Artful Dodger: corruption is a problem going from all sides. And the No Child Left Behind system isn't exactly helping..

I find it interesting that while Jeb Bush said the schools under his jurisdiction were all 'A' rated, 78% failed under NCLB rules.

I find also that the NEA is trying to stop and end contracts that prevent the best teachers working in poor schools and those who serve minorities.

..... spin has it's place, but like most spin it only tells part of the story. Eg the Conservative party blame Labour for policy 'X', yet back in the days of Maggie policy 'X' was made and introduced by the Conservative government. Like with many policy 'X' type screw ups.. it's too expensive to change, or.. other matters have a higher priority.

once again BBC

one wonders if any staff member have a brain that they actually use
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1257487/BBC-lavishes-thousands-pounds-teaching-staff-use-Facebook.html

Tuesday: Maybe Bobby Kennedy.. the others thought it was their destiny, or birthright

The master of the truth??

Tuesday: Have no ever seen the Mosco State Circus? No animals involved except for in a magicians act. Doves ect. The performers are absolutely brilliant! Most circus,s I have seen very rarely involve animals now.

Tuesday: I understand the Kennedy mystique, but JFK jr, and RFK jr might have been the last of the qualuty vintage, and RFK jr isn't an option

Tuesday: It's about power for the Kennedy's,even though they tried, they can't spend all of Joe's prohibition money

Tuesday: Payday
they sure come together when their pay or benefits are in question.It's the same pretty much anywhere, right down to city hall

lobbiest

Tuesday: You know what unifies parties in all govts?

baddessi: But they're both tall.

Hi Tuesday...cool to see similarities. One major difference tho:

Lincoln- Republican.
Obama- Democrat.

Just for what it's worth....

Tuesday: Well, for starters, the emancipation wasn't driven by a personal desire for equality and freedom for blacks.it was politically motivated.

GTCharlie: The JFK/Lincoln parallels are legendary

by the way.. some did the same with JFK and Lincoln

Tuesday: I stopped at "times of crisis" come on really?the civil war vs today?

Tuesday: I'm a Lincoln nut,I devour whatever I can find on him.I must say history has been kind to him though, he wasn't the saint he is depicted to be,

Tuesday: You're right, without Abe wearing his hat you can hardly tell them apart

Abraham Lincoln:

"The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew."

The actual thing of being liberal and then changing I think in the UK we have it more accurately phrased...

.. It's called getting on the stage to being a grumpy old man.

Artful Dodger: Please don't rape my language. Thank you.

Artful Dodger:

Please don't try that ever again.

Artful Dodger: I don't know, you tell me. We don't eat crows here.

Artful Dodger: Yes, I did hear of the telephone game, but wasn't it you who insisted on people backing their posts with sources and facts? I just wanted you to do the same thing you require from others, which you often do not. How typical. There is a proverb about it in Czech, but I guess you wouldn't understand it even if I translated it for you to one of those languages you speak. How many are they? I must have forgotten…

Snoopy: isnt it tho, especially when they told her she was only 3 months hahaha

Bernice: wow thats crazy ..lol