The Department of Education 7/14/15
Of all of the things Jimmy Carter did, along with his Democrat Congress, the absolute worst just has to be Public Law 96-88. That’s the law which officially put in place, the Department of Education in 1979. The Department of Education educates no one, and of its 4500 employees, there’s nary a teacher in the lot. Just bureaucrats. Worthless bureaucrats, many with impressive degrees I am certain. Maybe even a few Phd (Piled Higher and Deeper) sophisticates. Impressed yet? How about the fact that they spend about $75 billion a year? Does that impress?
Actually, The Department of Education, interferes with every school in America, and causes untold confusion, and is responsible for all of the silly, quirky, rules and programs which keep America’s schools in a constant uproar. "Core," the department’s futile attempt at making all students equal, or "No Child Left Behind," which was George Bush’s contribution to a glossary of absurdities. There are a lot more to despise, if you happen to be a principal or responsible teacher, who is probably not a union member if you have a choice.
Here we have about 16 Republicans who want to be President, and not a one calls for the removal of the Department of Education. Were I running for President, one of my platforms, which I would campaign forcefully on, would be to, "GET RID OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION."
Donald Trump 7/19
The definition of NARCISSISM includes ’Having no empathy," "Haughty body language," "Detesting those who do not admire them," "Bragging and exaggerating their achievements," "Inability to view the world from others’ perspectives," Arrogant, thinking themselves perfect," "Using contempt to debase others," "Inability to admit making a mistake." There are others, but I have changed my mind about Donald Trump. After his performance calling McCain not a war hero, ’because he was captured,’ made me realize my mistake in wanting him to ever be President! He thinks poorly of his competition, calling them names such as ’stupid,’ needing to take an IQ test,’ ’foolish,’ and saying that his competition universally did a poor job in their offices. He has a personality which would be a disaster as a President, and I would hope that his 2nd place would go to last place pretty quickly
Greece and the Euro 7/20
The central bankers finally agreed to give the Greeks another $60 billion, and maybe even $85 billion over the next three years. That will keep ’em quiet for a while. Greece must then raise their VAT (value added tax) to 23%, cut government, cut pensions, plus many other impossible promises made to the central bank for the handout. Will the over $400 billion ever be repaid? Absolutely NOT, any more than America’s current $18,305,000,000,000 debt, or the already contracted for, debt of $275,000,000,000,000, other than with paper money. Greece could take down the entire Euro and nations who are members of it, even though it is only 2% of the euro economy. Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Ireland could go, and especially if they said, "Look here, you gave Greece a bundle, we want one too." If the euro went the way of all flesh, just think what that would do to tourism!Everyone would stay home, because of the complicated currencies. On NPR the other morning, a very respected economist said that in his opinion, the entire euro complex of nations, would eventually leave, print their own currencies, as they used to, before the euro. Gold and silver, are real money., and have been for thousands of years. They’re convertible or redeemable in any paper money at any time. I am not trying to compete with David, but I just have to get it off my chest occasionally!