POLITICS: A bad taste of reality

Right now the biggest peaceful demonstration in world history is going on in Egypt. Thirty-three million Egyptians are trying to reclaim their country from the fanatic Muslim Brotherhood. This is a true desire of the Egyptian people and why so many are risking their lives by demonstrating. (The Muslim Brotherhood is the group that was supported by our President.)

The Obama administration has decided to delay the implementation of Obamacare’s employer mandate until 2015. This is definitely a political move. The steep fines that are required from firms with 50 or more employees if they don’t offer health coverage would cause a realization of government overreach. That would be a bad thing for the 2014 election. We can’t have people wake up until it’s too late.

Let us all pray that the Amnesty bill does not pass. Think of the poor blacks and other minorities who are out of work. We don’t need more competition for scarce jobs. Just enforce the existing laws!

Most of us believe in an American education which provides Constitutional “equality of opportunity” and that success depends on individual initiative, discipline and hard work. The new curriculum and standards, called “Common Core,” instead emphasizes “equality of outcome.”

We also lose local control. Signing onto the Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium requires oversight by the U.S. Department of Education. To exit the Consortium also requires approval from the Consortium and the U.S. Department of Education.

MAUREEN PATERSON

Priest River