the presidential debates

[mugsy]

The biggest problem with NCLB is not the funding, it's the entire premise. It is unrealistic and takes all accountability away from the students and puts it squarely on the teachers. It also assumes that every child is going to be educated and will graduate from high school or the district loses federal money. I don't care WHO made it up, it stinks and it doesn't help anyone.

[lizzielou742]

Interesting link.

[Lady's Human]

School districts shouldn't be recieving federal money to begin with. It is yet another incursion by the federal government into local affairs. The main problem with EVERYTHING coming from the mouths of both candidates is that the president has absolutely NO constitutional authority over the issues, as they involve funding and taxation, which are under the control of congress, not the executive branch. Do I mind my local taxes going up because we're losing money from DC? Not at all, because I have more control over the money that goes to my local government than I do the money that goes to the federal government, through three (at least) layers of bureaucracy, filters down to the state, goes through another three layers of bureaucracy and finally goes to the local project which could have been funded locally without losing 50% of the original money to the administrative costs of government.

[RICHARD]

I want to see Cheney say something racy to Edwards tonight.

I haven't seen a man cry in a while...

Just kidding.

I do know that Halliburton is gonna be a big word tonight....


I bet Edwards mentions it at least 16 times.

[Pam]

Originally posted by RICHARD
I want to see Cheney say something racy to Edwards tonight.

Well this isn't racy but I just heard on the news that they expect Cheney to clobber him on his frivolous lawsuits as a trial lawyer, driving up the malpractice insurance for doctors which is a hot topic. We shall see...

[RICHARD]

Originally posted by Pam
Well this isn't racy but I just heard on the news that they expect Cheney to clobber him on his frivolous lawsuits as a trial lawyer, driving up the malpractice insurance for doctors which is a hot topic. We shall see...

I'll be watching....

[mugsy]

Should prove to be interesting....

I wonder how many people will watch that and how many will watch the Yankees and Twins game??

[dukedogsmom]

It's getting good, for those of you not watching.

[mugsy]

I like Edwards, but, his voice is REALLY annoying!!

Cheney seems to be avoiding the answer that Edwards gave.

[dukedogsmom]

Yeah, I was noticing that, too.

[mugsy]

As much as I hate to admit it (because I can't STAND Cheney) that he is handling himself much better than Bush did last week.

Cheney can't, however, let go of Kerry's "waffling" and strength of military leadership.....GET OVER IT! I guess it's not good enough that sometimes when you get better information that you change your mind. For me, it really doesn't matter because I'm not voting for either man.

[dukedogsmom]

You should vote for someone, I don't care who. As MTV says, you can't ^@#$& if you don't vote.

[mugsy]

Oh I'm voting....make no mistake about that....I will be either voting for Nadar (if IN actually has the guts to put him on the ballot) or Gary Nolan who is a Libertarian.


OOOHHHH....Haliburtan.....

[dukedogsmom]

Uh oh, Cheney got in some punches.
Edwards:"I don't think the country can take four more years of this" That was good.

[mugsy]

Well, as much as I hate to admit it, Cheney was much more composed than Bush was the other night, but, he is SO pompous. ACK!

Edwards was a little less together than Kerry was the other night and too smart a$$y than he probably should have been, but, he did have some good answers, but, still seemed a little too defensive.