Calls by Caroline

Everyone rightfully jumped on Sarah Palin for not being experienced. We have some terrific people in N.Y. to replace Sen. Clinton. Personally, I'm hoping that Tom Suozzi gets the nod. I was very impressed with him when he challenged Eliot Spitzer for governor. What a mistake we made! Now, Gov. Paterson can rectify that error.
Caroline, it's true that you come from a political family. Just because your Uncle John was president and Uncles Bob and Ted served in the senate does not make you automatic senate material. I know that you worked hard in the election of Barack Obama to the presidency. I hope there isn't going to be some sort of political payback for this. If this does occur, the republicans will be jumping up and down. Remember your history- the corrupt bargain of John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay so that the former could gain the presidency in1824. Let's not have a similar situation now.

Secretary of Education

Instead of putting in some hack, President-elect Obama would be better served by having committees of retired supervisors and teachers running the Department of Education. Retirees in this field know the score. They know what the children and teachers need to make a school successful. Don't put in a person who never taught a day in his or her life.

Mayor Bloomberg-A 3rd Term for What?

It is only because Mayor Bloomberg is so vehemently anti-union that the media is advocating a 3rd term for him. As the title suggests, a 3rd term for what?
Despite what the Mayor and Chancellor Klein say about our schools, conditions have never been worse. Discipline has all but collapsed in far too many schools. While this has been going on for more than 40 years, our current Mayor refuses to do anything about it. Why will the 600 school concept not be returned for the unruly? This is a disgrace. What the mayor can be faulted for is his refusal to do anything about class size and the current 1,400 teachers who were excessed from their respective schools. These people should have been placed before new teachers were hired. You call this good management, I call it incompetence.
Under this Mayor, landlords have never had it better. Look at the recent increases for rent stabilized apartments. Since economic times are so bad, why aren't there being rent freezes put into place?

Come On Yossele (Joe)

Sen. Lieberman bemoans the fact that if it were the other way around, the Democrats would be bemoaning the fact that Sen. McCain was too friendly with a terrorist. Aen. Lieberman, how about the Republican values theme? Can you imagine if a Clinton or another prominent Democrat was pregnant out-of-wedlock? What the Republicans would be carrying on. Sen. Lieberman, please do all of us a favor and leave the Democratic Party. Go and become a Republican with your new Republican friends. You probably deserve each other.

Circumventing The Law

Who said that Mayor Bloomberg isn't a politician? He is the best. With all his money, he is one heck of ashrewd politico. In 1993 and 1996 people voted for term limits. Why is he afraid to give people the right to modify the law? Is he afraid that the term limit law would be upheld in such a referendum? Shame on Ron Lauder. He was such a proponent for term limits and now says that in the case of Mayor Bloomberg, it's all right. We are starting a very dangerous precedent by allowing this mayor to run again in defiance of the term limit law. Let's also realize that another 4 years of Mayor Bloomberg means another 4 years of Joel Klein. We can't afford that. The only way to avoid this would be for either Mr. Bloomberg not to run or lose or Sen. Obama win the presidency. If Obama wins, he might have a position for Klein in the Justice Department. Another reason we can pray for an Obama victory.

Shaping Our Priorities

While students scramble for seats in the New York City school system and 1,400 teachers were unfairly excessed, all Chancellor Klein can talk about is that teachers shouldn't wear campaign buttons. Just as bad, Ms. Weingarten is able to answer him quickly on this matter, but the other 2 more pressing matters still goes ignored. This is wrong. Is it any wonder that our schools are in the condition they're in?

To Your Good Health John McCain

Sen. McCain, if you are elected, I will attend my synagogue daily to pray for your continued good health. The very thought of Gov. Palin as president gives me the creeps.
Speaking of good health, Sen. McCain, why can't the people of the U.S. have health care similar to what Congress has? Your plan for health care is horrible. Tax credits? People can't afford this to begin with.
I'm not surprised by your health plan. The Republican Party never wanted medicare to begin with. President Eisenhower was dead set against it. Ironically, President Eisenhower and the other Republican President, Ronald Reagan, both underwent devastating prolonged illnesses. Luckily, they were covered by governmental insurance. The average Joe, Sen. McCain, would have been wiped out.