05.18.2008 2:10 pm
It’s Open Comment time again!!
Special to the Post-Dispatch
It’s Sunday afternoon and — assuming that you first get some rays, since we haven’t had a Sunday like this gorgeous specimen in weeks –it’s time for Political Fix to open our doors to all comers.
It’s Open Comment Time! Post first, post fast and post often! What’s on your mind? Where did we (or some politician, party or event) get it right? Where did we — or pols, party or doings — go wrong?
Just remember the rules. Be nice. Be topical. Be regional or local. And be consise.
Go for it!
(But please, get out in the sun first. This beauty won’t last.)
As Jo said (yes, I agree with Jo… it happens… sometimes)
GET OUT OF THE HOUSE!
No more posting here until the sun goes down!
Now go!
Get!
I mean it!
Bye…
Just back from a week in Naples Florida and more sun than anyone could want.
The American Cancer Society has hired two people to push for a further loss of freedom and property rights in St. Louis. Two people can cause more mischief than one, so ordinary citizens and business owners can look forward to spending time and money defending their rights from these paid activists.
http://smokefreestl.org/aboutus.html
Months ago, Smoke Free St. Louis City promised an interactive website. But they haven’t taken a single comment yet.
Let ‘em have a smoke-free St. Louis city. It’ll be great for business … in the county.
The Post-Dispatch reported today (link below) that a student received two Bs and a C at an SLPS magnet school, and was marked as being in attendance 58 times … while he was residing and attending school in Oklahoma! Board President Rick Sullivan says he’s “confident this is an isolated incident.” How do you figure? Being marked in attendance once is an isolated incident, 58 times is an ongoing pattern. The state auditor ought to jump on this one. And I’d like to know what sort of teachers we have in the SLPS when you can get two Bs and a C without ever showing up. Talk about grade inflation!
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/education/story/8E17A630BC7206118625744C001ABDA7?OpenDocument
Jo, help me out here, who was it who made reference once to one of my “typo-filled” emails? did I have more than one per nine lines of text? maybe.
a great journalist, but no Caesar’s wife, and good to remember that glass house metaphor and the she without sin cast the first stone allusion.
I thought the sun was like Republicans - bad for the people. But enjoyed some anyhow, sun not Republicans. Prefer to choose my sins. Republicans not often among them.
Why doesn’t the Post require people who post on these blogs to use their real names the way Nick Kasoff, Bill Haas and I do?
Mr Hannegan (post #7)
How is it that we know that Bill Hannegan is your real name? You could be Eric Mink* come to torment me!
Or my Mother… or an ex-wife… that’s it you MUST be one of my ex-wives!
*Used to example purposes only.
Bill (post #6)
You are correct! The sun is like Republicans!
Like us it’s bright, and both cause Democrats to scream in horror.
In case there is someone that does not know Bill is running for Congress. You can see him here:
http://www.votebillhaas.com/
Where he features my favorite quote from my favorite REPUBLICAN President.
Nick, Lewis Reed has assured me that he will not go along with any law “that puts St. Louis City bars and restaurants at a competitive disadvantage.” So don’t look for the city to lead the way with these sort of dumb restrictions.
Yesterday, a car covered with Bill Haas stickers cut into my lane on the highway sans a lane change signal. Not only cutting me off, proceeded to slow down at that point.
Yikes. If you drive like a selfish pig, what makes you think you will govern any better?!
Virginia Young wrote an excellent article about Rep. Tom Villa, but she failed to mention the incident which epitomized the dedication and honor Rep. Villa has always displayed. While being interviewed by Ms. Young for the article, Tom missed a roll-call vote in the House. While this would be no big deal for the vast majority of legislators, it was the first and only time in eighteen years of service in the House that Rep. Villa missed a roll-call! Moreover, when House leadership offered to reopen the vote or simply show Villa as voting (a sign of the respect he has earned even among the Republicans), Rep. Villa declined.
Nick, the attendance deal in SLPS is nothing new. You are well aware that attendance is biggie in the funding they receive. When I was a student at Roosevelt High, I had several teachers that would call roll and if a student wasn’t there, would mark them present anyway. Two teachers in particular would even comment, “We don’t get the the funds for absent students.” I used to receive perfect attendance awards even though I cut a class or a day here and there. I even mentioned it to a teacher and he said just take the award.
Suzyjax,
Maybe Bill Haas’ little scooter car filled with scrappy stickers had a blind spot along with his own blind spots…he looks foolish driving around in a dumb little car with that trash all pasted all over it…he is first rate rubbish! And uses plenty of pseudonyms Hannegan.
Bill Haas-where are Jo’s typos in this text? BTW that is off-topic pea aunt.
I would like more coverage surrounding the Republicans running for office and not just negative coverage but positive also. Let’s talk about more of the different politicians not the same old same old.