The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

To imply that choosing the military meant you had no choice because you are too uneducated to know any better or choose any better is insulting.

Once again, that's NOT what the statement said, that's what people have read into it. It did NOT say "If you choose the military, you're uneducate." It said "If you're uneducated, the military is nearly your only option." You may decide it IMPLIES that, but let's try sticking to the actual statement he made instead.

Maybe because there are plenty of "uneducated" people who do not choose the military

Two-thirds of people who take the ASQT don't pass. And of the 1/3 that pass, some portion never make it into active duty. So yes, there are a large number who do not choose military, though not for lack of trying. And of those that don't choose military, most of them don't make a living wage. So, to updated the claim a bit, people unable to succeed in the education system are left with little viable option that will net them a livable earning beyond applying for military service.

[SacTown Chronic]

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A school bus driver fired after she reportedly made an obscene gesture at President Bush has filed a union grievance in an attempt to get her job back.

The 43-year-old driver, whose name was not released, was driving middle school children back to school after a zoo visit on June 16 when the president and Republican Rep. Dave Reichert drove slowly by in a motorcade.

From the bus, the children waved; with the windows down in their car, Bush and Reichert waved back.

That's when the driver gave the president the finger, according to Reichert and Issaquah superintendent Janet Barry.

"The congressman hadn't seen it, but the president turned to him and said, 'That one's not a fan,'" said Reichert spokeswoman Kimberly Cadena.

"That one's not a fan" Nice one, Mr. Bush.

"The bus driver was not terminated for making an obscene gesture at the president. The bus driver was terminated for making an obscene gesture in view of the students," Niegowski said. "That's not the role modeling we need for our students."