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Post by Bob Forsythe on Nov 30, 2010 16:57:09 GMT -8
I'm sure there's probably $100 Billion in the defense budget that could be cut without a significant cut in safety and security. The problem is that the Democrats and those on the far left just want to slash and burn without doing it smartly. Most of them have NO experience with the military and don't really understand national defense on a strategic level. I see. It's only you folks on the right who have had military experience. Exactly how many years did you spend in the military, Erik? How many years did Joe Sestak, a "liberal" spend in the military? Can you tell me what honors Daniel Inouye, Democratic Senator from Hawaii was awarded? You are amazingly naive and have clearly bought into the Republican myth about the military. This should enlighten you a bit: www.awolbush.com/whoserved.html=Bob |
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Post by aztecwin on Nov 30, 2010 20:52:43 GMT -8
Since I have over 30 years public school teaching experience I can tell you that if the family is not a strong force supporting education, there is not much the teacher can do. Oh, sure, a super teacher can try a lot of things to make a class more effective, but the attitude of the student is absolutely crucial. Too many people think that teachers should all be like Jaime Escalante ("Stand and Deliver"). That's like saying all left-handed pitchers should be as good as Sandy Kofax. As with any profession, teachers are generally going to range from so-so to pretty good. There are some who should be making a living doing something else, and there a few who are miracle workers, but most will be in that middle range. They can do a good job but they are unlikely to overcome the cancerous effects of those two or three real hoodlums (and that's all it takes) who can sink a class faster than the iceberg sank the Titanic. As for the Dept. of Education, it has become so influenced by political forces that it's unlikely to do much good. Mainly a waste of money in my view. AzWm Do you know who pays for what IAW our Status of Forces Agreements? You know nothing and it shows! |
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Post by aztecwin on Nov 30, 2010 20:58:50 GMT -8
I'm sure there's probably $100 Billion in the defense budget that could be cut without a significant cut in safety and security. The problem is that the Democrats and those on the far left just want to slash and burn without doing it smartly. Most of them have NO experience with the military and don't really understand national defense on a strategic level. I see. It's only you folks on the right who have had military experience. Exactly how many years did you spend in the military, Erik? How many years did Joe Sestak, a "liberal" spend in the military? Can you tell me what honors Daniel Inouye, Democratic Senator from Hawaii was awarded? You are amazingly naive and have clearly bought into the Republican myth about the military. This should enlighten you a bit: www.awolbush.com/whoserved.html=Bob You might consider that Sestak is soon to be no longer involved and Inouye has brought billions to Hawaii in Defense Spending in many different ways. Inouye is not who many of us think he is on most non social issues. |
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