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Great - above my expectations | 18 | 6.87% | |
Good - met most of my expectations | 66 | 25.19% | |
Average - so so, disappointed a little | 64 | 24.43% | |
Bad - sold us out | 101 | 38.55% | |
Trout - don't know yet | 13 | 4.96% | |
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02-06-2013, 12:20 AM | #19301 |
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I always thought he looked a little bit like Curious George. They have similar skin tone contrasts.
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02-06-2013, 10:19 AM | #19302 |
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So I don't know all the details but how should the administration not have to go to trial to defend this drone policy? I don't know if that's the trial before impeachment but this smacks of the same bs that pissed me off about w.
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02-06-2013, 11:55 AM | #19303 |
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The first step would be to have a congress that gives a shit about war powers rather than abandoning their responsibility and ceding it to the executive. What Obama is doing is wrong, but congress has greenlighted the executive having unchecked national security powers.
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02-06-2013, 12:03 PM | #19304 | |
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Sadly you are in the minority. Most hate the war when it isn't their party doing the warmongering, hate the debt limit when it isn't their party doing the spending, etc... I applaud you having a conscience that isn't tied to D/R alligance but the reason nothing ever happens is because most don't. (Or will claim to but make excuses for why "Well Obama shouldn't do it but it's okay because...") |
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02-06-2013, 12:03 PM | #19305 | |
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LOL. See my post I made above before even reading your typical response. Last edited by panerd : 02-06-2013 at 12:05 PM. |
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02-06-2013, 12:08 PM | #19306 |
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What Obama is doing is wrong. I just think the problem is congress has ceded this power to the executive and doesn't have any interest in being a check on that authority. That started all the way back with the Gulf of Tonkin resolution and gradually they've given more and more war making power to the executive.
The courts aren't going to fix this and not enough voters understand/give a shit to change things. In theory a congress that demanded the return of war powers could make a difference. How is that a D/R thing?
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02-06-2013, 12:12 PM | #19307 | |
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Obama is wrong but... aka I will make an excuse why he shouldn't be stopped. D/R was less aimed at you and more at CNN/Fox/facebook comments/Yahoo comments where Bush and Obama change places based on the voting record of the person writing the comment. |
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02-06-2013, 12:22 PM | #19308 |
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I'm not saying he shouldn't be stopped. The question is how are you going to stop him? It would be great if Obama or the next president changed things, but I can't see that happening. The only avenue I can see for that is congress. The courts and voters have already proven they don't care.
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02-06-2013, 02:24 PM | #19309 | |
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Which brings me back to my point. The uninformed voters look at it as a D/R thing. They hated Bush's war but are now silent on Obama or they loved Bush getting us into the Middle East mess and want Obama impeached for war crimes. Which brings us to the informed voter of which I include you. You could do something but choose instead to speak in sentences that always go something along the lines of "Obama this BUT that". Show me how anything you have posted in the last 3-4 posts that differs from this analysis. |
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02-06-2013, 02:29 PM | #19310 | |
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02-06-2013, 02:33 PM | #19311 |
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The majority of voters didn't care about Bush's war and don't care about Obama's. Only high information voters pay attention to any of this.
What would you have me do, vote for Ron Paul? There are policies where I disagree with him, too. Can I only support a candidate that matches my preferences 100%. Should I just stay on the outside of the system and yell that I'm above it all while none of my preferred policy positions take effect? I disagree with Obama on all of this executive authority to kill with robots crap. He should be better than this. The Dems in the Senate and House should scream about it. There's plenty of rank and file Dems that are screaming, but again, most people don't care. I'm not a single issue voter, though. The totality of his positions makes Obama a better choice for me than the GOP or Green or Libertarian candidates. That doesn't mean I like everything he does, but it does mean I look at more than one issue to make up my mind. So how are you going to stop this? Voting for Ron/Rand Paul won't help a bit. Fussing at me won't either.
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02-06-2013, 02:55 PM | #19312 |
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Where Bush and Obama agree on stuff I tend to think there's some merit to it.
The different media reactions between similar actions and policies carried out by the two administration is amusing, but at the end of the day, I'm glad both have been so aggressive on this stuff. Some of the visions people have for how international conflict should be carried out and how prisoners of war should be dealt with just aren't practical. Edit: Not exactly pertaining to drones and U.S. citizens, but I know a guy who has been a part of KSM's defense team. He acknowledges in public speaking engagements that KSM is not your ordinary prisoner - he can not ever be set free, period. But if the constitution applies to him, he must be set free immediately, and he can not be charged with any crime. Unless you want to do a show trial and apply only part of the constitution to him (it still amazes me that so many people think that's the way to go - I'm glad Bush and Obama aren't among them). Last edited by molson : 02-06-2013 at 03:04 PM. |
02-06-2013, 03:03 PM | #19313 | |
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He should just keep threatening to outlaw things to boost spending. Let out rumors that some business is going to go bankrupt, Hostess style. The economy will be booming! |
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02-06-2013, 03:48 PM | #19314 | |
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I'm fine with a military tribunal. There just should be some process involved other than the President says so.
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02-06-2013, 04:15 PM | #19315 |
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I absolutely detest many of the things Obama has done in foreign policy (Patriot Act, Indefinite Detention, etc.), but as JPhillips said, what can I do? I live in the United States, which is a right leaning country on a global scale. Since we have a First Past the Post electoral system, that will limit us two a two party system (see: Duverger's law). I proudly supported Obama for re-election in 2012, knowing he would continue to do many things I didn't support, because I truly believe the country is much better off with him in charge than it would be with Romney.
Furthermore, war is not some singular issue that you are either pro or con on. If I go back through history, there are wars I've supported and wars I haven't. It's absurd to suggest that you have to support all wars or oppose all wars and someone isn't necessarily a hypocrite just because they supported one war and didn't support another. One of my biggest pet peeves around here is when someone says, "I believe X because of Y" and the responses have nothing to do with Y, but instead criticizing the person for reasons other than Y (i.e. You didn't believe X before when so and so was President!") Sure, maybe the person is being a hypocrite, but what it often comes across as is either not wanting to or being unable to discuss Y. If you don't believe that Y is my real reason for believing something, then why are you even responding to me? Nothing I say will be a satisfactory response to you, so there's no point in even having or continuing a discussion under those circumstances.
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02-06-2013, 04:22 PM | #19316 | |
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Why can't he be charged with a crime? Should the constitution not apply to anyone who "can not ever be set free, period"? If so, should only one person get to make that decision with no possibility for judicial review?
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02-06-2013, 04:23 PM | #19317 |
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I get that nobody can agree with any politician 100%, but this stuff was one of the top 2 or 3 issues/criticisms surrounding the Bush presidency, and when Obama carries on the same stuff, it just doesn't seem like as a big an issue anymore. Maybe that's an incorrect perception, or maybe people are still really pissed off and the media just isn't reporting on it the way they did during the Bush years. It does seem though that Obama has largely validated Bush's policies and much of the general public that was so filled with anger towards the policies when the Bush administration carried them out has been appeased. That's not a totally irrational reaction. If one trusts Obama more than Bush, it makes sense that those policies would easier to swallow when they continue post-Bush.
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02-06-2013, 04:42 PM | #19318 | |
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If the U.S. government or the state of New York suspected someone of murder, they wouldn't be able to arrest him, detain him for a decade without charges, limit his access to his defense counsel, prevent him from developing a defense case, torture the shit out him, and then try to charge him with murder. There would be a lot of constitutional roadblocks to that including violation of his speedy trial rights, the irreparable prejudicing of his defense, police conduct that "shocks the conscious" - it would result in a dismissal with prejudice of any and all charges. We really don't want the states and the federal government to be able to do these things without fear of compromising their criminal cases, so they don't get multiple bites at the apple after violating the constitution in those ways - unless you want to make different rules for terrorists. In which case, you're not applying the constitution anymore anyway. As for the president's power, he is the commander-in-chief, it is ultimately his call what to blow up, who to take prisoner, what to do with prisoners, etc. You don't need judicial review of military operations. Sure, the military v. civilian line used to be way broader and easier to define before the war on terror, but IMO, the edges of the debate are all way, way, in the "military" side. Last edited by molson : 02-06-2013 at 04:59 PM. |
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02-09-2013, 06:47 AM | #19319 | |
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More non-news news. Where is the tea party when you need them?
Senate Democrats Sequester Offer A 10-Month Replacement With $120 Billion In Savings Quote:
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02-09-2013, 06:50 AM | #19320 |
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Im not saying he should go on trial for a crime but that one branch of govt cannot have such powers as are described in the white paper without oversight. I used the word Trial broadly to say that others should be able to determine the constitutionality of the acts, their legal standing and if a crime has or is being committed. I think I argued the same thing against W and now this President, whom I voted for, has admitted to the program so.... The admin should have to defend it and if its deemed by the counterbalances in government to have been 'wrong' then it should go down the prescribed path whatever that is.
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Ha - I voted for Obama too, although Romney was certainly going to be better for my wallet. I felt the larger historical implications overrode my complete disagreement on nearly every position he takes! Highly unlikely to be able to keep that motivation going if Hillary runs unless the republicans continue to roll out mediocrity. |
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Yay for sequestration.
-- 1,000 fewer research grants would be awarded, cutting research and laboratories for some 12,000 scientists and students. That's what we need when we are falling behind in STEM fields, less research. It should be noted that federal funding is already at all-time lows, so this is like a kick in the nuts when you're already knocked out. As it is I already can't find good American postdocs, so I train foreign ones here and they go back. Awesome.
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02-09-2013, 10:59 AM | #19323 |
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While this is from last April, the stat of new recipients that are on Social Security disability seems very high.
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Reducing $120 billion over 10 years on $16.5 trillion of debt?
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02-09-2013, 11:07 AM | #19325 |
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Too bad there isn't any work that could be done and borrowing costs aren't historically low. If only...
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Furthermore, Obama's initiatives are not some singular issue that you are either pro or con on. If I go back through history, there are initiatives I've supported and initiatives I haven't. It's absurd to suggest that you have to support all initiatives or oppose all initiatives and someone isn't necessarily a hypocrite just because they supported one initiative and didn't support another. One of my biggest pet peeves around here is when someone says, "I believe Y because of X" and the responses have nothing to do with X, but instead criticizing the person for reasons other than X (i.e. You didn't believe Y before when so and so was President!") Sure, maybe the person is being a hypocrite, but what it often comes across as is either not wanting to or being unable to discuss X. If you don't believe that X is my real reason for believing something, then why are you even responding to me? Nothing I say will be a satisfactory response to you, so there's no point in even having or continuing a discussion under those circumstances. I agree with you. It truly goes both ways. |
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02-09-2013, 09:37 PM | #19327 |
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What has Obama done on gun control?
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I like what he is saying. With Obamacare done, my next big issue is positioning US for the future - this is primarily done with education and immigration (of talent) and reducing debt.
The economic recovery is well underway. Immigration is being addressed. Reducing debt is hosed. Education is an important one. Its not just a government setting rules, mandates, performance baselines etc. (which I do believe is important), its also changing the culture of learning, increasing the importance of it for alot of Americans. Maybe a government and grassroots private sector campaign? In State of the Union, Obama to return to jobs and the economy - The Washington Post Quote:
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02-10-2013, 07:39 AM | #19332 |
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I don't think you can really compare democracies and totalitarian states, but Obama surely isn't to the left of a communist state like China.
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This thread started with what I hoped Obama would accomplish when first elected.
I think #1, #3 were accomplished by Obama and he should get credit. For #2, the situation has improved but don't think it was directly because of his policies but instead private sector with shale gas/oil in the North America's. I think #4 has improved (other than in few select countries) but again, not directly because of Obama, but because GWB was no longer around. Quote:
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So here are my hopes for the 2nd Obama term in domestic policy (in addition to continuing 1st term)
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I'm good with those three, although anyway you shake it, reducing the debt will ask us all to make sacrifices that I know we can't make. So a strong econmy is it.
Locking down the borders will add jobs. Amnesty to all who are here will add tax dollars. I'm down with that. US Education is turning into a joke. Not sure how to handle this, but I don't think the Feds are better at this than the States. |
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Here are my Machiavellian hopes in foreign policy for Obama's 2nd term.
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If my statement goes both ways, then you would've replaced Obama with Romney and mentioned how you voted for him despite not agreeing with many of his issues.
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It could start with eliminating No Child Left Behind. Because it's turned into teaching to a test, we're having to teach them things in college they should have learned in high school. Like oh, say, the basics of critical thinking and writing? Seriously, I've taught at two different universities and in both cases, this has applied.
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02-10-2013, 09:10 AM | #19339 |
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My college kids have a tremendous difficulty making choices without knowing the outcome. They fear being wrong, I suspect because being wrong has such consequences in a testing based environment. They don't know how to fail and try again.
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I contend you cannot improve what you do not measure. You may disagree on what/how its measured but at least NCLB it is an attempt. No Child Left Behind Act - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Quote:
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The problem isn't assessment, it's what's being assessed. There is a lot of a good education that doesn't fit into a bubble test.
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I don't disagree. Find a way to measure improvement that don't fit. It won't be perfect, it won't be fair to everyone but that's real world. Everytime I catch Randi Weingarten on TV, she says alot of good visionary stuff but I do not see action. Michelle Rhee at least seems to take action regardless if you agree with her. Last edited by Edward64 : 02-10-2013 at 09:34 AM. |
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Agree with this too. Everytime I take my students to the computer lab it amazes me the panic if they do something wrong and get errors, etc. |
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BTW, I am sympathetic because my wife teaches Special Ed. I have no idea how to fairly measure progress with Special Ed.
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Bubble tests are the cheapest and easiest to administer. At the end of the day nobody wants to spend the time and money to do a more complex assessment.
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Bzzzt. Wrong answer. (pun intended btw) I sat in a college classroom in the mid-90s and watched a professor in freshman English resort to using the phrase "doing word" because "verb" wasn't understood by over half the class. 3/4ths of the class were education majors. NCLBA was a response to that situation, not the cause.
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Obamacare is far from being done, and will see the impact (positive or negative) soon. Last edited by Galaxy : 02-10-2013 at 12:42 PM. |
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Surely though thats entirely the WRONG response to that situation? You shouldn't be able to get into university (in an English speaking country) without a fairly reasonable grasp of the english language ... that is surely a requirement for someone understanding texts at that level. As I've seen it NCLBA simply increases the problem that some students have by not only delaying their emotional development to match their impeded educational development (ie. instead of staying with peers in the same age range they are now potentially far older than the people they're associated with - in some cases by 2 years which is a HUGE factor for a 13 year old boy). |
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So how will we see the impact soon if it is far from being done?
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You really aren't familiar with the U.S. higher "education" industry, are you? It's a business, and (in Georgia) once the free money started flowing in earnest (lottery revenues funding Hope schollies) anybody with a pulse could get into at least some part of the state university system. Had to, only way they (the school) could cash in on it. In this case, it was the 2nd largest unit of the state system (Georgia State Univ.). Quote:
Must work differently from state to state, here you basically can't get held back for any reason, no matter how desperately appropriate it would be. Graduation tests and/or ECOT (End of Course Tests) at most delay the occasional diploma but I've never once come across a single case of them affecting any other grade promotion. They should -- 'cause if you can't pass those tests then honestly, you're in pretty sorry shape -- but they don't. It's pass 'em along & make 'em the next persons problem.
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