It's About Time

White firefighters were victims of discrimination, Supreme Court rules - Los Angeles Times

Seems like this was bound to happen.  Can you believe that the state would blatantly throw out high testing people (note no color mentioned here) because there were no qualified or high testing minorities?  PEOPLE folks.  Drop this race B.S.  If someone is more qualified than another, then that person deserves the right to move on, make a fool of themselves, and/or succeed.  Period. 

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Calculating The True Cost Of Carbon - Forbes.com

Calculating The True Cost Of Carbon - Forbes.com

This is one very interesting article. My opinion on this whole carbon thing is pure disgust. How can one measure this? How can a government or business measure/calculate this carbon stuff. Credits? What credits? It sounds like a very bad science fiction movie. Another liberal scam.

Parents are urged to demand more from L.A. schools - Los Angeles Times

Parents are urged to demand more from L.A. schools - Los Angeles Times

The title bothers me as I believe it is the schools that should demand more from the parents. Our society led us to both parents having to work. Our society set up this education disaster. Even though more parents are "volunteering", it is not the norm.

At the same time the schools, should be read "government", and UNIONS have created a situation where a parent who wishes to volunteer for a position vacated due to "cutbacks" is also turned away with the statement "that is a union position and you cannot have it."

I call BS on this. If a parent, my mom volunteered as a librarian in the past, has the time and wants to help out, gratis, then why not let them. You save money and you get a parent who wants to be involved.

I also believe that throwing money at the educational system will not help. The schools of today are advanced daycare centers. Parents drop their problem child off and they go work. Between the liberal stance "we cannot hurt a childs self-esteem" and the lack of discipline allowed schools are worthless.

1. Children who cannot pass should be held back to take the curriculum again. F self-esteem. It did not hurt me!
2. Kids that behave poorly or are down right evil must be punished. No more of the parents whining, "Johnny is a good kid and he would never do such and such." BULLSHIT. Smack the bastard. Detention. That's what I had to deal with and it was well worth that extra "think twice before doing it" mentality.

I'm rambling now, your thoughts?

Obama Delivers the Zingers at Journalists' Dinner - washingtonpost.com

Obama Delivers the Zingers at Journalists' Dinner - washingtonpost.com

I'm all for jokes and fun and games. I still have some issue with this event: Who pays for it? Who trusts the media for a state sponsored event for them?

I could be stupid and this is not a state sponsored event, but it sounds good, eh?

You make up your own mind.

The Fly-by

White House aide resigns over NY flyover

Friday, May 08, 2009 9:12PM UTC

By Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A White House military aide who authorized an Air Force flyover of New York that caused panic among some people in the city resigned on Friday.

Got this from Reuters. If you see the article you will see the government allowed itself to WASTE a bit over a quarter-million dollars. Not just money, OUR money. Taxpayer money. Checks and balances? The government is too big.