In Response to President Bush’s federal “No Child Left Behind Act” (NCLB), it is proposed that students will have to pass a test to be promoted to the next grade level. In the hope that this proposal will be uniformly adopted by all of the states, the new test will be called the Federal Arithmetic and Reading Test, or FART. All students who cannot pass a FART in the 2nd grade will be retested in Grades 3, 4 & 5…
America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.”-Alexis de Tocqueville Liberty and justice for all. It’s an American ideal. Let’s remember it. Let’s meditate on it, ponder it, breathe it in and out. Liberty. Justice. For All. Here’s what I think of – what comes to your mind?! LibertyLiberty is the freedom to pursue happiness without interference so long as you respect the human rights of others. Unfettered, not…
MSNBC – Dream On America Used to be, the American dream…and the dream of America…was a beacon to the world. Not a “fire”, folks – a beacon. Big difference. This is a great article, so go read it – here is my as-you-go commentary. Don’t hold your breath for the next student radicals in a repressive regime to put up a little Statue of Liberty as part of their demonstration. We’re over as a symbol of freedom and liberty. No…
Inaugural Protests in Many Cities Click the link above to see protest photos from around the world and the USA.
Other than the coronation inauguration, in today’s news: Dirty Bomb Threat in Boston Played Down by FBI – more concerned with slipping on snow Bush Protestors Attacked with Pepper Spray Shocking Images Revealed at Britain’s ‘Abu Ghraib Trial’ USA to Become Nuclear Waste Dump for Australia Protesters mourn those killed in Iraq Missionaries Deny Aid to Non-Christian Tsunami Victims Stocks Feeling Pain Jumbo Squid Wash Onto California Beaches Delta Caps Worst Year in Airline History Airline Drinking Water Flunks EPA…
The Progress Report – American Progress Action Fund Christy Harvey has put together an interesting set of comparisions in the style of Harper’s Index – for links to the background, visit the link above please.Here’s just the list: $40 million: Cost of Bush inaugural ball festivities, not counting security costs. $2,000: Amount FDR spent on the inaugural in 1945…about $20,000 in today’s dollars. $20,000: Cost of yellow roses purchased for inaugural festivities by D.C.’s Ritz Carlton. 200: Number of Humvees…