Hypocrisy

This time: a return to political posting!

So we all know that a repudlickan party cornerstone is the pro-life agenda. This obviously means that they would prefer unwanted children to just be born and then (more than likely) be placed into a state run foster care system, many of whom would be there for indefinite amounts of time. Right?
Meanwhile, just a day or two ago I read an opinion piece by some conservative wacko (is there any other kind of conservative in this country? Didn't think so) blasting the public schools in New Orleans, partially blaming the Katrina disaster on them, but as anyone who pays any attention knows, public schools anywhere are a popular target for repudlickans. So of course, he was gung ho for a bushler proposal to provide $500 million in private school vouchers to Katrina victims. Of course, this short sighted view fails to take into account the massive amounts of good that $500 million could do for the PUBLIC (public: accessible to or shared by all members of the community) schools in the area, you know, the ones who don't collect tuition and actually NEED the money. Then maybe the private schools wouldn't even be needed since the public schools would be so good! But I digress.
So what exactly is the correllation here? Well, I'm glad you asked. Let's see-the repudlickans seem to think that gov't sponsored public schools are inept at best (which if they are, they can often blame themselves due to their policies that range from underfunding-see Utah's underfunded public education system-to just plain useless, wasteful, and expensive programs like No Child (unless he, you know, is) Left Behind). So if government programs cannot be counted on to educate our children, why can they count on them to not only educate but to RAISE them as well? Short answer: THEY CAN'T.

Under Orders From Above

So I apparently have been ordered to post more often by the Toribug, despite the fact that I still post more often than she does! Silly girl ;) Anyway, I forget what I was going to put so I will just ramble until it comes to me. Last night, Tori and I went to "redfest" at the u, which was pretty fun. I got a ton of free sampler CD's, some free energy drink, got to see a free BMX stunt show, and the climax: a free (are we noticing a pattern here?) concert! Straylight Run was the first opener and since they didn't have the girl (Michelle-piano and backup vox) they played a "special" acoustic set which was entertaining. Next was Tiger Army, whom I've almost seen many times (they often open for bands I like but I don't end up going to see for whatever reason). They were quite entertaining and energetic, even if they didn't fit with the other bands. Also, after a while their songs kind of started to run together and sound "samey" but they were fun nonetheless. Lastly was the headliner, Ben Kweller, whom I haven't seen since he opened for Dashboard about....4 or 5 years ago. He came out with his acoustic and started off with "Ice Ice Baby" which he had done previously and is a great way to start the show. He played some of my favorites like "Commerce, TX" and "Sha Sha" then went into some new songs which were excellent. He also told a story about how his guitar got lost on the plane and his manager got it back by calling the airline and telling them it was Alan Jackson's guitar. hahaha For an encore he came out and played weezer's "Undone" while having some jugglers from the U come on stage and perform while he played. A great way to cap off the evening. Of course, the best part was being there with my girl, she is the sweetest thing ever. Overall, a great night! Yay!

...now, if only I can come up with some idea for a bachelor party for tyler this week.....sigh....

The longest 7 days of my life...

In the words of Tom Petty: "The waiting is the hardest part"-and indeed it is!