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In reply to the discussion: have president obama come home and "walk on that picket line" with the chicago teachers union [View all]MineralMan
(146,286 posts)68. The union in Chicago is doing an excellent job of presenting their position.
Right now, President Obama has some other things that need dealing with. I know you posted this on Monday, but some stuff has happened since then that is requiring his attention. I'm sure the teacher's union will continue to make their excellent points. I'm hopeful that they will succeed.
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have president obama come home and "walk on that picket line" with the chicago teachers union [View all]
mopinko
Sep 2012
OP
No. It's not the place of a President to get involved in a city's contract negotiations.
Honeycombe8
Sep 2012
#63
the central falls firings were a direct result of his education policies. *direct*.
HiPointDem
Sep 2012
#14
the entire ruling class agrees with rahm and his policy. when the (putatively liberal) gates
HiPointDem
Sep 2012
#35
chicago schools get federal funding, and chicago's renaissance 2010 was the blueprint for obama's
HiPointDem
Sep 2012
#46
No one said they *ran* the schools. You said that because the feds supplied $$ to central falls,
HiPointDem
Sep 2012
#49
No I did not say that. Not at all. I said that the feds supplied money to schools, I did NOT say
MADem
Sep 2012
#50
you implied it in your exchange with edweird. after you said obama should stay out of
HiPointDem
Sep 2012
#51
Schools do not have to take federal funding. If they take it, they know they are on the hook in
MADem
Sep 2012
#52
I see. You're claiming "federal funding" makes it appropriate for Obama to weigh in
Edweird
Sep 2012
#58
There is no REQUIREMENT for the federal government to weigh in on ANY state issue.
MADem
Sep 2012
#60
No, YOU brought up "federal funding" and I gave you the opportunity to elaborate.
Edweird
Sep 2012
#65
And I have done that--too bad you don't like my answer but that doesn't change reality.
MADem
Sep 2012
#67
You have, yet again, failed to explain what "federal funding" has to do with this.
Edweird
Sep 2012
#73
See, that's the point. Federal funding ALLOWS a President to remark on an issue with a certain
MADem
Sep 2012
#74
his chief of staff, his education policy, his political base. like that'll happen.
HiPointDem
Sep 2012
#15
Maybe Chicago could quit diverting 1/6 of taxes collected into private persons' pockets.
HiPointDem
Sep 2012
#32
I have a feeling he is on Rahm's side on this or he would have told him to shut it down...
dkf
Sep 2012
#26
The union in Chicago is doing an excellent job of presenting their position.
MineralMan
Sep 2012
#68
For why? This is the guy who not only appointed Duncan but loves his bullshit
TheKentuckian
Sep 2012
#72