p.s. There's a population growth graph at this site. If you've never seen one, you should. This is a major issue for the whole world, if not THE major issue. http://www.optimumpopulation.org/opt.ear....

Be sure to note the difference in the last hundred years, or even the last fifty or so.

The Chinese will soon be buying up the U.S.

We do not need Palin in national politics, and certainly not anywhere near the international arena.

Why are "die-hard" Hillary supporters voting against the person she endorses? Are you anti choice? Anti birth control? What is Palin's view on the crisis in world population? Are you aware of it? Have you ever seen a graph of the world population? If not, please look at one. If you're voting for her just because she's a woman, please don't vote. That's not the way to pick a vice president and president. If voters continue to vote on non issues, we will continue to have non presidents. Please do some homework before November.

"Redistribution economics," as you call it, is paying taxes for government services. Some countries big on redistribution economics are Japan and many Western and Northern European countries such as Germany, Belgium, and even England. Some countries not big on it are Mexico, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. "Redistribution economics" is not class warfare; but allowing the greedy rich to become greedier and richer by the nanosecond, while so many lack opportunity, is class warfare. I doubt that you are rich, Future. And big business nationalized - and internationalized - itself long ago. Big American businesses care about rich CEO's, not American employees.

Obama offered a tax break to 95% of American taxpayers, because 95% of us are not rich. The Dems have gone too far in the past with rights with no responsibility, but Obama is addressing responsibility. If you have not listened to his acceptance speech, you should.

You're right; nobody should vote for an individual just because he or she is... And what kind of mother is a woman who works as much as this one, anyway? She might be a good managerial mother, keeping the calendar or something, but she sure can't be spending much time with her five children. So why does she even have five children? She doesn't believe in birth control, either?

Incredible choice that shows McCain's "judgment." Great selection - for Democrats.

"Strong," as in "ulta-competitive"?

What has become of raising children? Who is raising her five? You cannot do what this woman has done and spend the time with your children that they deserve and need. I hope their father is doing it. As a woman, I am sickened that so many women seem to think that it's just fine not to spend much time with your kids, just as long as you "achieve" in the eyes of a male-dominated society.

Many Hillary women will not vote for an anti-choice candidate. They also do not want creationism taught in schools. Most Hillary women are not ultra conservative. It is an insult to women to assume that they would vote for a woman only because she's a woman. That's as ignorant as not voting for a woman only because she's a woman.

This woman does not have the experience to be president, should something happen to John McCain. Reports are that he met her all of once before offering her this position, obviously thinking that to Clinton fans, one woman's as good as another. Thankfully, this Palin choice will probably send most Clinton supporters flying to help Obama.

Qualifications for substituting are lesser than qualifications for full teachers.

Why are they hired? A cynic would say it's because they're cheaper. With many administrators treating teachers poorly, with a lack of funding, and with non-competitive pay, you can't fully staff the district. You may also want to ask yourself, neiman, that if many positions aren't filled by teachers, how about the ones that are? Are the teachers here the same quality as teachers in places where pay and working conditions are better?

Why are they hired? The CCSD cannot have classes full of children with no adult supervision. If the community and state will not support teachers, then the community and state will attract some poor teachers, and will attract few teachers. (Which is not to say that there aren't great teachers here, because there are. But if you're a teacher who can't get a job in another state, where are you going to look? Nevada would be one place...)

Subs do have to meet standards, but they're not as high.