Archive | February, 2012

10 States Given Waivers From No Child Left Behind Law – NYTimes.com

9 Feb

“After waiting far too long for Congress to reform No Child Left Behind, my administration is giving states the opportunity to set higher, more honest standards in exchange for more flexibility,” President Obama said in the statement. “Today, we’re giving 10 states the green light to continue making reforms that are best for them. Because if we’re serious about helping our children reach their potential, the best ideas aren’t going to come from Washington alone. Our job is to harness those ideas, and to hold states and schools accountable for making them work.”

via 10 States Given Waivers From No Child Left Behind Law – NYTimes.com.

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Is This Really Our Last Line of Defense Against CorpState Republicrats?

8 Feb

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8 Amazing Green Buildings That Break Even on Energy Consumption

8 Feb

A zero-energy building is one that produces as much energy as it consumes, making it a net-zero energy property and eliminating energy bills for its owners. Although zero-energy homes and buildings are quite rare today, increasing concerns about energy waste have set the stage for a growing market….

Zero-energy initiatives are so popular that even the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is getting in on the action, with plans to build its first renewable energy project, to be called Fort Irwin Solar. This should be the start to massive savings for the DoD, as it spends $4 billion per year on energy for its 300,000 buildings.

via 8 Amazing Green Buildings That Break Even on Energy Consumption.

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Mitt Romney’s night from hell – Opening Shot – Salon.com

8 Feb

But the bigger story is what amounts to a meltdown for Romney, who would like us all to believe that he’s the candidate of inevitability. But the inevitable candidate isn’t supposed to get crushed by 30 points, as Romney did in Missouri. And he’s not supposed to finish a very distant third, 10 points behind Ron Paul, as he did in Minnesota. And he’s certainly not supposed to let a candidate like Rick Santorum, who before tonight had barely been relevant since the Iowa caucuses, post the clean sweep Santorum just did.

It’s called chaos. Who knows how the wind blows?

via Mitt Romney’s night from hell – Opening Shot – Salon.com.

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Another 2012 Campaign for Sale – NYTimes.com

8 Feb

On Monday, the president … gave in to the culture of the Citizens United decision that he once denounced as a “threat to our democracy.”

His aides announced that the Obama campaign would begin to assist the “super PAC” that can raise and spend unlimited sums to support the president’s re-election effort. Even White House and cabinet officials are expected to appear at fund-raising events for Priorities USA Action.

Surprise! Surprise!

via Another 2012 Campaign for Sale – NYTimes.com.

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Guantanamo’s deepening failure – War on Terror – Salon.com

7 Feb

Rather than developing these few cases to conform to the rules of regular federal court, the U.S. has tried to develop an irregular military court to accommodate the cases. The end result – at least until the next reform attempt – is a process where an accused can spend a decade or more waiting for his day in court; nearly all of the information is classified and the accused only gets to see what the prosecution decides is appropriate; the government demands that it gets to see the information shared between the accused and his attorney; and even if the accused wins, he is likely to still spend the rest of his life in prison.

via Guantanamo’s deepening failure – War on Terror – Salon.com.

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Karl Rove’s hissy fit: “Offended” by Chrysler ad – Karl Rove – Salon.com

7 Feb

Now, Clint Eastwood is no Democrat – he voted for John McCain in 2008, has been a Republican for most of his life, and now describes himself as having “libertarian” leanings. It’s hard to imagine he’d lend his name to an openly and intentionally pro-Obama ad. Chrysler has denied any political motive behind the Eastwood ad.

The flap over the ad confirms the GOP’s serious branding problem: The problem for Rove and the rest of the GOP is that their party’s narrative has become relentlessly negative, pessimistic and uninspiring. They’ve left the language of optimism and resilience, higher ground and common ground, to the Democrats, and lately President Obama has grabbed every opportunity to employ that language.

via Karl Rove’s hissy fit: “Offended” by Chrysler ad – Karl Rove – Salon.com.

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Army Colonel Challenges Pentagon’s Afghanistan Reports – NYTimes.com

6 Feb

If the official reaction to Colonel Davis’s campaign has been subdued, it may be partly because he has recruited a few supporters among the war skeptics on Capitol Hill.

“For Colonel Davis to go out on a limb and help us to understand what’s happening on the ground, I have the greatest admiration for him,” said Representative Walter B. Jones, Republican of North Carolina, who has met with Colonel Davis twice and read his reports.

Senator Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, one of four senators who met with Colonel Davis despite what he called “a lot of resistance from the Pentagon,” said the colonel was a valuable witness because his extensive travels and midlevel rank gave him access to a wide range of soldiers.

Moreover, Colonel Davis’s doubts about reports of progress in the war are widely shared, if not usually voiced in public by officers on duty.

via Army Colonel Challenges Pentagon’s Afghanistan Reports – NYTimes.com.

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Rocky Anderson: Questions Asked and Answered | We The People Reform Coalition

6 Feb

01 Is the Justice Party going to be conservative enough to take more votes away from Republicans than from Democrats?

Yes and no. In its present configuration the Justice Party is a centrist spoiler rather than a unifying hub for a Third Wave victory over the two-party tyranny. It will take votes, not many, from both parties. He’s a former Democrat, he may hurt the Democrats more than the Republicans.

Hop on over to We The People Reform Coalition for answers to these questions:

02  Are Ron Paul youth going to get involved once Ron not a winner on GOP side?           

03  Balanced budget amendment?           

04  Why do you endorse Rocky Anderson?           

05  Is JP more likely to succeed than the Reform Party?

via Rocky Anderson: Questions Asked and Answered | We The People Reform Coalition.

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United States third party and independent presidential candidates, 2012 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

5 Feb

The Wikipedia is keeping track of 3rd party candidates. Check out the candidates and let us know what you think. There’s a dozen or so so far.

This article contains lists of official and prospective third party and independent candidates associated with the 2012 United States presidential election.

“Third party” is a term that is commonly used in the United States to refer to political parties other than the two major parties, which are the Democratic Party and Republican Party. The term is used as innumerate shorthand for all such parties, or sometimes only the largest of them.

An independent candidate is one who runs for office with no formal party affiliation.

via United States third party and independent presidential candidates, 2012 – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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