Congress fighting for the "less fortunate"

The report said, "Members of Congress, who are now paid about $169,000 annually, saw their net worths soar 84 percent from 2004 to 2006, on average."

How can members of Congress, and even worse, the Senate talk about the less fortunate and how we must do more to help them. There are a hell of a lot of people that makes less than the $169,000 than these guys do. How can they sit on their throne of lies and say they are here to help the common man when they are so far removed from the common man. I don't consider myself "the less fortunate" and I make a hell of a lot less than $169,000. So, how "in touch" with the masses can they be when the masses are making $35,000 and these guys are making more than 4 times that much.

Politicians will say anything to stay in power. And, the really sad part, is the people who only make the $35,000 are stupid enough to believe it.

Denver Public Schools

The Denver Public School System is lowering it's standards for the gifted and talented program. Simply writing that statement makes me want to puke. But they feel there is not enough diversity in the program, so they are lowering the standards so that more students who are economically disadvantaged or non-native English speakers qualify for the program. DISGUSTING!!!

And, here is the e-mail I sent to the DPS administrators. Think I get a response?!?!

I can only assume the people responsible for lowering the standards of the gifted and talented program were themselves not. As educators, you are supposed to be enabling future generations for greatness. All you are teaching these kids is that the 75th percentile is good enough to be great. Congratulations on pandering to the idiot masses and making our truly gifted be taught to the lowest common denominator. We shouldn't change our standards because there is some third world child who doesn't live up to them. Children need to know that in the real world, you don't always qualify and you don't always succeed. It requires hard work and learned skills. If a child really wants to be part of the gifted and talented program, they should spend less time playing video games and sitting on Myspace. They should, instead, be reading and attending museums (both of which are free, so even the "ecnomically disadvantaged" have these at their disposal) to broaden their horizons and life experiences. Then, if they qualify, can enroll in the gifted and talented programs the following year. Give them something to work towards....don't just give them something.