Monday Morning Talking Points

Considering the policies of the modern Republican Party, this is very true. Their main policy is to make the rich even richer at the expense of everyone else. Anyone who is not rich and still votes Republican is voting against their own interests -- and therefore is a sucker. H/T jobsanger

Speaking of Suckers, why is New Century Technology High School merging with Lee High School in the first darn place? It has come to my attention - the concept of a "technology" high school in Research Park was long before Edith Washington Humphrey got involved.

The original concept was that the technology high school would be open to any student in the city school system. Research Park businesses would provide mentoring and guidance. In addition, students from the neighborhood areas surrounding the school would also be allowed to attend but could opt for a regular high school curriculum. But several years passed and by the time the facility was constructed the surrounding area saw a substantial increase in residential development and the technology aspect was smothered (along with unnecessary attendance line rezoning out of Butler helped to put it out of kilter). Technology suffered in favor of residential developers. Now with it being relocated out of Research Park it is being pushed aside again in favor of residential developers. It appears that no one on the school board or city council has any knowledge of long term planning or the value of a stand alone technology education facility in a technology environment??? (But they are good with their rubber stamps!)

Which begs to question why the technology high school is being relocated from Research Park? If anyone should be marching, singing and protesting it should be the New Century Technology students/parents and community leaders. They were promised a school building. The school system told the DoJ they were going to have a school building located in research park and it would be a school of choice/magnet school. Why did they give the DoJ this *ahem* information you ask? Because the desegregation order says HCS can't build any new schools in majority white portions of the city.

"the path to less mo" (as in Mo Brooks) via caterwaul via Left in Alabama

-Identify a highly qualified candidate with education and experience that would qualify them for national office. Special attention paid to working well with others and the ability to compromise. Does not have to have political experience, in fact none might be preferable.

-Clean. No skeletons in the closet, no dirt to be smeared with.

-Centrist with a centrist record. In this political climate and this district a leftist cannot win.

-If such a person could be found and gave any encouragement at all to the possibility of serving, I would volunteer time and money to the effort. I also have access to marketing/communication, and fund raising expertise.


-I envision this to be an internet based effort which would require less money and in which my expert is well versed.

I have not been involved in politics for 20 years, therefore would appreciate any suggestions on possible candidates that meet my criteria, and also other websites that might be receptive to my proposal.

I cannot get a sense of dissatisfaction among the general electorate concerning Mo Brooks. Any suggestions?

Thank goodness I have my own blog since I'm banned from commenting at LiA so I can respond and offer suggestions.

First of all, I guess it depends on who your definition of the general electorate IS. Hang out at LiA, and RedEye's Front page and you'll get a sense of plenty dissatisfaction (for lack of a better word) with Mo. My sources tell me even the republicans are dissatisfied with Mo. As a matter of fact, the only ones not dissatisfied with Mo are the TeaBaggers.

Secondly, the centrist, compromising, candidate sounds a lot like republican lite, which is what got us in this mess in the first place. And there is no such thing as a "clean" candidate because candidates are human beings and they make mistakes. Ask Herman Cain. If a candidate has made a mistake come clean with the public and they will understand and forgive him/her. Ask David Vitter, Larry Craig and Newt Gingrich to name a few.

By your logic the majority of the voters, not to be confused with the majority of the people, in AL CD 05 are right wing, republican, suckers. Which may have been true in the past, but I think most are waking up and smelling the coffee.

It's not the path to less mo, it's the path to MO has got to GO!

Mack Lyons has arrived! Congratulations being named Blog I'm Feeling!