Public Education

While I am sure this will inflame some "public educators", there a few realities about their position that needs to be understood. (Clearly this is not intended for those who already do an excellent job..you know who you are)

1) Parents provide the need for public educators' jobs. If parents were not having children, there would be no need for their positions.

2) Working parents provide public educators paychecks. Every time a teacher or administrator receives a paycheck, it came from the pocket of a working parent. (Not to mention from the pockets of working people who do not have children.)

Therefore, public educators are the employees of parents. We have hired you to educate our children. WE ARE YOUR BOSS. So, begin acting accordingly.

If you can find a valid argument against this, I would certainly like to hear it, otherwise, shape up and start doing what you need to do to save your job because South Carolinians are getting tired of you guys not doing what you have been hired to do. And, remember to treat the parents of the children's you teach with respect and as if they are your boss....becuase THEY ARE!

I know Thanksgiving is over.....

I realize that Thanksgiving is over, but, I found this today. If you take time to read this proclamation, I believe you to will be astonished at how far our country has fallen from its original foundations and its recongnition of the power of "Almighty God". With that being said, no wonder when are in the mess we are in.....


George Washington's 1789 Thanksgiving Proclamation-

Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to "recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:

"Now, therefore, I do recommend and assign Thursday, the 26th day of November next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enable to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and, in general, for all the great and various favors which He has been pleased to confer upon us.

And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions; to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shown kindness to us), and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue,and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best. Given under my hand, at the city of New York, the 3d day of October,A.D.1789.

White House Job Summit

I understand that the White House will be holding a job summit today. Isn't it interesting that the Chamber of Commerce, which represents small businesses all across this country, was not invited to the summit? With the way this administration has hammered those in the private sector, this is not surprising. One can only surmise that this administration is only interested in creating goverment jobs using the dollars of future generations that are not even here yet to vote. Go figure......