gergroy said:
Kasz216 said:
gergroy said:
badgenome said:
gergroy said:
Well, on the bright side, Jim Matheson did win his house race agains Mia Love. That was the whole reason I voted, I feel like I accomplished something! |
Why? I didn't really follow the race too closely, but I was pretty jazzed to see a politician who cited Bastiat as an influence. Was surprised Love lost given all the buzz around her.
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Well, Jim Matheson has always been one of those politicians that doesnt dance around the tough issues and has done a good job of representing utah. He is one of the few politicians in washington that pushes for bipartisan agreements. Mia Love was positioning herself as a far right tea party kind of candidate. Saying stuff like she wanted get rid of the department of education which as a teacher automatically put her on my crap list. She also ran a pretty dirty campaign that focused on a misrepresentation of jim mathesons views.
Mia Love did have a lot of hype going in, and she could have had the potential to be a republican superstar, but I dont think she would do a better job then Jim Matheson. If she wants to run for a different office in the future, I might give her another shot, but Jim Matheson was the better candidate.
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Why does getting rid of the department of education bug you as a teacher? As far as i can tell they do nothing but get in teachers way. Cutting it and sending money directly to the states seems like it'd be a lot less of a hassle.
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It may be different in other states, but here in utah all the stupid education decisions come from the state. If they gave the money back to the state, utah would probably do something dumb like cut out special education to save money. The teachers are very weak in this state and would lose out if the money was sent back.
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How strange. Espeically since Utah is one of the top states in the country when it comes to Education.
