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This has been proposed more and debated even more. It's a classic, seems like a good idea, proposal - that really isn't. This is merely a way to build a class society and ENSURE that those with any handicap, whether financial/educational/physical/geographical it doesn't matter, will suffer.

Think about. Everyone gets a voucher. Private schools now get to pick and choose who gets admitted (heaven knows we can't have affirmative action to ensure a balance) so the best schools take the best students, leaving the rest to do with second best.

There is no realistic chance at an improvement in the overall education system.



Hollande to win French election:What does this mean for Europe? More importantly for us in the US, what does it mean for us?
Maybe not much. We've dug ourselves out of the great bush recession more through internal efforts than foreign trade. The EU has been sucking air for years. We'll see a little slowdown, but the country with the most hurt coming is China. The EU's #1 trading partner.
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John Kerry's 2004 Democratic Convention Acceptance Speech.

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Michele Bachmann Calls Global Warming A Hoax! On June 27th, Tea Party favorite Michele Bachmann, announced her candidacy for the presidency of the United States. There are two issues that will always tell you if your candidate is a flake: 1) Global Warming, 2) Intelligent Design. And she failed on both of them. Even Sarah Palin is not a Creationis...

BACHMANN WANTS CREATIONISM IN SCHOOLS


Also, Learn About Brooke Greenberg; She Doesn't Age! On December 16th, Jyoti Amge celebrated her 18th birthday and made it into the Guinness World Records as the shortest living woman. She is just 62.8 cm or 24.7 in tall. From Nagpur, India, Jyoti beat out American Bridgette Jordan who stands at 69 cm (27.2 in). But the shortest living human is a ...

NEW WORLD RECORD FOR SMALLEST WOMAN


Exotic Animals Should Be Banned As Pets! Death Count: 18 Bengal tigers (shot) 9 male lions (shot) 8 lionesses (shot) 6 black bears (shot) 3 mountain lions (shot) 2 grizzly bears (shot) 2 wolves (shot) 1 baboon (eaten) 1 monkey (eaten) Survivors: 3 leopards 2 monkeys 1 grizzly bear ~ 56 wild animals released by a disturbed owner. On October 18th in...

50 EXOTIC/RARE ANIMALS KILLED IN OHIO


But This Publicity Stunt May Hurt Dwindling Stocks On Jan 5th, a 593 lb. bluefin tuna was auctioned at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market for a record $736,000. But at $1,240 a pound, there is no way the buyer, Kiyomura Co., can make a profit. In fact, even though the fish is indeed of the highest quality, it is estimated that the company’s sushi cha...

BLUEFIN TUNA SOLD FOR A RECORD $736,000


Perry Says The BP Oil Spill Was An Act of God! Click here Along with Michele Bachmann, Governor Perry of Texas actually makes Sarah Palin look like the fountain of reason, moderation, and commonsense! The GOP presidential candidate and frontrunner is considered by many, including some in the Republican Party, to be an unqualified candidate for the...

RICK PERRY CALLS GLOBAL WARMING A HOAX


Why are we even considering this individual for president, or ANY public office for that matter, when he should be tarred and feathered?
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/28/us/politics/close-ties-to-goldman-enrich-romneys-public-and-private-lives.html?_r=1&;partner=rss&emc=rss
He pretty much embodies what most of us dislike about those in the corporate world.


Romney fails to disclose income - Really? Does it come as a suprise to anyone that mittens "failed" to mention income derived from a private swisss bank account or other investment funds -ncluding those that derived income from buying mortgage backed securities?
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Really? Does it come as a suprise to anyone that mittens "failed" to mention income derived from a private swisss bank account or other investment funds -ncluding those that derived income from buying mortgage backed securities?
Really? It only makes him toxic to most of the rest of us. Toxic. The Newt is a dirtbag, bet even he is looking good compared to mittens. Read on.
http://news.yahoo.com/romney-failed-disclose-income-swiss-bank-220805717.html


Mittens does.:
Although it is not apparent on his financial disclosure form, Mitt Romney has millions of dollars of his personal wealth in investment funds set up in the Cayman Islands , a notorious Caribbean tax haven.
So seriously, THIS is th...

Do YOU have a Cayman islands account?


More "precisely" he says he pays "about" 15 percent. SO you can assume it's generally south of that number, but when he releases current return it will be close to that.
Your average family making 50k a year pays more than that when you toss...

Mittens only pays 15 percent


More "precisely" he says he pays "about" 15 percent. SO you can assume it's generally south of that number, but when he releases current return it will be close to that.
Your average family making 50k a year pays more than that when you toss in social security and medicare.
Mittens is going to have to answer this to the rest of us 99 percenters
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/18/us/politics/facing-pointed-attacks-romney-urges-focus-on-obama.html
And this man says he has the know it all to lead the US?
He doesn't work, doesn't know what work is.





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