Democrats and Poor Kids

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Democrats and Poor Kids

President Obama's stimulus is sending some $100 billion to the nation's school districts. What will he demand in return? The state budget passed by the New York legislature last week freezes funding for charters but increases it by more that $400 million for other public schools. Perhaps a visit to a charter school in Harlem would help Mr. Obama honor his reform pledge. "I'm looking at the data here in front of me," Mr. Duncan told the New York Post. "Graduation rates are up. Test scores are up. Teacher salaries are up. Social promotion was eliminated. Dramatically increasing parental choice. That's real progress."

Mr. Duncan's help in New York is in stark contrast to his department's decision to sit on a performance review of the D.C. voucher program while Congress debated its future in March.

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Even so fred
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Submitted by JeffC on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 8:35pm.

Poll Finds New Optimism on Economy Since Inauguration


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Here's a poll for you jeffc
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Submitted by Robert W. Morgan on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 4:36am.

This from someone I respect - Thomas Sowell. He clearly explains this troubled feeling most of us get when we see Prezbo out on his "I'm not Bush" world tour.

"Barack Obama seems determined to repeat every disastrous mistake of the 1930s, at home and abroad. He has already repeated Herbert Hoover's policy of raising taxes on high income earners, FDR's policy of trying to micro-manage the economy and Neville Chamberlain's policy of seeking dialogues with hostile nations while downplaying the dangers they represent."

Pretty clear - isn't it?

So, if we are reliving the 1930's (albeit in a compressed 90-day period) what happens next? A 90-day world war? Probably. Best guess would be Israel leveling Iran after Iran's first nuke and then the U.N. would come in and rebuild after scolding Israel for defending itself. And Prezbo? He be lovin' it - sittin' on the sidelines.


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History
Submitted by Davids mom on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 12:40pm.

It is obvious that 'history' is taught with a different slant in different parts of the country. I'm doing some research to try to get to the 'truth' of FDR's actions after Hoover. So far - there are some contradictory interpretations of 'facts'. Now I'm trying to find the 'truth' regarding some stated 'facts'. So what's new?

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Jeff - It depends on the Poll
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Submitted by Fred Garvin on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 10:23pm.

MSNBC Poll gives barry an "F", for "failure"

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