Comments on: Obama’s Amazingly Un-Amazing Education Secretary

By: el gordo

el gordo — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:51:03 +0000

If a real reformer would have signaled new educational battles ahead, and a shill would have signaled a return to the days of union domination, what does Arne Duncan signal?

The same end result as appointing a union shill, but with fewer political risks. Praise for being centrist without actually being centrist.

By: J. Rockford

J. Rockford — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:43:47 +0000

B. Hussein Obama was never going to pick someone as Ed Sec who would try to make significant changes to the disfunctional education system in this country today. Why would he even consider doing that? He owes the teacher unions who helped get him elected which is not the most important thing to him; it’s the only thing. HIS kids are taken care — taking the Chelsea Clinton route — Sidwell Friends, then elite college. You think he cares about the inner city schools? Inner city residents were just useful idiots for him.

By: deguello

deguello — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:11:17 +0000

What else could you expect? Make the schools effective, and the number folks who are lazy,feckless ,ignorant ,demagogue bait,declines, compromising the future of the democratic party, and ruining Obama’s re-election plans.The messiah knows exactly what he is doing!

By: 8 My Foot

8 My Foot — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:57:22 +0000

GGW, I knew it! No one ever believed me. Thank you. I can die in peace now…one of these days.

By: GGW

GGW — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:18:51 +0000

Hey Warm Mountain,

Per your comment above:

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The correct use of the ellipsis…is three dots. Not two.

Might be a good time to move out of your glass house.

By: thegre8_1

thegre8_1 — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:10:50 +0000

Just as bad as selecting Bill Ayers. Obama and Duncan are Ayers puppets for education policy. Duncan plays the hoops with Obama in Chitown.

By: Rather Read

Rather Read — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:46:57 +0000

Sigh. I had hoped for someone who had actually taught, but I guess that was asking too much.

At least it wasn’t Bill Ayers.

I am saving every penny – my granddaughter will NOT go to a public school if I can help it.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:09:46 +0000

Who cares? These cabinet shills don’t do anything beside contribute to the further degradation of public education and waste taxpayer dollars. Less they do the better. Dept. of Education…bah! It’s like Orwell’s Dept. Of Peace…does everything but educate.

By: Robert Hurley

Robert Hurley — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:34:17 +0000

If you think that Duncan is boring, just read this column

By: Chris in Toronto

Chris in Toronto — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:28:14 +0000

I love this line: “It repels my interest so strongly that I can’t stop thinking about it.”