Oh Geee, could a Democrat be vindictive like that? Say it ain't so!

He might be lashing out against the Dem establishment because his wife Kathleen just lost her congressional primary race here in MD !

Any significant scaling-down of military operations, especially with the military's supplier networks that charge $500 for a screwdriver and $2000 for a toilet seat, could finance a lot of things.

Right on! But for the most part, aren't we skipping the education and giving away diplomas now.

No, he's a Hillary shill trying to make a Sanders shill look bad ;)

Great comparison with Ivy. I love it!

So true, just look at the value of a High School Diploma now that everyone gets one.

My oldest son had a buddy that went to "Landmark" which is the, you really did not cut it in High school but we want you to graduate anyway school.

My Son took College level courses and graduated with only 1 semester to go for an associates degree with a 3.91 GPA.

His friend took a 7th grade algebra class as a senior in which they only had to get 33% right on quizzes to pass the daily quiz. His grade was made up his pass/fails on the daily quiz. He graduated with a 3.87 GPA.

Both the diplomas show the same high school as where they graduated from. Hard to see much a difference between the two on paper because we do not to leave anyone behind.

It only stands to reason that if we provide college to everyone it would take the same course, allowing people to get a degree who really never earned it and then trying to say they are the same as those that did earn it.

The result, the degree is valueless regardless of what was done to earn or not earn it.

Is Chris Matthews turning Objectist???

Didn't this interview remind you of when Rearden's tumblers were clicking into place?

About 150 years ago, the average person got the equivalent education to a 3rd grader if he was lucky. Urban kids were better educated if they didn't have to work, but most children only went to school during the winter and worked the fields during spring summer and early fall. As the Industrial Revolution went into full swing, the amount of education kids got started to climb. Fast forward to post WWII and by that time, most children had the opportunity for 9 months education during the school year. By the '60s, it started becoming common, and the ones who weren't going to school as adolescents were being called delinquents, or beatniks. By that time, if you had a high school diploma, you were VERY employable because at that time, you had the building blocks to gain the skills that were useable in the market place. As the economy gained traction, there was more of a demand for an "educated" workforce. More "specialized" degrees became available, thus creating the education bureaucracy. As with any bureaucracy, once it gets established, it will continue to grow on its' own and is like ivy, it ultimately destroys the thing it holds it in place.

How in the world do we get such dumb jerks into high office? What a sad reflection on the voters of Wisconsin. And the interviewer starts out by saying she's a smart woman? If she's what is ruled as smart, everyone in the Gulch is a veritable Einstein.

Wow!
If only we could return to those standards...!

Here's the proof that a hundred years ago eights grade education was better than today's college:
http://www.barefootsworld.net/1895fin...

I think the proponents of free this and that should simply pay for it out of their own funds. I would have no problem with that , actually.

Wouldn't it be easier for these socialists to sponsor a college student 100% including health needs, even if they can't afford to pay for their own? How about putting your money where your mouth is instead of your hand in someone else's pocket?

When a person with experience meets a person with money, the person with experience ends up with the money and the person with the money ends up with the experience. I think that explains Sander's socialism.

This woman was the Lieutenant Governor and this much of an absolute imbecile?

PS - the reason Matthews is giving her a hard time about the source of the money isn't because he all-of-a-sudden had a lucid moment, but because he's a Clinton supporter trying to make a Bernie supporter look bad.

Excellent point. Value comes from scarcity - not abundance!

Very well said, indeed!

Well said. Even my grade school kids are on Kahn Academy - especially for their math tutorials (which are quite good). My 8th grader is doing college-level calculus and software programming.

A free college education is already available to anyone with a web browser and access to wi-fi.

I cant believe that Chris Matthews asked such a direct question of a Democrat. Is he on drugs??? You are only supposed to question Republicans this way and you are definitely not supposed to follow up with a sneer like he did when she made such a ridiculous statement. You are definitely only supposed to sneer at Republicans. [Usually when they make sense!]