Romney makes another gaffe, or at least, a very silly statement

[Χahar]

With Obama " the private sector is doing fine" comment and now this I'd laugh if this campaign became about the importance of the Private vs Public sector.

That'd be like the Irish general election 2011. It wouldn't go well for the democrats.

That's...not what happened in Ireland.

[argentarius]

With Obama " the private sector is doing fine" comment and now this I'd laugh if this campaign became about the importance of the Private vs Public sector.

That'd be like the Irish general election 2011. It wouldn't go well for the democrats.

That's...not what happened in Ireland.

Were you here? That was the main difference between FG (private sector) and labour (public sector), and FG came out on top, widening their margin throughout the campaign.

[Torie]

Don't really agree with this statement, but fewer cops is always a good thing.

As a future homicide detective might I ask why?

Well, I don't support reduction of your kind of cops. If anything there should be more homicide detectives. I support cuts in highway patrol, vice squads, and anything having to do with enforcement of non-sexual misdemeanors.

I agree, for every minor accident on the road there are five squad cars, 2 ambulances and a fire truck and I'm just talking about the fender benders...it's ridiculous...

...and don't even get me started on prison waste...

When places stopped catching on fire due to better building codes (fires are down something like 90%), fire fighters used their political muscle to take over the paramedic business, and thus the fire truck in addition to the ambulance and police car for every 911 call. Why the fire truck I asked once?  Well, because maybe someone in an emergency will need to bat down the front door to get in. OK.

[Senator Ben]

This country already has far more teachers than it needed during the Clinton administration.

Tell that to my 30 person AP English class that's so packed we needed extra desks.

[Torie]

This country already has far more teachers than it needed during the Clinton administration.

Tell that to my 30 person AP English class that's so packed we needed extra desks.

All my classes were around 30 students as I recall, sometimes a few more. My law school first year classes by the way were about 150 students. 

[Senator Ben]

All my classes were around 30 students as I recall, sometimes a few more. My law school first year classes by the way were about 150 students. 

I can't help but feel like law school and high school are different

[Torie]

All my classes were around 30 students as I recall, sometimes a few more. My law school first year classes by the way were about 150 students.  

I can't help but feel like law school and high school are different

Sure, but this class size thing gets it wrong. When I get around to it, I will find some data on the topic. Again, the critical factor is teacher quality and the ability to discipline. In my hyper elite, very high quality and demanding private grammar school, the class sizes were also around 25-30 by the way. Catholic schools used to do  a great job (even if the nuns used to bat the brats' knuckles with a ruler) with class sizes of around 60 students (I don't know what they are typically now).

[Senator Kalwejt]

All my classes were around 30 students as I recall, sometimes a few more. My law school first year classes by the way were about 150 students. 

I can't help but feel like law school and high school are different

Torie graduated from his school when our grandparents were yet to be born. Thus, don't expect him to recall how it was.

[kingthlayer]

All my classes were around 30 students as I recall, sometimes a few more. My law school first year classes by the way were about 150 students.  

I can't help but feel like law school and high school are different

Sure, but this class size thing gets it wrong. When I get around to it, I will find some data on the topic. Again, the critical factor is teacher quality and the ability to discipline. In my hyper elite, very high quality and demanding private grammar school, the class sizes were also around 25-30 by the way. Catholic schools used to do  a great job (even if the nuns used to bat the brats' knuckles with a ruler) with class sizes of around 60 students (I don't know what they are typically now).

I went to a Catholic school in the 90s with a class size of around 45, and the place was a zoo even with the nuns in charge. As soon as she turned to write on the board, all hell broke loose.

[krazen1211]

This country already has far more teachers than it needed during the Clinton administration.

Tell that to my 30 person AP English class that's so packed we needed extra desks.

The random occasional classroom had 30 students during the Clinton administration too. Make due.