In his speech in New Hampshire Tuesday, Chris Christie proposed pushing back the age at which one becomes eligible for social security and Medicare for future retirees from 67 to 69. Last year, Christie took $2.4 billion from the state’s pension fund to balance the budget, calling his decision [...]
Posts Tagged ‘rational Republicans’
January 29th, 2015 - 4:28 pm § in Israel/Palestine, Misc.
URGENT: Urge Speaker Boehner to Delay Speech by Netanyahu
Call (202) 225-0600. Tell Speaker Boehner: “As a supporter of Israel, I want you to re-issue your invitation for the prime minister of Israel to address Congress for a later date – a date that is after negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program have concluded and after elections in Israel[...]
January 3rd, 2015 - 2:59 pm § in America
Senator Ed Brooke, Dead
Remember when there were rational Republicans? Former Massachusetts Senator Edward W. Brooke Dead At 95 Brooke was the first Senator I ever campaigned for. I remember his answer to a questions over a talk show: “Mr. Brooke, what race are you. Brooke’s answer (as well as I can remem[...]
March 3rd, 2013 - 1:56 pm § in Misc.
RATIONAL REPUBLICANS: Does Bobby Jindal Have A Conservative’s Solution to Birth Control?
Could it be that post Romney there are rational Republicans? Contrary to Faux news and Rush Limbaugh, Romney did not lose because he was a bumbling ass or spoiled rich guy, he lost because the collection of radical Republican stands is irrational. Hopefully, I am rational .. though not a Republican.[...]
December 4th, 2012 - 8:46 am § in Misc.
Michael Young Blogs About Politics
UW’s Young: Reasonable solution needed to ‘cliff’ I HIGHLY recommend this piece in Crosscut for two reasons: 1. It is good to see something in Brewster’s Progeny (David is now sort of out of it) that is more substantial than antiquarian comments on politics or charming review[...]
November 5th, 2012 - 1:15 pm § in Misc.
What is a “Mainstream Republican?”
Am I missing something …???? Oh. Mitt Romney is not on this list! I guess mainstream Republicans want you to think that Rob McKenna does not support Mitt?[...]
Republican Heresy: Jeb Bush is not quite rite!
Having witnessed Republican extremism at this year’s Tacoma convention. I am now mystified. Is the moderate republican extinct or just powerless? Dana Milbank discusses comment by Jeb Bush. The fintelleigent Bush brother and successful former Florida governor, stated in public that even [...]
the state has 440 high schools and only 88 certified physics teachers. We are not going to be able to get a certified physics teacher in every one of those other high schools. But what we can do through technology is bring in high quality physics content. We combine that with an effective teacher in the classroom to maximum student outcome
No money? No problem, a wave or wiggle of a magic mouse and the problem is solved! The Washington Post reports on the National Summit on Education Reform, an annual convention hosted by former Fla. Gov. Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Excellence in Education. Bush is not alone in this effort. The [...]
Commentary by Charley: Debating middle class values for African Americans
All of the Black people with Shelby Steele’s philosophy are well off and try to make it look like they had some magic bullet that made them successful, other than a life time of apologizing for racism. Coates nailed his lame old conversation to the wall. Ta-Nehisi Coates Completely Shuts Down [...]