Mid Term Election Material
Ans so it begins. Congressional mid-term elections are coming and there is no way that we will be able to avoid the absolute crap that will come out of candidates mouths and press releases. Like most avalanches it starts small:
“The U.S. federal government has “way, way, way too much debt,” Brown told The Stratford Star in an interview Jan. 31.” http://www.stratfordstar.com/17137/bunnell-coach-aims-to-take-on-delauro-and-national-debt/
James E. Brown has declared that he is “standing up” to Rosa DeLauro (D, 3rd District) to challenge her for the right to represent us in the House of Representatives. Like most GOP candidates, Mr. Brown believes that repealing or not passing legislation is effective government. But, like most Republicans, he is shocked at the amount of the national debt the Republicans created. (Remember the massive tax cuts for the wealthy and conducting two wars? We won’t even mention the deregulation of the financial industry.)
“He believes that overspending in Congress and the national debt result in part because there are no term limits in Congress.”
Which would only take a Constitutional Amendment to change. That would require 38 State Legislatures to approve. So, moving on….
But Mr. Brown is an educator so maybe his position on education is relevant?
“Discussion about education at the federal level is not about education in the classroom, he said. It is about money and measuring rates of so-called success.”
Sigh….
There are no Federal teachers or principals. Not even a superintendent. There are about 14,000 separate and independent School Districts in the U.S. The federal government provides limited funding to each. From time to time the Federal Government sets criteria to receive this funding. If you do not like the criteria the choice is always to stop accepting the funds.
“All need the basics to sixth grade or so, but does Stratford need the same education as Alaska, Idaho and Texas?”
We must admit that we have no idea what this means. We certainly hope Mr. Brown means that Stratford students receive at least as much education as students in Alaska, Idaho and Texas. And we certainly hope he does not mean we should stop educating Stratford students after grade 6.
Sadly, these are the milder issues Mr. Brown puts forward. The rest of his agenda is much more radical and extreme. http://jamesbrownforcongress.org/James_Brown_For_Congress/The_Issues.html
We were kind of hoping for some actual discussion rather than the boulders that roll down Bullshit Mountain.