Huzza for Howard! And also that other fella who started out in NYC and then made his home in the Green Mountain State.
Unlaxing a bit now (late Thursday evening); work has been close to overwhelming. But it is associated with a paycheck.
Good story about the car, Bill.
puddle--the first I remember hearing of government guaranteed college loans was when I was in graduate school, so in the early 1970's. Yep, you paid for it or did without. I think the current system of the schools inflating their tuition to get the maximum in loans (to the students) and grants, then giving "scholarships" to the students to cover part of the cost inflation is an absolutely rotten scam. Same with having most of the teaching taken over by part timers, instructors, graduate students etc. instead of professors.
I think I will order a "Boomer for Bernie" bumper sticker, and for comic relief, also another with a peace symbol and the legend "Never Trust Anyone Over 80." A little humor goes a long way--I remember the bumper sticker with a yellow background and green ink, including a picture of a pineapple and the legend "Dole for pinapple, not for president." Humorous, not mean--and memorable.
I was looking at the political news on my Kindle while waiting in the hallway of the downtown Oakland courthouse this morning and saw some little items that I thought would interest folks here. Will look them up and post them or links shortly.
Reaction to Democratic Debate in NH [Click] Sounds good! I may actually have to watch it. Any feedback here? If Bernie's weakness is in foreign policy, since when has that been a bar to the Presidency? As memory serves me, domestic affairs generally trump foreign affairs. And like Bernie pointed out, experience is one thing, and judgement is another.
"A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll finds Bernie Sanders with a big lead over Hillary Clinton, 58% to 38%." "A new American Research Group poll finds Sanders leading Clinton, 54% to 38%."
“I may have personally brought Congress’ approval rating down from a root canal and moved it closer to a colonoscopy.”— former Rep. Trey Radel (R-FL), quoted by Roll Call, on his resignation in 2014 after getting caught buying cocaine.
“I agree in many ways with Bernie Sanders. They say, ‘Gosh, Ted, you sound exactly like Bernie, saying it’s all big money and lobbyists and corruption.’ Well you know what? That’s right. It is! Washington is corrupt.”— Sen. Ted Cruz, quoted by the Washington Post.
This just in from politicalwire.com; are folks beginning to pay attention?--Alan
A new Quinnipiac poll finds Donald Trump still leads the GOP presidential pack nationally with 31%, followed by Ted Cruz at 22%, Marco Rubio at 19% and Ben Carson at 9%. No other candidate above 3 percent.
In the Democratic race, Hillary Clinton barely leads Bernie Sanders, 44% to 42%.
Said pollster Tim Malloy: “Democrats nationwide are feeling the Bern as Sen. Bernie Sanders closes a 31-point gap to tie Secretary Hillary Clinton. And despite the Iowa setback, Donald Trump is way ahead of his GOP opponents.”
P.S.: I must admit to a Freudian slip. The following story's headline is "Clinton Can't Shake Image as Wall Street's Friend." Glancing at it, I misread "Friend" as "Fiend."
In some important ways it reminds me of what I saw when I went back to my home town -- Pine Bluff, Ark -- for my 50th high school reunion. Main Street had more vacant lots than stores. But Pine Bluff is/was about 60% white.
I was just checking the polls. Latest from Nevada shows Clinton still leading 50 - 37, although the trend is definitely toward Bernie. I can't find any post-Iowa polls in South Carolina.
I sure wish I had time to read those interesting articles, Alan! Still doggedly quilting. I'm two seams behind where I hoped to be by now but it's going well.
Huzza for Howard! And also that other fella who started out in NYC and then made his home in the Green Mountain State.
ReplyDeleteUnlaxing a bit now (late Thursday evening); work has been close to overwhelming. But it is associated with a paycheck.
Good story about the car, Bill.
puddle--the first I remember hearing of government guaranteed college loans was when I was in graduate school, so in the early 1970's. Yep, you paid for it or did without. I think the current system of the schools inflating their tuition to get the maximum in loans (to the students) and grants, then giving "scholarships" to the students to cover part of the cost inflation is an absolutely rotten scam. Same with having most of the teaching taken over by part timers, instructors, graduate students etc. instead of professors.
I think I will order a "Boomer for Bernie" bumper sticker, and for comic relief, also another with a peace symbol and the legend "Never Trust Anyone Over 80." A little humor goes a long way--I remember the bumper sticker with a yellow background and green ink, including a picture of a pineapple and the legend "Dole for pinapple, not for president." Humorous, not mean--and memorable.
I was looking at the political news on my Kindle while waiting in the hallway of the downtown Oakland courthouse this morning and saw some little items that I thought would interest folks here. Will look them up and post them or links shortly.
--Alan
ReplyDeleteReaction to Democratic Debate in NH [Click] Sounds good! I may actually have to watch it. Any feedback here? If Bernie's weakness is in foreign policy, since when has that been a bar to the Presidency? As memory serves me, domestic affairs generally trump foreign affairs. And like Bernie pointed out, experience is one thing, and judgement is another.
"A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll finds Bernie Sanders with a big lead over Hillary Clinton, 58% to 38%."
"A new American Research Group poll finds Sanders leading Clinton, 54% to 38%."
A Des Moines Register editorial blasts the Iowa Democratic caucuses [Click]
Hillary Clinton’s performance at Thursday’s MSNBC debate reflected someone who no longer thought her nomination was inevitable. [Click]
“I may have personally brought Congress’ approval rating down from a root canal and moved it closer to a colonoscopy.”— former Rep. Trey Radel (R-FL), quoted by Roll Call, on his resignation in 2014 after getting caught buying cocaine.
“I agree in many ways with Bernie Sanders. They say, ‘Gosh, Ted, you sound exactly like Bernie, saying it’s all big money and lobbyists and corruption.’ Well you know what? That’s right. It is! Washington is corrupt.”— Sen. Ted Cruz, quoted by the Washington Post.
Selma, Alabama today--what in the name of Heaven can we do about this sort of thing? [Click] It isn't just Black communities, and it isn't just in Alabama.
--Alan
This just in from politicalwire.com; are folks beginning to pay attention?--Alan
ReplyDeleteA new Quinnipiac poll finds Donald Trump still leads the GOP presidential pack nationally with 31%, followed by Ted Cruz at 22%, Marco Rubio at 19% and Ben Carson at 9%. No other candidate above 3 percent.
In the Democratic race, Hillary Clinton barely leads Bernie Sanders, 44% to 42%.
Said pollster Tim Malloy: “Democrats nationwide are feeling the Bern as Sen. Bernie Sanders closes a 31-point gap to tie Secretary Hillary Clinton. And despite the Iowa setback, Donald Trump is way ahead of his GOP opponents.”
P.S.: I must admit to a Freudian slip. The following story's headline is "Clinton Can't Shake Image as Wall Street's Friend." Glancing at it, I misread "Friend" as "Fiend."
Those poll numbers do my heart good. Go Bernie!
DeleteThat Selma article *hurts* to read. One of my best friends in the world is from Selma, and she left fifty years ago.
ReplyDeleteIn some important ways it reminds me of what I saw when I went back to my home town -- Pine Bluff, Ark -- for my 50th high school reunion. Main Street had more vacant lots than stores. But Pine Bluff is/was about 60% white.
DeleteI was just checking the polls. Latest from Nevada shows Clinton still leading 50 - 37, although the trend is definitely toward Bernie. I can't find any post-Iowa polls in South Carolina.
ReplyDeleteApparently, he whose name I do not utter has uninvited support from a white supremacist Super PAC.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cnn.com/2016/02/05/politics/donald-trump-white-supremacists-new-hampshire/index.html
I sure wish I had time to read those interesting articles, Alan! Still doggedly quilting. I'm two seams behind where I hoped to be by now but it's going well.
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