Betsy DeVos Disaster

[firstfloor]

Chuck Schumer is against her - that's all you need to know.

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She'll get the job, with Pence probably breaking the tie.

[JimL]

Chuck Schumer is against her - that's all you need to know.

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She'll get the job, with Pence probably breaking the tie.

Quite possibly, for republicans its obviously money that counts, not qualifications for the job, for which Devos has none!

[Jedidiah]

Where I most recently taught in the public schools system, we had an assistant principal who was pretty much perpetually intoxicated. He finally got caught driving while intoxicated (it is rumored this was a recurring event, but he always got a pass) and the school board demanded he be fired from his job. The "system", instead, created a new position for him called "curriculum consultant", where he received almost a 20% raise, and had virtually no duties or responsibilities. And they hired TWO assistant principals to replace him.

Typical of unions.

[Jedidiah]

Even as an education professional for twenty years, I have a hard time explaining to people and understanding myself what the department of education does. It funds research. It advises policy makers on broad policy goals from that research. With the cooperation of the president and congress, it can offer incentives for change (Obama and Duncan's "Race to the Top" initiative.) Beyond that, it seems to be a ceremonial bully pulpit. It could go and I wouldn't care. The most meaningful thing to come out of the education department in the last 8 years was that we had to provide some gender neutral bathroom facilities.

We have no need what-so-ever for a federal level education department. Should be a strictly state function, and much limited in scope even there.

[Cow Poke]

Why, FF, I'm shocked!

[Cow Poke]

Quite possibly, for republicans its obviously money that counts....

Two words:

Clinton Foundation

[KingsGambit]

I've had friends who refused to join their respective unions - it made work incredibly unpleasant for them, and all but guarantees there will be no "career path".

My high school math teacher was an outspoken conservative who refused to join. He ended up chairing the math department and took an early retirement to teach at the community college. He did fine.

[firstfloor]

Why, FF, I'm shocked!

[rogue06]

Two words:

Clinton Foundation

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[rogue06]

According to the MSM it does not matter how left of center you are you'll be described as "moderate."

Case in point, when John Kerry and John Edwards were the Democratic candidates for president they were consistently characterized as moderate in spite of both conservative and liberal organizations saying that they and Ted Kennedy had the most liberal voting record in the Senate.

[Tassman]

Two words:

Clinton Foundation

You and your endless lies about the Clintons...Charity Navigator has rated The Clinton Foundation at a four out of four stars rating: Overall Score & Rating 94.74 Financial 97.50 Accountability & Transparency 93.00.

https://www.charitynavigator.org/ind...ry&orgid=16680

[JimL]

You and your endless lies about the Clintons...Charity Navigator has rated The Clinton Foundation at a four out of four stars rating: Overall Score & Rating 94.74 Financial 97.50 Accountability & Transparency 93.00.

https://www.charitynavigator.org/ind...ry&orgid=16680

I wonder how Trumps slush fund/charity has been rated? Not that it would matter to the hypocrites on the right.

[Cow Poke]

You and your endless lies about the Clintons...

I sure am enjoying not reading your garbage.

[Meh Gerbil]

Apparently the Senate has confirmed DeVos.
Looks like the poo-slinging strategy failed again.

[rogue06]

Apparently the Senate has confirmed DeVos.
Looks like the poo-slinging strategy failed again.

It was the tactic of screaming "the sky is falling" with every nomination that did them in. If they had focused on only a couple they truly thought were unacceptable rather than attacking everyone they would have stood a good chance.