Politics Thread

[SemajParlor]

LOL, I've seen that clip and yes, throw in The Sopranos in there too and that is pretty much me.

[GoMuskies]

I'm only like that with Seinfeld. It's only been 19 years after all.

[Masterofreality]

One thing's for sure: this is the most the Department of Education has been talked about ever.

So why the F is it still around?

[bigdiggins]

So why the F is it still around?

As a shill for teacher's unions, which is why they are so upset with DeVos as the pick.

[spursy]

As a shill for teacher's unions, which is why they are so upset with DeVos as the pick.

Yea that's it...

Sheesh. It has nothing to do with the fact she literally bought her way into the position and is grossly unqualified to do anything remotely positive for this country's education.

I have stayed out of any internet political debate since the primaries, but after Donnie's twitter meltdown tonight I simply can't keep to myself. You're a fool, and bought into a fool's lies, if you voted Bannon and his cronies into the white house.*

*Yes, this is rash, harsh, and emotional, but if you can stand by and say that you truly think what Trump is doing, and how he is acting, is okay then I don't know what to say, I guess we got different educations at Xavier.

[Xville]

It's funny...our public education system, especially in the inner cities, or in the case of louisville everywhere because they have bussing but anyways, have been failing for what 40 years or so? Yet, nothing has been done about it except that those districts just keep asking for more and more.money to "improve." Now all the left are so upset because DeVos might actually do something about it instead of just continuing to do the same thing over and over again with no results.

[spursy]

It's funny...our public education system, especially in the inner cities, or in the case of louisville everywhere because they have bussing but anyways, have been failing for what 40 years or so? Yet, nothing has been done about it except that those districts just keep asking for more and more.money to "improve." Now all the left are so upset because DeVos might actually do something about it instead of just continuing to do the same thing over and over again with no results.

I agree with everything you said except the last sentence. Devos isn't tasked with doing anything productive. Or actually helping anyone or any system. She will be good at what she has been hired to do - making the department even more incompetent than what it already is.

[SemajParlor]

So legitimately curious here --- Conservatives aren't happy with what's going on with Trump right? Like partly lines aside, we all have developed brains? We're just going to do that thing where this jackass tweets in all caps SEE YOU IN COURT to our Judicial branch and people are fine with it. 60+ million voted for this guy. Jesus Christ.

[Xville]

So legitimately curious here --- Conservatives aren't happy with what's going on with Trump right? Like partly lines aside, we all have developed brains? We're just going to do that thing where this jackass tweets in all caps SEE YOU IN COURT to our Judicial branch and people are fine with it. 60+ million voted for this guy. Jesus Christ.

I wish someone would take his Twitter account away. With that said, he made promises during his election about things he was going to accomplish, and he has set a lot of those things in motion already. That is a lot more than what some presidents can say they ever did. Does he have a giant ego? Yep. Can he be divisive? Absolutely. However, a lot of the things he is planning to do, I like. I'll take a wait and see approach with him just like I did with Obama who I actually also voted for.

[Caf]

I wish someone would take his Twitter account away.

I LOVE the twitter. I'm not sure why anyone would want less access to the "thinking" of Trump. It gives us a representation of who he actually is, and what he actually thinks.