Politics of the Productive

Faculty Members Against School Funding

2008-08-28T06:32:32Z

I quote, "The opponents' petition voices concerns that wealthy donors would have inordinate influence over the institute's research. The petition also said that Friedman-esque positions, such as privatization of Social Security, would be foregone conclusions, and that the state and nongovernmental organizations would be regarded with "distinct suspicion."" ...from this article... ...and I can't help but correlate a growing suspicion of educators who fight so diligently against private money (heaven...(read more)

Well Spoken

2008-08-10T04:38:36Z

The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it. - Ronald Reagan Jeez, I sure with Bush boy would have taken some lessons from Mr. Reagan....(read more)

I Did Some Education Research, Conclusions...

2008-07-23T07:11:35Z

So here's the deal. Some friends and I got into various discussions about why, what, and how to resolve the education issue. Well more to the point, why public education fares so poorly in the first place. First point I'm going to make, dollars that public schools spend don't correlate to actual performance very well at all. Especially when compared to each other, when compared to private schools they are even more screwed up and performance seems to be the last concern on...(read more)

Seriously, It's a Good One

2008-07-06T09:48:35Z

Quote of the day: A joke's a very serious thing. - Charles Churchill...(read more)

Bearing Arms, A Legal Right of Americans

2008-06-27T06:35:22Z

Held:1. The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess afirearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm fortraditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.Pp. 2–53.(a) The Amendment’s prefatory clause announces a purpose, butdoes not limit or expand the scope of the second part, the operativeclause. The operative clause’s text and history demonstrate that itconnotes an individual right to keep and bear arms. Pp. 2–22.(b) The prefatory clause comports...(read more)

For I am an Unreasonable Man, Fortunately

2008-06-11T18:51:00Z

“A reasonable man adapts himself to suit his environment. An unreasonable man persists in attempting to adapt his environment to suit himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” George Bernard Shaw...(read more)

Just Thought This Comment Was Interesting...

2008-06-05T19:27:00Z

Pick just about any major out-of-control issue, and you can find politicians and other government figures coming up with all sorts of non-solutions to the problem that serve to do little more than placate the masses into believing that something is being done.…Hollywood suggests that spies and terrorists sit around and photograph things. The real intelligence services know better, but the reality is that to Joe proletariat, hassling photographers who are taking pictures of landmarks presents the...(read more)

Another Random Quote that Stuck

2008-06-02T04:10:17Z

Quote of the Day:Forgiveness is not an occasional act: it is a permanent attitude.--Dr. Martin Luther King...(read more)

Fascism in America, it's already been assumed...

2008-05-20T18:12:03Z

"When fascism come to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross." -Alexis de Tocqueville (1835)...(read more)

Americans Should Remember This at ALL COST

2008-05-20T18:01:32Z

"They came first for the Communists,and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews,and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists,and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics,and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me,and by that time no one was left to speak up." --Pastor Martin Niemoeller's poem, inscribed on a stone in New England Holocaust Memorial,...(read more)

Obama Day

2008-05-19T01:25:16Z

Portland, Oregon. Obama stopped through today, so I get to be peppered with the propaganda everywhere. Last week, or maybe is was a week ago, Hillary came through and that was wretched and disgusting. Obama is now taking his stab at the populace. I'm happier about that then Hillary, but still seeing political propaganda EVERYWHERE gets so very very old. With that rambling I leave my audience a quote. A quote that about sums up the level of thought that is rampant today as...(read more)

Hypocrisy from Beggers to Lowly Business Ethics

2008-05-14T16:53:32Z

One day when I was walking to work. One of the “bums” was eating some food he had just received from a passerby while begging. His dog was begging away at his side in turn for a cut of the food. He turned to the dog and popped him lightly on the nose. He then stated to the dog, “Don’t be a bum, no begging, it’s lowly and impolite”. ...and in the goofy corporate world of hypocrisy... del.icio.us Tags: Hypocrisy Technorati Tags: Hypocrisy...(read more)

For greed, all nature is too little.

2008-05-13T07:49:52Z

Quote of the Day:For greed, all nature is too little.--Seneca, Roman statesman and author Rome...(read more)

Katyn Massacre

2008-03-20T17:33:20Z

So it seems I've stumbled on a piece of cowardly history, mostly cowardly based on what Western Europe did by betraying Poland at the beginning of World War II. The other event, that is by far horrible, was the Katyn Massacre. Which I just discovered by researching the statue I saw while in New York. At the beginning of WWII Poland was left hanging, almost literally. The country was walked through by Germany, then stabbed in the back by the Soviet Union, all while Western Europe...(read more)

Fred!? It's a Republic not a Democracy

2008-03-12T00:41:58Z

I've said it a million times. It was founded a Republic and it exists as a Republic, not a sloppy ole' Democracy. People, especially in the United States should REALLY learn the differences. Even "public" persons at TriMet don't seem to keep it straight. But I digress, his point is he has, as do the board, to remove or limit whatever ads they see fit. The public has the right to go petition for a redress of grievances against them for not showing it. However I doubt that anything...(read more)