The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Cadaverous Pallor]

I see it more as having a stake in the success of the schools.

[Alex]

Sure, it creates that. But so does owning an oil well. Having a more personal stake does not inherently make your intentions (or capabilities) better. Why not require principals to have a child in the same school?

What is unique about education that having a personal stake in policy making would be a good thing where we consider it, at best, a neutral thing and frequently a bad thing in pretty much all other areas of policy making.

I'd be much happier if Texas elected E.O. Wilson to establish a biology curriculum than the local pastor who has 14 kids in the various public schools.

[scaeagles]

The private school my kids go to have teachers and board members with kids that go to public school. I have often thought that strange, more so for the board members than the teachers. This kind of feels the same way, except for the fact that everyone pays taxes that contribute to public education and should therefore be allowed to be involved in the process with or without their own kids involved.

[Gemini Cricket]

I didn't know where to post this but I thought it was funny.

[scaeagles]

Being that this is Texas, and she used the terms "enemy" and "flames", I thinki it is possible that she was making a comparison between public school and hell. As sad as that is, I would suspect it is what she meant.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Being that this is Texas, and she used the terms "enemy" and "flames", I thinki it is possible that she was making a comparison between public school and hell. As sad as that is, I would suspect it is what she meant.

Yes, I'm sure that's what it meant. And more specifically that the public schools are a tool of Satan.

[scaeagles]

On a completely different subject....ding dong, Arlen Specter is dead. Could not have happened to a more deserving person.

Meaning so politically of course, clarifying lest I be accused of supporting some form of death threat against him.

Hopefully Charlie Christ will be next.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Meaning so politically of course, clarifying lest I be accused of supporting some form of death threat against him.

Of course not, you're just rooting for the cancer (I'm not serious).

Out of curiosity, do you hold Parker Griffith in similar disdain? Or is there something more specific to Specter?

[innerSpaceman]

I've hated Arlen Spector ever since her proposed the Magic Bullet Theory. That's a long time to hate someone.

[scaeagles]

Arlen Specter .... I have despised him a long time because of his RINO status. It honestly didn't bother me that much when he switched parties because I think he was closer to a democrat all along. I want anyone who is such a misrepresentation of what I believe the republican party should be to be gone. And anyone who switches parties after election should be suspect....that being said, I know nothing of Parker Griffith except that he switched from parties the other way. Because of that, though, I don't trust the guy. It is typically done for the sake of political expedience and preserving your own hyde.

As far as Crist, while I don't like what he's doing, at least he isn't switching parties mid stream to try to preserve himself politically. He's just doing it pre primary.