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A stay-at-home mom with an obsession for National politics.
In Red Clay It Shouldn’t Be City vs Suburbs
I’m not even going to link to the article in today’s News Journal, because it really doesn’t say much and the reporter missed the opportunity to report on the real story – a story that involved parents and citizens all over the district are discussing around their kitchen tables, on blogs and at work. This story has several parts.
First, not all Red Clay Schools are created equal. For an interesting discussion on this check out Kilroy’s posts on Red Clay (there’s a lot of them) and this conversation taking place on The Seventh Type. Yes, we’ve been over this, and if you need to catch up check out my posts here and here.
One of the problems I’m seeing is the split in the District. Suburbanites want their neighborhood suburban schools. City parents don’t want their schools to suffer because of these new schools, and want the District to invest in these schools.
8Feb2012 | pandora | 15 comments | Continued
Is Capacity Really The Issue In Red Clay?
Last week I wrote a post on the upcoming Red Clay Consolidated School District Capital Referendum. The ballot has been broken into two parts – renovations for existing schools and a new elementary school at Graves Road. I will not be voting for the new school, and here’s why…
6Feb2012 | pandora | 52 comments | Continued
Do Men Understand What Women’s Health Care Involves?
Take a look at this comment by Occam from my post Komen’s Betrayal:
Just throwing this one out there – planned parenthood does not provide mammograms and Komen’s donations have gone up 100% in the last two days. By rerouting that money to organizations who actually do provide mammograms and by raising [...]
Breaking: Komen Caves, Will Fund Planned Parenthood
The Susan G. Komen foundation announced that it will reverse its decision to cut funding for Planned Parenthood, apologizing for “recent decisions that cast doubt upon our commitment to our mission of saving women’s lives.”
3Feb2012 | pandora | 30 comments | Continued
New Jobs Numbers Better Than Expected
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January, and the unemployment rate decreased to 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth was widespread in the private sector, with large employment gains in professional and business services, leisure and hospitality, and manufacturing. Government employment changed little over the month.
3Feb2012 | pandora | 5 comments | Continued
Komen’s Betrayal
Last night commenter Liberal Elite wrote something that I couldn’t stop thinking about: “Looking at the whole picture, it’s easy to see this as a betrayal of women. ”
Betrayal. The word fits.
3Feb2012 | pandora | 13 comments | Continued
The Komen Fiasco Keeps Getting Bigger… And Bigger
What a public relations disaster. You’d think Komen would have a better spokeswoman, but alas…
Via TPM:
“Well, let me just for the record tell you, Karen did not have anything to do with this decision,” Brinker responded. “This was decided at the board level and also by our mission, Andrea.” Binker said that the [...]
Thursday Open Thread (2.2.12)
This one’s for you, Jason! Other than that… I got nothing. I’m blogged out today!
2Feb2012 | pandora | 7 comments | Continued
There’s A New Blog In Town… And I’m Hooked!
Check out The Seventh Type. A blog whose tag line is: More parent involvement than you can handle. Love it! Welcome to the Delaware Blogosphere!
2Feb2012 | pandora | 0 comments | Continued
Red Clay Referendum And City Schools
The Red Clay Consolidated School District is holding a Capital Referendum on February 28, 2012. Included in this referendum is the addition of another new suburban elementary school. Let me begin by saying that I wouldn’t have a problem with the new school if Red Clay would ensure that its other schools didn’t suffer when a new school opened. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been the case. In the past 10 days my email has been filled with letters from community advocates and parents from the Highlands, Warner and Shortlidge community. Everyone has the same concern: New schools hurt existing schools, especially city schools. The evidence backs up their concerns.
2Feb2012 | pandora | 23 comments | Continued
Susan G. Komen for the Cure Pulls Funding From Planned Parenthood
The Associated Press reports that Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the nation’s leading breast-cancer charity, will cut off its funding to Planned Parenthood affiliates, where the foundation has traditionally paid for preventive screening services.
And here I thought they cared about breast cancer. I thought they cared about breast cancer screenings, early detection, and saving lives. Looks like I was wrong, since it seems that the Susan G. Komen Foundation has decided that breast cancer is political. Guess helping poor women with breast cancer detection is one of those entitlements that must be stopped.
1Feb2012 | pandora | 42 comments | Continued
Eugene Robinson Asks “Why Does Mitt Romney Want To Be President?”
Gingrich, Rick Santorum and Ron Paul have all laid out bold visions — more properly, hallucinations — of where they would take the country. But where is Romney’s shining city on a hill? What’s his “compassionate conservatism,” his “hope and change”? What is it that Mitt Romney, deep in his heart or down in his gut, really believes in?
31Jan2012 | pandora | 19 comments | Continued
Frank Knotts’ Last Post At Delaware Politics?
Frank Knotts, a contributor at Delaware Politics, has written a post about other contributors penchant for deleting comments they simply don’t agree with. This deleting of comments has been going on for quite a while, and fingers are being pointed at Don Ayotte – rightly so, imo.
For the second time today I have been made [...]
My Thoughts On Last Night’s GOP Debate
I’ve always known Mitt Romney was going to be the nominee – whether the Republican base wanted him or not. They don’t, btw. That said, he may wrap it up sooner than later. So what happened last night…
27Jan2012 | pandora | 20 comments | Continued
Here They Go Again… GOP’s 37,586th Debate
Will Newt bring an ice bucket? Yes, I will be watching, because… because… because… I think I’m waiting for Newt to explode.
26Jan2012 | pandora | 27 comments | Continued
Miss Manners Would Be Appalled At Jan Brewer’s Classless Behavior
Jan Brewer obviously wasn’t raised right.
“I asked him if he had read my book, ‘Scorpions for Breakfast.’ And he said that he read an excerpt and he didn’t think that I was very cordial,” Brewer said in the phone call to KFYI’s Mike Broomhead. “I said, ‘Well, we’ll just agree to disagree.’ And [...]
George Romney And Saul Alinsky – Not Kidding
When slum organizer Saul Alinsky, with the West Side Organization’s militant Negroes and clerics, wanted to meet with the white Detroit rulers, Romney indirectly arranged the meeting, and attended. That’s not all….
25Jan2012 | pandora | 8 comments | Continued
Mitt Romney And Self-Deportation
Romney was asked how he would reconcile his pledge that, as president, he wouldn’t order mass deportations of undocumented immigrants with his promise to crack down on illegal immigration. His answer: “self-deportation.” I guess they’ll just load up their SUV, strap the dog to the top, and go somewhere else.
24Jan2012 | pandora | 11 comments | Continued
ANOTHER Republican Debate Open Thread
If you’re watching (NBC at 9pm)… this thread’s for you. Here are my thoughts:
Romney’s been talkin’ tough all day. Tonight he has to bring that trash talk to Newt – as he’s been promising to do all day. My first thought was that Newt would take Mitt’s attacks and shove them back down his throat, and then I thought… maybe not. Okay, hear me out. Mitt Romney absolutely stinks at attacks. His delivery is really, really bad. Perhaps Newt plays the “reasonable” guy staring in amazement at the bumbling lunatic.
23Jan2012 | pandora | 47 comments | Continued
About That “Food Stamp President” Thing…
The new thing in GOPland is calling President Obama the “Food Stamp President.” But is it true? No, as with all things, more people were on food stamps under Bush.
23Jan2012 | pandora | 8 comments | Continued
Newt Takes The Lead In Florida
I am gobsmacked. Acorrding to a new poll, Gingrich leads with 34.4% to Romney’s 25.6%. Are Floridians really going to go for Newt? It boggles the mind, especially when you look at this.
23Jan2012 | pandora | 27 comments | Continued
No One Wants To Marry Mr. Electable
Throughout this political season, the only thing Mitt Romney hasn’t flip-flopped on is his reason for his getting the nomination: Electability.
Yawn.
He is the guy that proposes to a woman and cites being a good provider as the main reason she should marry him. He then adds that he’s dependable and quickly points out how passion is over-rated and not a good foundation for a marriage. Now, all of this may be true, depending on who Mr. Electable is proposing, but for most people it just doesn’t cut it.
22Jan2012 | pandora | 3 comments | Continued
South Carolina Primary Open Thread
Should be an interesting evening. Maybe they’ll lose some votes and declare Rmoney the winner.
Polls close at 7pm.
South Carolina Primary Predictions
My best guess is that Newt beats Romney by 7 points.
Gingrich: 38%
Romney: 31%
Paul: 14%
Santorum: 12%
Consider this… If Romney loses tonight, Mr. Inevitable will be 1 for 3.
Romney Doesn’t Want To Give Obama A Present
Romney says “I’ll release [my tax returns] on April 15, and the reason is very simple: I want to beat Barack Obama. I don’t want to give the Democrats a nice little present of having multiple releases. We’re going to have one release.”
This really makes no sense… unless it really is a gift.
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