Joe Biden ⇑ As I said elsewhere, reminiscient of the angry uncle most families have: often right, often scary. An old-school experience candidate whose time has passed. Decent organization last night in NH puts him past … [Read more...]
Wherein I liveblog the GOP presidential debate
8:57 = Hannity tells Carl Cameron that this debate is "Super Bowl time". Does Hannity even know what football is? "Campaign Carl" says that McCain was an insurgetn candidate eight - no wiat, seven years ago. Yeah, McCain … [Read more...]
Education: Ready to Cut a Deal on Accountability
This may seem only tangentially related to MCAS or education 'policy', but I firmly believe that this issue is at the heart of our education system.Go ahead, try to measure how well I do by standardized tests. It's failed methodology, … [Read more...]
2008 Ups and Downs (May)
Joe Biden ⇔ A quick, funny, and classy response to an inane question during the debate was his best moment since confronting Bush's hacks on torture. He just needs many more such good moments.Hillary Clinton ⇔ Hillary votes the … [Read more...]
Shopping in 2008: A Presidential Parable
"..we have three choices for you," he says in a lot with nearly a dozen vehicles, "although I can tell that two of those are really all the choice you need." There are two models surrounded by floodlights, and a third one sitting on a … [Read more...]
2008 Ups and Downs
Joe Biden ⇔ I'd love to hear from somebody somewhere who is supporting Joe's run. So that I can ask why...he's a good enough feller, but what does he offer that nobody else does?Hillary Clinton ⇔ Earth to … [Read more...]
How you judge your candidate
First of all I realize that for so many of us "gut feeling" counts for a great deal, but I find it an interesting exercise to try to quantify such things. And I think it's easy to forget things (for instance, I'm not about to vote for … [Read more...]
My ideal MCAS
First, for giggles, let's remember what the acronym MCAS stands for -- Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System. That's right. A two-hour exam administered in March or May is supposedly "Comprehensive" -- accurately summing … [Read more...]
Obligatory March Madness Post
Enough about Marty Meehan, immigration, and civility on the Internet. While there may be other times to discuss foolishness, ESPN notes that this is not the night for such minor concerns.For tis the night before March Madness. … [Read more...]
2008 ups and downs
Joe Biden ⇑ Joe gets a little nudge because Vilsack dropped out. He won't get all of Vilsack's support by any means, but he will get some. Wesley Clark ⇓ Now the General says that any announcement is three months … [Read more...]
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