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Originally Posted by dc_dux
IMO, in the case of the performance of Chicago schools, a better measure of some level of success would be before and after Duncan...not relative to other cities. I agree that the high school graduation is low by national standards, but it went up 6-7% under Duncan. In the elementary schools. reading skills went up, math skills went up.....
Or maybe measure his performance against Bush's first Sec. of Ed....who, it turned out, fudged the city schools records to show greater success in improving Houston's schools than was actually achieved....the so-called "Houston Miracle" was a sham. |
This is a cabinet choice were we can actually look at the nominee based on some objective measure of performance in a role consistent to what they will be responsible for in Obama's cabinet, that is why this selection is interesting.
For clarification, do you think Obama's choice is the best available candidate for the post based on actual performance?
My view is that he is not and the selection is an example of cronyism, very typical of Chicago style politics.
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Originally Posted by roachboy
ace--what exactly are you interested in demonstrating here? that you don't like obama? if that's the point, why bother with all this mishandled infotainment?
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Obama supporters are not willing to admit to Obama's obvious faults. They have a distorted view of Bush and by comparison have unrealistic expectations of who Obama is, what he is about, and the "change" he is going to bring to the WH. Obama in my view is like a snake oil salesmen. I enjoy pointing out his faults to the most faithful Obama supporters.