by David Safier The rest of you are welcome to follow the link and read this piece by Anthony Mullen, who was recently named National Teacher of the Year. But I think teachers and administrators will be the ones who most appreciate Mullen's wit and wisdom. The setting is, Mullen is sitting in a round … Read more
by David Safier Whenever Democrats were nay sayers about anything American during the Bush years, it showed we hated our country. The Iraq War is a disaster. We're losing our standing in the world. Bush's U.S. is moving in the wrong direction. Bush's tax cuts are raising the government's debt. Hate America. Hate America. Hate … Read more
by David Safier An excellent piece on Kyl by Matt Yglesias. Kyl is blocking 6 Treasury Department nominees because Obama and the Fed Reserve didn't enact an anti-online gambling regulation in December. They're going to do it in June instead. This, ladies and gentlemen, is your modern United States Senate. If there’s some random crap … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: There was some remarkable news reporting on Friday evening. This was the week that Republicans politicized terrorism again for partisan political advantage. Rep. Peter King (R-NY) complained that President Obama doesn't say the word "terrorism" enough (which was George Bush's talisman) even though he does, and King is using the "underpants bomber" … Read more
by David Safier Tom Horne sent a memorandum to Superintendents and Charter Holders this week telling them the current revenue shortfall means third quarter payments for some programs will be delayed until fourth quarter. We have been informed that due to the state’s revenue shortfall, the third quarter allotment (January – March) for state non-formula … Read more