The recent flap over President Obama's speech to America's school children has been roundly denounced by conservatives as inappropriate political indoctrination.
No self-respecting conservative would tolerate that, right?
Despite my little quip, this is a serious issue. And conservatives who scream about the communist boogey man have yet to wrap their minds around the fact that America has given over to the world's largest communist nation, China, trillions of dollars of our debt.
So communism is evil. But without communist China, we'd be out of business. Go figure.
As an old Rocky & Bullwinkle fan, I would ask how many readers would get in Mr Peabody’s Way Back Machine and set the date for the Clinton administration, when America had a surplus, and conservatives were complaining that America should give money back.
Wouldn’t it be nice to be in that position today?
But that is not to let Clinton completely off the hook. The banking deregulation legislation that President Bush allowed to bankrupt us was born during the Clinton administration – and many of today's players were a part of it then.
This surprisingly balanced report from Fox:
Showing posts with label political influence. Show all posts
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Monday, September 07, 2009
Monday, August 18, 2008
Give me your Top Ten
School's about to start and it's going to be a busy week for this blogger. I'm not sure how well I'll be able to keep up, so let me know if I miss anything big that's going on.
In the meantime, may I ask for your help?
In EDL 822 (Social and Political Dimensions of Leadership) this fall, our doctoral students will be taking a whack at determining:
Initially, we are looking at individuals and groups - sometimes as though they are one. So for example, Bob Sexton = the Prichard Committee; Sharon Oxendine = KEA...and so forth. Sometimes individuals stand alone, like Harry Moberley, David Williams, Helen Mountjoy...
Here's where you come in.
Reply to this post with your own top ten most influential people impacting education in Kentucky today. Tell us who they are. Feel free to say why certain folks are or are not on your list. Let's see what we come up with.
I'll start you off with a list you can shoot at.
In the meantime, may I ask for your help?
In EDL 822 (Social and Political Dimensions of Leadership) this fall, our doctoral students will be taking a whack at determining:
Who are the most influential folks when it comes to education in Kentucky.
Initially, we are looking at individuals and groups - sometimes as though they are one. So for example, Bob Sexton = the Prichard Committee; Sharon Oxendine = KEA...and so forth. Sometimes individuals stand alone, like Harry Moberley, David Williams, Helen Mountjoy...
Here's where you come in.
Reply to this post with your own top ten most influential people impacting education in Kentucky today. Tell us who they are. Feel free to say why certain folks are or are not on your list. Let's see what we come up with.
I'll start you off with a list you can shoot at.
- David Williams
- Harry Moberley
- Steve Beshear
- The KEA
- Courier-Journal
- Herald-Leader
- Jon Draud
- Prichard Committee
- Dan Kelly
- Roger Marcum
Have Fun!
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