Indiana

Five Questions For Friday

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

I’ve got some work to do today so I’ll just throw out a few issues for you to discuss amongst yourselves, hopefully in an intelligent manner.

1. Schools say it would cost millions of extra dollars to do remedial education for 3rd graders who don’t know how to read.  Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t it the schools job to teach children how to read, so why should it cost extra for them to do their jobs?
2. Every Indiana politico and his mother is hoping for an Evan Bayh/Mike Pence match up, but has anyone asked when is the last time either candidate had to face a real, serious, credible  challenger?
3. The U.S. Supreme Court has lifted restrictions on corporations and unions and their abilities to spend money on political campaigns.  Has everyone forgotten that while money helps win elections, it’s candidates who usually rise and fall on their own abilities?
4. Indiana lawmakers are moving forward with legislation that would allow employees to take guns to work as long the weapon remains locked in the vehicle.   Whatever happened to private property rights?
5. Got any questions of your own?

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on January 22, 2010 (boomark / email).