Another school shooting yesterday in an Amish Community in Pennsylvania. This is the third one in the past week around the country. And two of them aren't student involvement, but outside psychos that are walking into schools and killing. I pray that nobody in this country ever gets immune to these tragedies. Every time this happens, it should hurt as much as the Columbine shootings back in 1999.
So how do we fix this? How about a focus on the safety of our children. I'm beginning to wonder about the true implication of the words "No Child Left Behind" but I figure even our own government isn't that screwed up in the head. But instead of worrying about our children's safety, we expect some lame law to "hold the teacher's accountable" which only adds more work on our educators. And only "busy work" at that. So now we have teachers who are underpaid (in my opinion.... compared to the rest of society, these people are teaching our future leaders of society), filled with busy work (thanks to Dub-ya and his brilliant plan), and now I would consider an education profession one of the more dangerous jobs right now. Granted it's not as bad as construction of a new high rise in Manhattan, but I think my office job is a heck of a lot safer than a teacher's right about now. So what does a lawmaker who is driven to work at the Capital in Washington DC do to protect our children?
How about sending sexual messages to a teenage page??? In yet another move that convinces me our government is a bunch of idiots, Mark Foley shows us that even the smart kids who are working for the government aren't safe from the evil that lives in this country. And now the biggest question isn't "how do we prevent this from happening" or "how do we protect the young"... the biggest question on Capital Hill right now is "how do we strategize this into next month's elections so we're still the majority". That's pathetic.
I blame all government officials.... and most of all I blame Bush who promised to bring "morality back to the White House". WTF?!?! I guess the Capital is a different building but it's too bad that I still consider lying and not admitting wrong doing to be immoral. Sure, they might pale in comparison to some of the sexual exploits of 1 in 5 Representatives (is it more than that?), but there have been a lot of lives lost and no progress towards Bush's policies. I'm sure one of the first thoughts in the White House strategy sessions this week is "how do we save face through this". 1) Acknowledge the Problem 2) Admit wrong 3) Actually try to care about the Problem 4) Devise a plan to solve the Problem. I realize how difficult it is to get through the first step.
From MSNBC.com:
Republican strategists said yesterday that public revulsion over the sexually graphic online conversations between Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) and former House pages could compound the party's problems enough to tip the House to the Democrats in November -- and could jeopardize the party's hold on the Senate as well.
Glad the worst part of this issue is who controls the House and Senate come Election Day. How about we try to work together to solve the issues that are facing our country instead of just taking the other side because it's the party line thing to do?
Montgomery Brewster's idea of "Vote None of the Above" isn't so bad right about now.
In efforts to try to seek out more optimism for the remainder of the day:
Song of the Day - New Evanescence album out today. If I had a vehicle not in the shop (again), I might go get it. The song on the radio at the moment, , is pretty cool.
Video of the Day - No idea on this one... but it WILL make you laugh. It's the Indian version of the Thriller Dance. I COULD have done the Thriller Dance at Sid's wedding after all!
Webpage of the Day - Picto.... Click on the "new" symbol that was added since the last screen. It starts getting tough around score 26.
Twins play at noon. GO TWINS!!!
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