by Predetermining Passing
- Rehberg’s 14 Minutes and the Media’s Response: Which Was Worse?
- Some More Thoughts About Denny’s Stunt in Washington
- DHS now officially seizing and searching laptops
- NorthWestern Energy makes me sick
- I just lost my appetite
- McCain confuses Somalia and the Sudan
25. April 2007
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