Ann Coulter's views on California are right on!

[Chuckiechan]

She has a way of explaning things...!


http://www.anncoulter.org/

[crouse]

Refering to california :

Democrats governed their petri dish as they always govern. They buy the votes of government workers with taxpayer-funded jobs, salaries and benefits – and then turn around and accuse the productive class of "greed" for wanting their taxes cut. This has worked so well nationally that more people in America now work for the government than work in any sort of manufacturing job.

LMAO ........ I love it....

I may have to spend more time on that site Thanks !!

[Mickwish]

She certainly does have a way of explaining things!

There are reports that Argentina and the Congo are sending their fiscal policy experts to Sacramento to help stabilize the situation. California's credit rating has been slashed to junk-bond status, and citizens are advised to stock up for the not-too-far-off day when cigarettes and Botox become the hard currency of choice. At this stage, we couldn't give California back to Mexico.

Right on the money, IMO!

Cheers
Mick

[OuTpaTienT]

Yet all the liberals will have you believe that she is a whacked conservative that's always flying off the handle.

Just because she flies off the handle sometimes desn't mean she ain't right.

[Knothead]

Well, I call this flying off the handle:

(On school teachers)Inasmuch as they are paid more and work less than private-sector employees, perhaps we could ease up on treating public schoolteachers like Mother Teresa washing the feet of the poor in Calcutta.

That just got my goat. I know schoolteachers, and their job goes 12 to 16 hours a day. They handle a workload a heckuva lot heavier than Ms. Coulter's occupation of self-promoting pundit!

She wants to bash the Teachers AND Gov. Davis? Hey, Ann, please pick your enemies a little better, hmmm? Currently, the teachers are on the run professionally (thanks da Gov's budget cuts in education) whereas the Calif payroll has swelled 30% under Davis!

She's definitely right on with the rest of it, I think. She makes very good points, i.e., An Al Gore/Gray Davis presidential ticket?? **shudder** STOP THE MADNESS!!

Oh, wait. Okay, it's history. Allright, Ms. Coulter, you may resumes whacking, the horse is dead.

[Chuckiechan]

Knothead, are you aware that California ranks near the bottom on the educational list in the United States? Who do we blame? Bush?

While teachers do deserve to be put on pedestals, the administrators don't. They eat up about 60% of the budget. As far as 12 to 16 hours a day, there are bound to be some who do, but stop by any school at 4:00 and it is deserted. Plus, teachers work 161 days a year. They have more days off than panhandlers!

[Knothead]

Originally posted by Chuckiechan
Knothead, are you aware that California ranks near the bottom on the educational list in the United States? Who do we blame? Bush?

Not interested in blame, only in fixing this sad state of affairs.

BTW, Chuckiechan, this has been going on for a very long time, and partly for the reason you note below:

Originally posted by Chuckiechan
While teachers do deserve to be put on pedestals, the administrators don't. They eat up about 60% of the budget.

My friend, you would be amazed at what eats up the budget!
I have heard that these Admin people outnumber the teachers 3 to 1, which is ridiculous, granted.

But you know what else? 'Entitled people' with "special kids", particularly retarded children. These people think nothing of forcing the school district to pay for round-the-clock care for these unfortunates, jacuzzis, chauffered cars, etc... the list of demands is endless.

If the school refuses to pay up, the parents bring in lawyers. These vermin then announce publicly that the school officials refuse to help poor little joey (pan the camera to the kid, who is crying and looking just heart-wrenching) and what do you think happens?

That's right, the school authorizes the $500,000 per year that it takes to make the parents happy (and get them to shut up). I learned this from a friend, Joyce A., who is the head of psychology for the LAUSD, and she just shakes her head. There is no way to contain this. It is a MAJOR racket these lawyers are running.

So the budget shrinks and shrinks, we get less teachers and more mooch 'administrators' and 'entitled people' payoffs.

Originally posted by Chuckiechan
As far as 12 to 16 hours a day, there are bound to be some who do, but stop by any school at 4:00 and it is deserted.

Yes. They take the work home. When else do you imagine they have time to grade all the essays, evaluate all the test scores, log the kid's performance, write notes to the parents, meet with parents, etc.? On their "free" time.

Originally posted by Chuckiechan
Plus, teachers work 161 days a year. They have more days off than panhandlers!

Yeah, but they put in 80-plus hours a week during the school year, and at THAT, dealing with oppositionally defiant little cretins (like me, for instance). Doesn't sound very easy to me, pal.

These people are HEROES!

[Chuckiechan]

The one or two that you know that put in 80 hour weeks are heroes. The other 95% aren't.

[blackwatch]

they always are...she is one sharp lady

[daveleau]

Originally posted by OuTpaTienT
Yet all the liberals will have you believe that she is a whacked conservative that's always flying off the handle.

Just because she flies off the handle sometimes desn't mean she ain't right.

Exactly.