Reply #64: I don't like the picture I am starting to see here in some of these posts.....

[FrenchieCat]

losta of Pavlov reflextionism based on shaky bait alone.

Almost like folks laying in wait for an excuse.

Quite scary actually, when context is now more important than ever.

Of course, I never expect the RW to deal with Context or facts so much,
which is why although I detest the "I'm scared of a government ran health care program" reaction
from the easily duped uninformed folks, I expect it. What I did not expect to see was the same exact same thing regarding education here at this site....
in particular on the issue of new President's proposals for some badly needed reform, as opposed to stepping back into time to pre Bush era education policies without regard to innovation or change. Seems like many liberals here don't really have an open mind, and therefore are not the true liberals they claim to be; just simply poseurs.

I'm utterly shocked to find someone actually attempting to hawk Bush as somehow being more willing to spend on education than would the current President..... cause that's just a plain lie.

Guess while others are expecting a great deal from this President,
and are ready to be disappointed as soon as possible,
I didn't think that it would have been too much to ask that folks consider context, nuance, and
facts.

Now I am starting to realize that I actually shouldn't have been expecting
much of anything more than this sad shit from Democratic Underground.

There's a debate to be had certainly, but folks starting with absolutes and digging in using partial information does not make for a informative debate.