Comments on: Tuck outraising incumbent, but union looms large

By: LetitCollapse

LetitCollapse — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 18:58:32 +0000

I wish Marshall all the luck in the world, Hugh. I would certainly like to see him oust Torlac. And, as a young guy with high ideals and a fire in his belly, I have no doubt he wants to make a difference. But I’ve watched politics for years, Hugh Most of the electeds make their grand entries with a strong moral passion and high ideals. Then 5 years down the road when you do a comparison of before and after – you don’t even recognize them. Because once you’re deep inside the belly of the beast things happen and people change. The big money throws out the bait and it’s too good to refuse. The rest is history. Maybe Marshall is different. But I wouldn’t bet on it. Nevertheless I wish him well and hope he wins.

By: Hugh Tuck

Hugh Tuck — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 13:53:53 +0000

Letit,
Yeah, I’m his uncle, but please listen to me. I wish you could meet Marshall in person. Short TV ads do not convey his passion for improving California schools. My fear is, if he gets elected, he will not be able to overcome the inertia of the bureaucracy of Sacramento, let alone the legal challenges the CTA is sure to instigate. I don’t think Marshall tricked every major, and most of the minor, newspapers in the state into endorsing him. He is a ball of fire who really wants to change the school system.

By: Bill - San Jose

Bill - San Jose — Wed, 08 Oct 2014 13:46:39 +0000

1976. I arrive from Ohio. First thing I see in class is a kid with his leg up on the desk. I was 4 months ahead of the rest of the bozos in that classroom coming from Ohio.

No discipline, lack of parenting due to both parents having to work is why we are the worst at K-12 in the world.

Nothing has changed and become far worse in my view. Send your kids to private schools and let them enjoy learning the right way, where the kids don’t have the crap arriving from third world countries enmasse.

Cheers.

By: Ulysses Uhaul

Ulysses Uhaul — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 21:50:41 +0000

These Gregorian Chants are depressing.

It is sunny and kids laughing on way home from school……flowers and trees look great …..the smell of Tacos and beer at the local joint awesome!

By: LetitCollapse

LetitCollapse — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 19:38:36 +0000

Money wins 95% of elections in the United States. That’s why I told you before that we really don’t live in a democracy. We live in a kleptocracy. Whoever has the most money and tells the best lies wins. Meg Whitman is a poor example that money doesn’t always win elections. Meg’s an idiot. When she ran for gov she committed one big blunder after another. The final proverbial nail in her coffin was when her former illegal maid went public. lol. What a moron for not paying the maid off before entering the race. She spent dozens of millions on her campaign and then let an illegal peasant destroy it all! lol. As a matter of fact, the illegal apparently went after her for backwages and won! LOL! Can you imagine someone as absentminded as that running billion dollar corporations? lol. I wouldn’t trust her to manage my beer money.
I’m not convinced how much of a reformer that Tuck would be. Sure, he talks a strong game. They all do. But in politics talk comes cheap. Real cheap. If Tuck happens to slip through the cracks I bet the unions buy him off lock, stock and barrel before the end of his 1st year in office.
Generally, a candidate doesn’t make it on the ballot as a frontrunner unless he’s been vetted to protect the status quo. If you think our voting system is any better than the purple thumb system they have in Iraq – you need to do some research.