President Trump: The NEW one and only politics thread

Happy? Probably not. There are only a couple of Trump's picks that I really respect and and approve of - mostly Mad Dog and Haley. OTOH, I'm not sure that it would be possible for Trump to have come up with a more abysmal Nom for EdSec than DeVos. She is unqualified, period, dot.

 

Depends on the district. There's just one private high school here (a second is being planned) and two public high schools in the city. The private high school has 200 or so students - compared to 1,700 at each of the public ones.

 

By mucking it up I meant some combination of: A) not paying attention to it; B) misunderstanding it; and C) not properly incorporating what it said into what he was trying to say. And, again, that's stipulating there's actually a nuanced case.

I'd also note that the ability to speak clearly about stuff like this (while still giving yourself some wiggle room) takes years of practice. There's a reason they call them "professional" politicians.

 

OK, and in those districts, vouchers would have a minimal effect.

 

I'm not going to get into the education argument, but my overall point was that "general welfare" is kind of a big part of the reason for taxation in the first place. It was never meant to be a la carte. Many Americans have become much too selfish to understand that, though.

 

Important Presidential message here ...

 

God meant for men to speak. That's why He made penises look like microphones.

 

This might have a bit more substance if you weren't the poster child for selective ignorance yourself. Such as when Trump clearly lies about something, it's pointed out to you and you act like you're covering your ears going "la-la-la-la."

 

I don't know that anyone is arguing this point, but I'm not. It's the difference between a soup kitchen and food stamps. There are real advantages to the latter.

 

Do you really think it's about gender?

 

Public education is part of a long-term strategy to make the citizenry as a whole smarter and therefore more competitive and more productive, which benefits everyone -- married, single, old, young, gay, straight, with or without kids.

People learn important skills and "benefit" from serving in the Army, too, but you won't hear me suggesting I should get a tax rebate because I wasn't able to take advantage of the fantastic government opportunity to which others availed themselves.