Posted Sat, 07/10/2010 - 15:37 by SwamiDave
With the recent push by officials to better measure success of schools, it is amazing how quickly districts and their leadership act to undermine efforts to evaluate. This from the state of Texas where school systems are debating a practice for "normalizing" scores to minimize the statistical impact of students who fail to meet the standards.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/politics/state/stories/...
Posted Fri, 06/18/2010 - 22:47 by SwamiDave
We can be saddened by the accident that occurred and the damage that it has wrought.
We can be angered by the actions taken that led to this outcome.
We can express frustration that regulators failed to enforce existing regulations that might have prevented our current crisis.
All these events are current reactions to actions and consequences in the past. However, the controllable and, ultimately, most shameful behaviors and actions are those that are being taken now.
Posted Thu, 06/17/2010 - 22:06 by SwamiDave
With beaches and estuaries being soiled more and more every day and thousands of gallons of crude oil leeching into the Gulf daily, one would think that our Elected Leaders had better things to do than put on a made-for-TV, play-to-the-cameras exhibition of "indignance" .
One would think that the politicians and bureaucrats making a public show of grilling BP officials or the BP officials themselves have more important things that they could all be doing.
Posted Tue, 06/15/2010 - 18:09 by SwamiDave
If recent trends continue, the future is getting bleaker and bleaker for Democrats who are still trying to hold out hope for so change to their collective fortunes. It seems as if the news is getting no better (for them).
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127845693
Posted Wed, 02/10/2010 - 23:21 by SwamiDave
With all due respect to the President, claims that Republicans "do not have any ideas" about Healthcare Reform is disingenious (at best) and outright dishonesty (at worst). For the best part of his first year in office, President Obama and Congressional Democratic leaders have been attempting to ram through legislation that would raise cost and taxes on those who currently have insurance while devolving their quality and choices. They attempted this political steamroll refusing to allow Republicans to participate in the process, blocking all Republican efforts to
Posted Sat, 02/06/2010 - 16:24 by SwamiDave
It is one of SwamiDave's undenialble truths: "Perspective is closely linked to Proximity; Things are rarely as good or as bad as they seem!" That reality has not been more evident than events over the past 12-18 months. Seemingly 12 months ago, the political punditry were busily delivering eulogies for Conservatism while many Conservatives were behaving as if they were friendless hermits drudging through a lonely, miserable existence. With recent electoral events, many of those same talking heads are declaring an inevitable Conservative tsunami i
Posted Tue, 02/02/2010 - 22:45 by SwamiDave
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama took the occasion to challenge one of the most recent Supreme Court decisions with the Justices sitting right in front of him. Voicing his displeasure like some badgering school marm while the Justices were largely acting in their historic respectful and non-partisan demeanor, the President went so far as to misrepresent one of the crucial points of the majority decision.
Posted Mon, 02/01/2010 - 22:58 by SwamiDave
In case you missed it last week, President Obama became aware that deficits are growing at an astronomical pace during his time in office. In something of a reprise of his role as Candidate Obama (the quasi-moderate) who waxed metaphorically of how American cannot continue "to spend money that we don't have as if it is Monopoly money", the now-President announced that his budget would freeze spending.
Posted Fri, 01/29/2010 - 23:40 by SwamiDave
Healthcare reform is stalled.......a Jobs Bill is encountering obstacles......Cap-N-Trade is going nowhere......another Stima-Spendulous is questionable........the American economy is still bleeding jobs at a rapid pace.......Deficits are growing at levels unimaginable just 12 months ago......
Posted Thu, 01/28/2010 - 00:08 by SwamiDave
On at least one thing, the President was right: We the American People do not give up; we do not quit! Remember that Mr.
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