Monday, July 07, 2008
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A 4 Day School Week is No Energy Plan
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Posted by:
Michele Bachmann at
4:28 PM
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Here's one for those folks who think we're making too big a deal out of the outrageous price of gas. The MACCRAY School District that makes up the towns of Maynard, Clara City, and Raymond in western Minnesota is switching to a four day school week.
Why the switch?
Like everyone else these days, the price of fuel is blowing their budget. The district says it will save $65,000 out of a $7 million budget with the shortened week.
I imagine other districts around the country won't be far behind.
Another fine example of the everyday impact of the Democrat Congress' failure to address the issue of energy with any substantial piece of legislation. Sadly, our school districts are putting into practice the close relative of the gas plan of Barack Obama and other Democrats -- "get off the road and drive less." What's next, staying home from school all together? This is no solution.
Nineteen months in and the Democrat Congress still has no energy plan. We need to explore here, explore now, so we can pay less.
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[What's next, staying home from school all together?]
Hey, what's not to like about that idea? Abolish the public schools and use that money to fund homeschooling for all. :)
That being said, I wouldn't mind if my work switched to four ten-hour days. |
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Don't be an idiot. In 1974 the energy crisis was laid out in full. Since then, every single President and most politicans have caved on making changes.
All of them are to blame. All your dear DemocRats are in the same bed as the GOP folks.
And by the way, for the idiot libs out there, guess who pays that HUGE total of $65,000 per year savings the schools get?
THE PARENTS who must both work and now have additional costs in daycare and more! What a bunch of total morons you Dems are. So you shift the burden from everyone paying a relatively evenly distributed amount - directly to the lower middle class that need to have a two-parent working family. What an improvement!! What a classic liberal blunder. |
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When Michele Bachmann was in the state legislature, she whacked education budgets at every opportunity. State aid for education tumbled when Bachmann was a state senator. When she ran for office, Bachmann took tens of thousands of dollars from members of an organization who want to ABOLISH ALL PUBLIC EDUCATION. That's a fact. Bachmann's own kids were homeschooled. Her district manager in Minnesota came from an organization that is opposed to public education. Once again, Michele Bachmann says one thing and does another. She's a pathological liar. |
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Typical Kimberly and Monkeywrench modus operandi, always the first to comment, all partisan BS with no credible solutions offered. Targeting any GOP person with DNC sound bites, personal attacks, and ridiculous excuse laden talking points.
Get lost, the Democratic party has failed us and no amount of smoke screen is going to confound the message that they are clearly to blame and solely to blame. They have within their power TODAY the ability to solve the energy problem by removing the ridiculous restrictions on supply. Yet they do nothing,
Tell your handlers that nobody is buying the BS.
And BTW November is coming...... cue the "Jaws" music...
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You're full of Santorum. Google it, pal... |
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It's unlikely that the Democratic party will remove the limitations on domestic oil exploration, drilling and refining before the November election because of the simple fact that this would indeed immediately reduce gasoline prices.
If they can hold out until November with an adequate supply of distracting and stalling misinformation they can win more power in November from the confused voters who have been fed a continuous diet of misinformation aided by the ever co-operative media.
If they allow drilling before November they would reveal themselves as the scoundrels that they are and the voters would clean house.
After this election it's probable that they will all suddenly and miraculously "be converted" and decide that drilling is now OK.
The real question is will the voters let them get away with it or see through their inaction as a power play for the November election.
Stupid voters will let them get away with it, smart voters will clean house.
I wonder if the increasing price of gasoline has made the voters any smarter.
We'll see..... |
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spelled with one or two O's?
4 day school week is just Stoopid. |
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Kimberly: "And in regards to blaming the Dems for oil prices - look no further than the bush-led demise of the dollar. It costs us more to buy the oil because the dollar is worth a heck of a lot less these days."
Sorry Kimberly - inflation exists to cover debt both on and off the books (mainly off the books). This is not Bush's policy - it has been US policy since FDR, justified by Keynes.
And Bush does not control the dollar - the Fed does. The main control the government has over the dollar is total debt. Even during surpluses (No, Clinton did not invent surpluses) - we did not pay off debt. Instead, we ran up spending much faster. This is something Congress has complete control over, which neither party is intent on fixing. Sort of a socialized tragedy of the commons. Congress sees all money as theirs - as long as they grab it first.
A true conservative government would strengthen the dollar by shrinking the government budget. |
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And one more thing Kimberly - there is not one ounce of difference between Obama and McCain on oil. Obama is against drilling for more and so is McCain. McCain has the position of allowing states to drill that have no interest in drilling. He does not want to let Alaska drill more because the state's citizens want to drill. This is a distinction without a difference. |
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All this stupid policy does is increase the number of cars on the road. When they are not on the bus, they will be shipped off to day care. I though libs were for public transit. I have one word for a fix: VOUCHERS. |
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Bingo ! Roopsag....A little learnin' never hurt anybody! The typical Dem response is to excuse their party & shift blame, rather than dole out blame where it is deserved, both parties have failed us, in various ways. Alternative fuel development may eventually help but, the capital investment to come up with viable sources must be staggering, and who is willing to put the money up? We are set up for oil, just need to get at it. Blasting Bush for all of our woes has become sport to the uninformed, he's an easy target. |
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Mark says--The typical Dem response is to excuse their party & shift blame
Uh, hello. What do think your hero Michele is doing in her latest staff-written blog entry? |
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I believe she subscribes to an RSS feed of townhall blogs. She posts first as soon as the article pops up then runs and never returns.
As for abolishing public education the populace was more educated before the establishment of public schools. Perfect example: our literacy rate was higher and based on more stringent standards. |
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Yes, let's have a four day school week. Just because teachers are over pampered, overpaid, over perked, over pensioned doesn't mean they should have to work 180 days per year. They are so overworked with a five hour "work" day I think we should cut their year down to 144 days. They need 23 weeks off EVERY year to recover from their high pressure jobs. |
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Hey Fairness Man, I'll give you one guess as to who the congresswoman was who shrieked the loudest when Nancy Pelosi told her that Congress now would be working a five-day workweek instead of a three-day workweek. That's right, it was Michele Bachmann! But I'm sure you're not concerned with the facts. You'll just wait for Michele to channel god again and spew some more B.S. |
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After reading Congresswoman Michele Bachmann’s June 11 “Democrats to Blame for High Gas” column it seems that she has a memory that only goes back to 2006. Bachmann would like us to believe that all of our nation’s energy woes have been created by the Democrats in the last year and a half.
What Bachmann forgot to mention was that in the prior 12 years, the Republicans controlled the U.S. House and Senate and had President Bush in the White House for six of those years.
As someone who does remember I would like to let the readers know some “startling truths” Michele Bachmann forgot to mention:
•That Bachmann’s campaign fund raising buddy Vice President Dick Cheney said in the New York Times on April 6, 2004: “Let us rid ourselves of the fiction that low oil prices are somehow good for the United States.”
•That Vice President Cheney’s energy task force, which drafted our nation’s energy policy in 2001, was loaded with oil company executives.
•That she campaigned for President Jimmy Carter, who initiated a U.S. energy policy that stated “we must start now to develop the new, unconventional sources of energy we will rely on in the next century.” With the exception of the U.S. Strategic Oil Reserve, most aspects of President Carter’s program were dismantled by Republican President Ronald Reagan.
•That Minnesota Republican Sen. Norm Coleman voted against drilling in Alaska’s ANWAR.
•That Florida Republican Gov. Jeb Bush as well as President Bush did not support drilling offshore of Florida. In the Oval Office on May 29, 2002, with Jeb Bush present, President Bush sealed a deal to prevent offshore drilling of Florida’s gulf coast.
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•That California Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said on April 10, 2006: “The action taken by Congress today is irresponsible and totally unacceptable. As Governor of California, I will do everything in my power to fight the federal government on this issue and prevent any new offshore drilling.”
The Republican Party controlled the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate from 1994 until the midterm elections in 2006 as well as having a Republican president since 2000.
All the items Bachmann writes about in her column: nuclear power, clean burning coal, Colorado, Utah and Wyoming’s oil shale and refineries not being built were not acted upon in any substantial way during the 12 years that the Republicans controlled the Congress and the six years of President Bush.
Maybe rather than jockeying for position to get a presidential smooch at President Bush’s 2007 State of the Union Address, Bachmann would have been well advised to actually listen to what President Bush had to say. President Bush said: “It’s in our vital interest to diversify America’s energy supply, and the way forward is through technology.”
If only she had listened maybe a incandescent light bulb would go on above her head and Rep. Bachmann would realize that there is bipartisan support in many areas like wind, solar, ethanol, hydrogen cars and yes, even light bulbs. Bipartisanship will grow if our lawmakers build upon what they already agree on, but bipartisanship is impossible if one side continually places blame on the other.
Rep. Bachmann states in her column: “Congress has to let go of the do-nothing, partisan-bickering, business-as-usual mentality and deliver real change to the American people.”
Maybe someday an efficient compact fluorescent light bulb will go on above Rep. Bachmann’s head and she will realize her commentary is the perfect example of “the do-nothing, partisan-bickering, business-as-usual mentality” she speaks of.
Michael Lafave |
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Is there something wrong with using a natural substance to power our lives? What in the world is oil dependence anyway? What exactly is that supposed to mean? The Democrats have been working hard since the 60's to choke our ablilities to extract more energy from the earth. Anybody remember the Carter years? Anybody remember Clinton vetoing the Republicans efforts to open ANWR for drilling in 1995? The Left and the Democrats have been working hard for 40 years to bring down the U.S. Here's what the Left refuses to realize. Let's say we were to stop burning gas right now. We would have to replace that form of energy with another. Will we then be guilted for depending on solar, electricity, or wind? When does it all stop with these people. Now the four day school week.....here we go. I assume pay will remain the same for everybody. Now that sounds like a real smart idea. How about another tax grab for the children? I mean why not? It was such a popular idea the many times before. Only from the government can we get such ludicris ideas. Why stop at four days? Even better how about three? Our students are performing so well compared to the rest of the world. The Dems need to go! |
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Moonkeeper, thanks, that explains Kimberly's Blog stalking behavior.
People like Michael, Kimberly, and Monkeywrench provide a valuable service by demonstrating the panic in the heart of the DNC over the oil crisis.
Why do they go through such lengths to discredit the GOP ideas and disparage GOP people?
The answer is simple, they have lost the argument on facts and ideas to solve the current oil crisis and their only recourse is to try and win the argument by waging personal and party attacks.
It's a nice play right out of the debate team strategy book but thinking people see right through their ruse.
I hope they keep talking, because their shrill tone and zero content continues to prove that they offer no credible ideas, just a bunch of partisan hot air.
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My point of putting in the letter is Rep Bachmann is playing the blame game. In her commentary she speaks of "the do-nothing, partisan-bickering, business-as-usual mentality”.(Forest Lake Times)
She is doing the same thing; rather than expanding programs and research people agree on and moving them forward, she wants to place blame.
I'm all for developing our oil resources while moving forward on different kinds of energy. It won't happen if our elected leaders keep pointing the finger at each other.
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I think that we agree.
Perhaps I was a little hasty putting you in the partisan camp. I am sorry that I did misinterpret your point.
It's clear that past "in control" political factions failed to solve our energy policy problems when they had the chance. OK, they are guilty of this lack of foresight, yet this is water over the dam.
We can learn from their mistakes
The current "in control" political faction of the Democratic persuasion is capable of removing the legal limitations that would increase the domestic production of oil. If they wanted to, they could reduce the price of gasoline today.
The past factions cannot change what they did in the past, but the present faction can.
If the present "in control" faction doesn't act then then they do deserve the blame.
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I agree but when Rep. Bachmann blames the Democrats when up until recently the Republicans controlled the House, Senate and Presidency, she is wrong.
In my opinion the biggest obstacle we face in this energy development dilemma is not a political party but the "not in my backyard" attitude of state and local governments. Republicans and Democrats alike have this attitude when the power plant, drilling rig or wind turbine is in the areas they represent. |
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Please, Michele is doing a great job, just let her
do her job. |
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