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CrispyQ

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102. I don't have children & I"m always amazed at the difference in the school system now,

Thu Jun 13, 2013, 03:59 PM

Jun 2013

& when I was a kid in the 60-70s. What does this mean:

my son's school district made a rule that every kid regardless of ability had to take grade level math forcing my son to skip two years of math.

Would this be similar to being forced to pass on prerequisites for the later classes? So he goes into those classes not properly prepared?

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We live in a binary political system. If the Dems lose, the Republicans win. [View all] Yavin4 Jun 2013 OP

F*ck that; it's OUR party Proud Public Servant Jun 2013 #1

not going to happen. Mediocricy is not good enough. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #2

+1 Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #8

You know that works both ways. I have seen a lot of Obamas supported ripping into Autumn Jun 2013 #3

If there is a progressive third party the republicans win. upaloopa Jun 2013 #4

that argument doesn't wash with me. All it does is give democratic politicians an excuse liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #6

I've gotten to that point. Autumn Jun 2013 #9

We are both right we just have to be willing to live upaloopa Jun 2013 #21

well I can't live with my choice anymore. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #24

Sometimes you have to walk away. If nothing changes why vote for it? Autumn Jun 2013 #45

So, do you honestly believe that if the R's get the WH and BOTH chambers of Congress CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #50

If 8 years of Bush does not covince them of how bad it can be Yavin4 Jun 2013 #52

8 years of Tea Party-driven House legislation, rubberstamped by a GOP POTUS CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #57

you have already managed to hand control to the GOP.. frylock Jun 2013 #84

+1 liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #89

I don't give a rat's ass what Teabaggers think. I care that their reps ENACT legislation. CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #95

shit, we hear all the time "dems can't do that. whatever will the teabaggers say?!!1" frylock Jun 2013 #99

my kids get a raw deal on education no matter who is in office, and I'm tired of democrats liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #58

Maybe you've become a single-issue voter CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #73

go right ahead. I don't care what you do. I will fight for my children's education even in the face liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #76

+10000 nt clarice Jun 2013 #60

Yea, look at the damage the Tea Party did Eddie Haskell Jun 2013 #54

um no. the one place there is a progressive third party is Vermont cali Jun 2013 #101

I guess I should have said in National elections upaloopa Jun 2013 #106

Damn straight. riqster Jun 2013 #5

We don't have to settle Proud Public Servant Jun 2013 #7

It's become just that for many Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #11

Do you really think Obama is just as evil as Romney? riqster Jun 2013 #16

Once they get a Republican president with a Republican congress then they will see it Yavin4 Jun 2013 #20

Oh yeah. In Ohio for example. riqster Jun 2013 #30

You were the one who referred to him as Proud Public Servant Jun 2013 #23

That is philosophy, and on that level I agree. riqster Jun 2013 #34

The Democratic Underground accepts things as they are? Eddie Haskell Jun 2013 #63

Accepting the reality of one's surroundings is not acquiescence riqster Jun 2013 #86

Don't you think we could have more than two parties? Eddie Haskell Jun 2013 #100

Could, yes. riqster Jun 2013 #109

I think so many rally and close ranks around indefensible policy bobduca Jun 2013 #10

i would agree frylock Jun 2013 #85

If the Democrats want the votes of the left they should appeal to the left. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #12

Your vote is a strategic choice with strategic results, not a reward for good behavior Silent3 Jun 2013 #27

well the result is my children don't get a good education with either party. so the results speak liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #33

Thank you DonCoquixote Jun 2013 #56

"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, you may cherish the sweetest reflection that Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #75

For all the stuff Obama has done that I don't like... Silent3 Jun 2013 #80

A romney presidency could have been the final nail in the coffin of the GOP. Sirveri Jun 2013 #110

If a Bush presidency wasn't the final nail, why would Romney done the job? Silent3 Jun 2013 #112

This is true - we have two options RainDog Jun 2013 #13

We live in a unitary political system. sibelian Jun 2013 #14

sometimes I feel like cattle being herded into the political corral. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #19

+10000 One corporate party masquerading as two. woo me with science Jun 2013 #49

TPTB have every aspect of our electoral system rigged to their advantage. CrispyQ Jun 2013 #91

For DU, take a left. For FR, take a right. For Third Party Underground, keep straight. tarheelsunc Jun 2013 #15

The bashing of the President and and of fellow Democrats will not result in anything postive. DCBob Jun 2013 #17

Then Dems need to get their shit together. morningfog Jun 2013 #18

Who defines what getting their "shit together" means? DCBob Jun 2013 #26

You really think so? He is reeling. morningfog Jun 2013 #29

Yes.. and he is not "reeling". DCBob Jun 2013 #32

But they are forcing him to respond and react. They are also controlling morningfog Jun 2013 #37

having to deal with a bunch of lunatics making false claims.. DCBob Jun 2013 #97

Two reasons this is wrong. 1. The very first reply. 2. The mutant republicrat party owns the game Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #22

So what is the difference if a Republican denies GBLT rights Savannahmann Jun 2013 #25

Wasn't DADT ended in the military? Yavin4 Jun 2013 #28

There are those ... JoePhilly Jun 2013 #35

Am I outraged? Yes. I am outraged that I have to pay $925/month in medical premiums. I am liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #40

I don't have children & I"m always amazed at the difference in the school system now, CrispyQ Jun 2013 #102

+1... SidDithers Jun 2013 #77

Sid, as a Canadian you might not know that in most of the US, 29 States Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #82

They can't be fired but can a spouse inherit property or make medical decisions? liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #36

The President cannot unilaterally enact laws about marriage Yavin4 Jun 2013 #38

If you believe that NO progress has been made under this administration CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #53

The billionaire owned media gives a steady stream of talking points to lecture lesser mortals. freshwest Jun 2013 #67

Moderate Democrats along with their Republican cohort just recently gutted Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #74

You should read the responses I've been getting Savannahmann Jun 2013 #93

Please tell me you're kidding. For fuck's sake. cali Jun 2013 #105

As an example, look at recent events in WI Yavin4 Jun 2013 #31

Those with the freedom to ignore this and what's in the OP consider themselves above the rest. freshwest Jun 2013 #66

nope. wrong. datasuspect Jun 2013 #39

+1000000 liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #42

So true olddots Jun 2013 #59

Truth. CrispyQ Jun 2013 #103

From Animal farm: the 'Jones would come back!' speech markiv Jun 2013 #41

+1 Savannahmann Jun 2013 #43

+1 Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #46

The difference is that "Jones" is real, not a fiction Yavin4 Jun 2013 #51

he wasnt gone in the book, either markiv Jun 2013 #55

The book, no matter how powerful, is still fiction. The Republican party is not. Yavin4 Jun 2013 #62

It is fiction, certainly as it is about talking animals but what sort of fiction? Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #83

quite apt frylock Jun 2013 #90

+1 sibelian Jun 2013 #98

Sweet! leftstreet Jun 2013 #111

Good post... SidDithers Jun 2013 #44

Agreed.... Bobbie Jo Jun 2013 #65

We do! If authoritarianism wins, we all lose. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #47

Hope and Change.....Its.. ITS A COOKBOOK!!!! markiv Jun 2013 #48

The OP presupposes that blind obediance wins votes and support markiv Jun 2013 #61

My post is realty. Not idealism. Yavin4 Jun 2013 #64

pursuing my idealism? Exuse me. My son being treated like cattle in an education system that does liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #68

The problems of your child's educational system have more to do with your local leaders Yavin4 Jun 2013 #69

The local leaders are responding to the pressure by the feds telling them that if they don't perform liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #70

Speaking of localities, what State and district do you live in? Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #87

Those who have luxury under the status quo, mock those who hope > work for > change. freshwest Jun 2013 #71

No, the wall streeters, banksters, and billionaires win either way. Fire Walk With Me Jun 2013 #72

Third Parties LostOne4Ever Jun 2013 #78

What a one sided view you have of things. And it is insulting to claim LGBT Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #79

And the point of rallying behind Dems who screw us the EXACT same way Repugs screw us is -- ? MotherPetrie Jun 2013 #81

So the democrats LostOne4Ever Jun 2013 #88

Dems are still screwing us or trying to screw us (Chained CPI anyone?) in plenty of ways MotherPetrie Jun 2013 #94

Nobody said you had to be grateful for anything CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #96

False paradigm because there are other choices Corruption Inc Jun 2013 #92

Pretty much. People have to be able to fight both interparty AND intraparty fights. Chathamization Jun 2013 #115

When we lose elections, they win. When we win elections, they win. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #104

As Bullwinkle J. Moose would say, Art_from_Ark Jun 2013 #107

If that's the case, then LWolf Jun 2013 #108

Maybe one of the worst ideas ever. You must love the 100% blind support GOPers also. They.... Logical Jun 2013 #113

We do not live in a "binary" world. DirkGently Jun 2013 #114