tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post6689980840458116783..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Walter Reed = Socialized MedicineDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-25179086405230372942007-03-10T03:54:00.000-08:002007-03-10T03:54:00.000-08:00Seen this? Embrace the suck.Seen this? <A HREF="http://www.blackfive.net/main/2007/02/embrace_the_suc.html" REL="nofollow">Embrace the suck</A>.rightwingprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12419372059353408855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-5452392754777139482007-03-08T06:35:00.000-08:002007-03-08T06:35:00.000-08:00It was a reasonable question. It, and my answer, ...It was a reasonable question. It, and my answer, sort of remind me of a question I asked a chaplain during my first summer at West Point: how do you reconcile being a Christian with being in the military? His answer was exceptional, but I liked the ending, which I can paraphrase to answer yours: can you imagine a government agency <I>without</I> conservatives in it?Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-14565273163363683592007-03-07T21:34:00.000-08:002007-03-07T21:34:00.000-08:00Yes, I suppose so. I had always been curious about...Yes, I suppose so. I had always been curious about that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-46744231519642239092007-03-07T21:10:00.000-08:002007-03-07T21:10:00.000-08:00Ah, Eric, seeing if I'll live up to the "hypocriti...Ah, Eric, seeing if I'll live up to the "hypocritical" billing.<BR/><BR/>I'm a teacher because<BR/>1. I like the schedule,<BR/>2. I feel a sense of satisfaction doing the job I do, <BR/>3. the job gives me plenty of time to spend with my son, and<BR/>4. the state pays more than private schools do.<BR/><BR/>Let's not forget, I'm in this for me and my son. You students are my *next* priority--and I tell your parents that on Back To School Night.<BR/><BR/>I support universal public education. It's a laudable goal, articulated in the state constitution. I don't, however, always support public schools. I believe in the voucher concept.<BR/><BR/>Do you find that answer satisfactory?Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-76909443846751177172007-03-07T19:42:00.000-08:002007-03-07T19:42:00.000-08:00Now, don't think the following question means I su...Now, don't think the following question means I support socialized medicine. I tend to agree with you on it - shocking, I know. But if you think that the government shouldn't run universal state agencies, then why do you work for a universal state agency?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-69376402147480806072007-03-07T13:57:00.000-08:002007-03-07T13:57:00.000-08:00I can't say that I don't agree with you. If the g...I can't say that I don't agree with you. <BR/><BR/>If the government can't treat wonded warriors with dignity, what's going to happen to the general public?Coach Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16874922605571908582noreply@blogger.com