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I sure didn't. Grand juries are notoriously the prosecutor's party to choreograph, and they nearly always do as the prosecutor [not so subtly] desires. Kudos to the people who did their job, following the facts instead of the emotional hysteria of "Baby body parts!". Governor Abbott says he...

Research and development? What isn't financed by the feds [NASA, CDC, etc] is frequently outsourced these days. What is still done is often financed by investors, as that's what they exist for [supposedly]. Jobs may be created strictly because a business grows and/or expands, but if that growth...

There's a couple clear fallacies in the reasoning here, like "when taxes are high, jobs are lost, because there's less money for expansion." Jobs aren't created by the funds available, they're created by demand for a product or service, period. Anyone who creates jobs simply because they have...

When pizza becomes synonymous with virtuous, that will make sense. People declare themselves Christian [or describe others] as a way of saying "of high moral character", but that doesn't jibe with refusing to extend the same courtesy of hearing a prayer as has been always extended to them. If...

It seems to me that pretending to have virtuous character, and the contrivance of a false appearance of virtue or goodness is precisely what they're guilty of. They contrived to appear virtuous and good by having a Christian prayer before every meeting, [where Christian is synonymous with...

1) Had I seen Chelsea or Amy mouthing words they couldn't have understood the meaning of [politically], my opinion would be the same: it's not good parenting. 2) There comes a point when outside interference is required [Tonya Couch comes to mind, just now], but I wasn't proposing anyone...

Non Christians have sat quietly through Christian prayers for a very long time, without complaining of feeling "compelled to participate", but when the shoe is on the other foot, it's a different story. I call that hypocrisy, whatever the justification. It doesn't matter whether the other...

I don't recall Chelsea Clinton or Amy Carter doing campaign ads, I'll have to look for them. I agree that teaching kids to parrot a parent's beliefs is universal, [it's why nearly everyone 'chooses' the same religion as their parents] but that doesn't make it ok, IMO. My outrage is precisely...

So who should be "in" the education biz? States? Not a fan of that idea, too many want to teach creationism as equal to science, and sex education as "Just say no". The federal government is supposed to ensure some degree of consistency in the 'big picture', it's what they are paid for. If kids...

People went to college because the media insisted that they needed the degree to get a job, and in many cases, [law enforcement & nursing are two I can think of off the top] that was correct. Even in cases where it wouldn't seem necessary, corporate management decreed a degree. [Froufrou crap...

If any of the members of the Council are non Christian, they have long demonstrated the kind of tolerance and respect for others that their Christian colleagues couldn't manage, because they [the non Christians] have never protested by refusing to enter the room until it's over. I don't believe...

The problem, as I see it, is putting words in kids' mouths, that they are too young to understand, much less endorse. That applies to all parents, whether campaigning, protesting, or whatever. Parading them in front of cameras is one thing, but giving them a 'voice' when they're incapable of...

In Boise, Idaho, City Council has long preceded meetings with a prayer, led by a guest speaker. When a Buddhist was the guest recently, half a dozen members [all Republicans, FWIW] remained outside in protest, refusing to even listen to the prayer. All those who demand freedom of religion need...

I don't think high school is the right place for it. Hell, they don't even do Driver's Ed anymore! But real vocational ed is more than high school can offer. [I took Home Economics, failed bc I couldn't operate a sewing machine, lol. Didn't occur to anyone that being left handed makes a...

Free education doesn't have to mean college, it could [and absolutely should] include vocational education as well. As a culture, we seem to insist that everyone needs to go to college, and that's just nuts. We need people who know how to fix things, dammit! [Maybe then the repair places would...

Of course all candidates use their families in the campaign - but has anyone ever had one of their kids impugning the POTUS as Cruz did? He went beyond using them as props, to giving them lines to recite, attacking his competition [Clinton], and that is where he crossed the line. If he chooses...

Embarrassed? Not a bit, I've seen people cross themselves and do their rosary beads, a prayer rug wouldn't be any different, IMO. I totally agree that prayer doesn't belong in a classroom, or any government sponsored place, because it puts the government in a position of seeming to 'endorse' a...

I'm positive he understands how unsecured loans work. The point he's making is about our priorities: home ownership is a worthy investment, but education ought to be even more so. Isn't that a legislator's job, in a nutshell?

Politicians have always used their kids in campaign photos, true, but Cruz crossed the line when he had his daughters publicly criticize Obama, via their choices in reading material. The cartoonist ought to have framed a response that didn't involve the girls, which was just as wrong as the...

As I understand it, students are free to pray as they wish - it's just the school that is prohibited from promoting or endorsing any religious activity. [I believe they should teach it, though, as in comparative religion classes]. The question is, how do people feel about students whose religion...