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To be fair, at least 25 of the 70 is federal discretionary Pell Grants. Out of the remaining 45, 12 is funneled to the states for special education and another 16 is sent to the states for disadvantaged schools. It's all well an good to say there's a lot of fat there, but of the budget goes straight out the door to the states or Pell Grant recipients.
So basically Rubio needs to drop out very soon, or Kasich has to be right about Ohio? I get the feeling Kasich knows exactly what he is doing, and if he can get Ohio, he will end up being the guy. I will be very impressed if he can pull that off.
I honestly don't know enough about the Department of Education to know how well run it is (if that's your question). I do know we have several federal/state funded 'schools of choice' that we are very fond of here in my area. When I hear "get rid of the Department of Education" my initial thought is that would include the funds that they provide to the states. I'd be happy to entertain the states being in control of their funds, but I think too that if the federal government is passing out monies, they need to be able to determine if the funds are being used appropriately and not just being thrown into a money pit of sorts.
Trump pie is delicious, it really has tremendous flavor and everyone likes it. Trust me you should try it you will love it.
Yeah it is so sad. But hopefully....it works. If Trump loses Florida that will be a big blow. But I expect him to end up winning it. Once you get north of Palm Beach County it is the deep south and basically Southern Georgia. So Cruz may have an outside shot.
So I just heard that Romney is campaigning for Rubio in Florida and Cruz in Ohio. The deceit of the old republicans is astonishing.
That is the kind of detail I wasn't aware of.
Take a look...I'm sure there's some built in fat administering where the money goes, but frankly the vast majority is already funneled to the states in some manner.
Because they need to be responsible for the money they are doling out. It's be nice if we (the electorate) actually held these yahoos accountable rather than settling for their lame excuses for why they can't do something.
You mean Kasich in Ohio. And there's no deceit; Romney has been very open about his strategy.
FWIW...I'm generally with you. I just am not aware of how inefficient the DoE is/isn't so I don't know if cutting it all together is a good/bad idea. Right or wrong, I considered the source (Cruz) when I made my initial comment. I'm not sure he's a good decision maker, so I started out assuming it was a bad idea.
Two sentences..
is bought by many, he takes the lead in delegates, leaving the GOP in shock..
Yes Tim you are so wise. There is nothing dishonest about telling half the people Kasich is the best candidate and the other half that Rubio is the best candidate, as long as you announce that you are going to lie ahead of time.
Have you listened to the calls? He doesn't say a word about Rubio or Kasich, other than mentioning who he'd like them to vote for as an alternative to Trump. The entire call is about Trump's flaws.
Clinton 64.0%
Trump 21.3%
Cruz 4.6%
Sanders 4.2%
Kasich 3.1%
Rubio 2.8%
Dem 68.2%
Rep 31.8%
I tell you Tim, I will stay home on Election Day and help give Hilliary the presidency if Cruz gets the GOP nomination. This guy is bad news.
He could win there. I used to live there and my wife is from there, in laws still live there. I don't know if you followed the Thad Cochran primary last year against Chris McDaniel? McDaniel is a "Cruz lite" to me. He rails on the state Republican party all the time and not many people in that "establishment" like him. McDaniel has backed Cruz there but has for the most part not said a lot negative about Trump at this time. If Cruz is going to win you need to watch Forest and Jones counties in southeast MS around Hattiesburg and Laurel. That is McDaniel's home base and if he helps Cruz it will be there. It took Cochran the entire rest of the state to overcome the margins that McDaniel ran up there in the runoff.bolzano said:
And as expected:
The real question is how much money is he willing to sink into this run. Sure he's still getting free airtime but it's all hugely negative at this point. At some point he's going to have to pony up and I don't think he'll be willing to outspend the tea party and the establishment.
Cruz is rock solid on the issues. If you're a conservative he's hard to beat. But the guy comes off very unlikeable, he's got a really creepy smirk on his face all the time and speaks as if he knows he's way smarter than you.
I don't see any difference between them in this regard. They will both act within their own interpretations of the rules. And in both cases, their own interpretations will differ from those of experts outside their administrations.
