you may have addressed this in an earlier thread but i havent come across it. but i was wondering if you would mind commenting on palin's dealings with the special needs communities in alaska. i googled the topic, but her reviews on the matter seem to be pretty mixed. i thought you would be a good resource to ask, but i totally understand you arent interested in discussing it.
i ask because my niece has down syndrome and my sister seems to think for some reason that if palin is VP it will be like the second coming of christ or something
For some reason, the fact that she got the general's name wrong didn't bother me nearly as much as the fact that Biden- who was educated as a lawyer, is runningmate to a constitutional law professor, and has been a senator for 35 years- said that the vice president's duties are outlined in article 1 of the constitution, where the executive branch is described.
Um hello? Article 1 talks about the legislative branch. But it doesn't seem to bother people as much as the fact that she got the general's name (slightly) wrong. Jeez.
I haven't seen her coming out and talking with any "special needs" parent groups in my area. I don't know that she hasn't done that, but I'm in the interior and she lives in Wasilla-about a 6 hour drive away. But, I tend to agree with your sister that just having a mother with a child who has a disability in a high office will be a good thing. There's a level of awareness and sensitivity that you can only get with real experience, but whether that translates to actual changes in policy, I don't know.
What I can say is that the recent increase in intensive resource spending is great (the amount the schools will get for the severest special needs cases will triple when the next budget takes effect). My son is one of the students who will be directly affected by the increases. Because of the small sizes of our school districts up here, there are very few programs already in place for special education students, but we have found that to be a positive because the programs are developed on a student by student basis and the increases in funding will make this even easier. She is very pro-education for all students. In her latest budget she wanted to take some of our surplus this year and fully fund all the education increases for the next 3 years to ensure that no cuts need to be made in the future, but of course, our legislature balked and just want to keep the excess in a "fund" - I'm sure so they don't lose control of all that money, ugh.
Whether he stated Article I or Article II of the Constitution doesn't bother me as much as the fact that Palin seems to think that the Constitution gives the VP more power in the Senate than it does.
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-no. i never said that being governor disqualifies you from being president. i'm saying you need other stills, accomplishmemts, and interests
i fail to see how either gwb's or wjf's governorship is relative to this discussion. as palin would say "there ya goe, bringin' up that past again...
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you may have addressed this in an earlier thread but i havent come across it. but i was wondering if you would mind commenting on palin's dealings with the special needs communities in alaska. i googled the topic, but her reviews on the matter seem to be pretty mixed. i thought you would be a good resource to ask, but i totally understand you arent interested in discussing it.
i ask because my niece has down syndrome and my sister seems to think for some reason that if palin is VP it will be like the second coming of christ or something
Unfortunately we both know that's just not true.
to clarify - I meant injury wise
For some reason, the fact that she got the general's name wrong didn't bother me nearly as much as the fact that Biden- who was educated as a lawyer, is runningmate to a constitutional law professor, and has been a senator for 35 years- said that the vice president's duties are outlined in article 1 of the constitution, where the executive branch is described.
Um hello? Article 1 talks about the legislative branch. But it doesn't seem to bother people as much as the fact that she got the general's name (slightly) wrong. Jeez.
I haven't seen her coming out and talking with any "special needs" parent groups in my area. I don't know that she hasn't done that, but I'm in the interior and she lives in Wasilla-about a 6 hour drive away. But, I tend to agree with your sister that just having a mother with a child who has a disability in a high office will be a good thing. There's a level of awareness and sensitivity that you can only get with real experience, but whether that translates to actual changes in policy, I don't know.
What I can say is that the recent increase in intensive resource spending is great (the amount the schools will get for the severest special needs cases will triple when the next budget takes effect). My son is one of the students who will be directly affected by the increases. Because of the small sizes of our school districts up here, there are very few programs already in place for special education students, but we have found that to be a positive because the programs are developed on a student by student basis and the increases in funding will make this even easier. She is very pro-education for all students. In her latest budget she wanted to take some of our surplus this year and fully fund all the education increases for the next 3 years to ensure that no cuts need to be made in the future, but of course, our legislature balked and just want to keep the excess in a "fund" - I'm sure so they don't lose control of all that money, ugh.
Whether he stated Article I or Article II of the Constitution doesn't bother me as much as the fact that Palin seems to think that the Constitution gives the VP more power in the Senate than it does.
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