Comments on: Now What?

By: Debi Kelly Van Cleave

Debi Kelly Van Cleave — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:27:16 +0000

Yes, good articles.

That’s one reason why Obama is all about education and giving opportunities to the poor–so we can get rid of some of these prison costs. I used to get mad when I’d hear what we’re spending on schools. Even though I have children. I thought it wasn’t fair to people who didn’t have kids. But now I realize if my neighbor’s kid gets educated, he’s going to become a good member of the community and make it better, he’s not likely to steal from me and I’m not going to be paying to put him in jail. It’s looking at the big picture, the long-term picture. We need education. We need health care. Our people need to be smart and healthy if our country is going to be smart and healthy.

And yes June, let’s decriminalize some things. Like pot. I don’t smoke it. But I think it’s ridiculous that people go to jail for it. It’s probably the most harmless drug, certainly more benign than alcohol.

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By: June

June — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:41:30 +0000

Good articles. I particularly liked the Sara Robinson piece. All the ideas sound good, but the one re prisons really hit home. That was my field and I can assure you it’s a costly venture. I have always said it made no sense to pour money into criminal justice while leaving the schools underfunded. Similar thought: why do we agree to spending $30K (I’m sure more now) a year to house an inmate yet balk at giving each child a scholarship trust fund? And while we’re at it, lets decriminalize some things. I could go on for hours…

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:26:58 +0000

Thank you for this post, Jeff, and for the very interesting links. Some great ideas there—I hope President Obama and his staff actually read some of this. I do think that it is going to take change far more radical that what Obama proposes to really make a difference. I’m all for taking back our country, but the corrupt are so firmly entrenched and there are so many rats in the barn, I’m just not sure how to do it. Sometimes, I think we all need to march on Washington at once and stop all activity there in its tracks and not leave until we get what we want.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:00:30 +0000

Well, maybe “co-optation” is a better word to use. I don’t doubt that Obama has good intentions but now that he is in the cesspool, it is going to be hard to make good on his intentions. There are too many “insiders” in his administration, insiders that have no compassion for the ordinary American. God forbid that Obama is assassinated – that will result in blood in the streets and a lot of wealthy people fearing for their lives.

By: Di

Di — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:21:18 +0000

“While Obama campaigned on the theme of change, now that he is in Washington, he is being “re-educated” (as in the notorious Communist re-education camps) to show him the error of his ways.”

And who is it that is re-educating him? Therein lies the problem…. If our presidents do not toe the line, what then… are they assassinated as Kennedy was?