When Ob
ama takes to the podium for the State of the Union, one of the things he is allegedly going to push is a wholesale federal take over of the student loan industry.
Already, his plans are causing a lot of students, particularly of private higher ed colleges and universities, problems with getting financing for education. Obama intends to shut out the usual third party lenders and put everything within the federal government — under a program that has been shown repeatedly to be highly inefficient and burdensome for academic institutions.
More troubling, by putting everything under the Department of Education, universities and colleges will be forced to adhere to federal rules, some of which conflict with the values of sectarian institutions that presently use the third party student loan system for their students.
The feds controlling the student loan industry means the feds get to tell academic institutions what values they can and cannot promote among the selection and disciplining of their students.
Brigham Young, etc. better watch out.
More troubling, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sent out a letter recently to colleges and universities telling them to get on board the federal program right now. There’s just one problem — the Congress has not passed the program. Likewise, the Department of Education is encouraging outside groups to lobby for the legislation, a clear violation of federal law.
In other words, Duncan is trying to get schools that have expressed real apprehension over the program to get into the program now so Congress will believe the expressed concerns have been ameliorated.
The wholesale take over of education funding by the feds will, like a wholesale take over of healthcare, drive up prices through decreases in competition and, more troubling, allow the feds a backdoor into higher education learning and indoctrination.
Chris, you really are over the top with your posts.
ReplyDeletePrivate industry has been abusing students for years with deceptive practices and usurious interest rates. Private industry, the banks in particular are out of control with their fees and using our money to give outrageous bonuses to their executives who were the ones that drove our economy off the cliff.
Your constant references to communism and socialism are ridiculous. I wonder if Barack Obama were caucasian you'd be saying the same things.
I know Bruce and soon they will socialize everything and you will be happy. And all the students pay back their loans right Bruce? Kroger has been making money off the backs of us American and we need to socialize them too. Food and housing are rights too,right? When will the gov't takeovers end? Bruce take a look at your blog and then tell me you aren't over the top with the "throw out the US Constitution and rewrite it".statement you and your progressive frinds want to do. Bruce do you think communism happened in a day or little by little like it is happening in America now? Know you histroy before you talk. Go back to your blog were you don't let the conservative post or you limit their posts to a few.
ReplyDeleteBruce You Played that Ole Race card You Rascal!
ReplyDeleteYou Hate OUR Form of Government So Much You Have Sold your SOUL to this Administration that if it Had its Way would Take THis NATION down the Road to Socialism and You are OK with that! Shame on YOU Bruce BUT You have No Shame!
What will NOBAMA Do to Make this a Better Country? We are NOw near Bankruptsy, He Attacks Private Sector and Profits at will and Bruce JOBS Come from Private Sector NOT Government! Controlling Student LOANs is JUST that MORE Government CONTROL and You have Drank the Kool Aide! In the End Bruce your Going to Become as You are NOW a BITTER Person and NO Government that You Can Live With! Is it YOU Cannot Make it on YOUR Own and Government HAS to Take Care of You. Just Wondering!
Here Bruce you think the govt is so good at taking care and the private sector is so cruel red this.Remember how the Democrats vehemently denied both the existence of the death panels and the cold nature of the decision making processes that would be invoked to save money on health care?
ReplyDeleteWell, then you should not be shocked to learn the Democrat leadership of the House of Representatives is prohibiting members of Congress from putting links to Haitian Relief efforts on their websites and encouraging donations to the Red Cross, Salvation Army, and other groups.
Why?
According to the House Administration Committee,
“We understand the good intentions of those making such inquiries, but the rules of the House preclude Members from using official resources for any purpose other than in support of the conduct of the Member’s official and representational duties on behalf of the district which he or she currently represents,” the letter states. “This has, in the past, been interpreted to mean that charitable solicitations using official resources are not permitted.”
But don’t worry. The House Democrats say it is permissible for members of Congress to link to the White House’s relief effort. Just not private sector charities.
Chris, I never said throw out the Constitution. I think the recent Supreme Court majority decision by the conservatives is throwing out the Constitution.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it when it's a liberal judge, they're being activists, but when conservatives make a ruling like allowing unlimited corporate money to fund political campaigns, conservatives don't call that activis?
When corporations abuse their license to do business with the public, they must be regulated. The banks abused their license, and now they must be held accountable, both by regulations and criminally. They broke the law in many of their risky dealings and now they must be held accountable.
Do you think it's fair that corporate giants that drive the world's economy over the cliff should get off scott free, while someone caught with an ounce of marijuana goes to jail?
Do you think it's fair that unions give 98% of their million to the Democrats? Talk about driving over the cliff. The unions have bullied thisw country and it's people for long enough. Corprate giving isn't one sided like the unions is. Life aint fair so give it up. Why is the judical system fine when it comes to terror suspects that you libs love and respect so much but when the Supreme Court makes a law you don't like you go nuts and call it unfair? You and Obama hate small business and free market. You are a typical hating union member. Thank God not all union members are like you. If you don't like it go protest,riot or act like the Weather Underground. It is the liberal MO. Admit it Bruce you and Obama want to distroy the private sector. It is obvious to most Americans the hate and distain you progressives have for the private sector. The problem is the private sector is were most of us are employed. Why do you and the progressives in Washington want to distroy or dimantal the private sector if it isn't to socialize it? You keep acting like a communist but you tell us your not a socialist communist. We aren't listening to the progressive lies any more. We see what you are doing and we are judging you on the actions of the progressives in Wash. and here,not their hollow words. You and the Obama admin are anti capitalist and anti business.
ReplyDeleteOnce again the Hypocrats don't look at controlling costs (because the costs are driven up by Hypocrat policies) they only look at controlling what people get paid back.
ReplyDeleteYou're a total idiot FAILk. Supreme Court is fine when it is allowing the murder of little defenseless babies, but when it allows more freedom and competition, allowing non-incumbents to finally have a chance to compete with embedded incumbents with their corporate-contributed war chests, suddenly FAILk wants to trash the constitution. FAILk will only be happy when Obummer, the EXECUTOR of laws, is writing the laws and enforcing them. This would be FAILk's ideal world: No Congress, No Supreme Court, only a Tyrant.
FAILk, you still cannot point out one thing you disagree with about Hugo Chavez and Venezuela, or with Cuba. You are either a socialist or a commie. Which one are you FAILk?
Hey FAILk, if somebody did something illegal then they should be punished. Like Geitner cheating on his taxes. And Daschle cheating on his taxes. And that other Hypocrat woman, cheating on her taxes. And Dodd, and Rangle, etc etc. Working hard and getting a bonus that is approved by the company is NOT illegal. You know what should be illegal? Spending $1,000,000 in taxpayer money to fly Pelosi and the other a-holes to Copenhagen for a big party for a boondoggle like "global warming" ... er ... "climate change" ... er ... "global cooling" .... er ... whatever they call it now. That shit should be illegal. NOT turning a profit and rewarding your employees.
But I'm sure you would turn down a bonus, wouldn't you FAILk? Suuuuuure you would. Knucklehead.
Hey FAILk, I hope while you are protesting the Supreme Court decision you also feel fit to protest so-called "non-partisan" groups like "Rock the Vote" from donating money and pushing their progressive ideology on college campuses and high schools:
ReplyDeletehttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jdboreing/2010/01/26/barack-the-vote-rock-the-vote-violates-its-tax-exempt-status/
Let's see the outrage, FAILk, at the lobbying being done by a "non-partisan" group. Where's the outrage FAILk? I'm sure YOU would NEVER be a hypocrite, would you?
Obummer campaigned AGAINST a spending freeze. But now that he has given his cronies and government a 50% raise I'm sure it's no problem for him to "freeze" spending. As someone said yesterday, it's like winning a pie-eating contest and then going on a diet. Here's the video of "Campaign" Obama. Hilarious. What a liar.
ReplyDeleteJANUARY 26, 2010
Obama Campaigned Against Spending Freeze
YouTube: No less than four times during the presidential debates did President Obama actively campaign against an across the board spending
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/01/26/obama_campaigned_against_spending_freeze.html
I hope you protest these no-bid contracts too FAILk. Which are just pay-offs to big lobbying corporations. You know, the kind of thing you are whining about the Supreme Court now allowing. BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHA Or are you against FREEDOM and LIBERTY BRUCE?!?! You fascist.
ReplyDeleteObama Admin Awards Lucrative, Unnecessary No-Bid DOD Contract to Big Dem Donor
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 2010
Sweetheart deals, broken campaign promises and cronyism at the White House:
Despite President Obama’s long history of criticizing the Bush administration for “sweetheart deals” with favored contractors, the Obama administration this month awarded a $25 million federal contract for work in Afghanistan to a company owned by a Democratic campaign contributor without entertaining competitive bids, Fox News has learned.
The contract, awarded on Jan. 4 to Checchi & Company Consulting, Inc., a Washington-based firm owned by economist and Democratic donor Vincent V. Checchi, will pay the firm $24,673,427 to provide “rule of law stabilization services” in war-torn Afghanistan.
Read more here: http://amyproctor.squarespace.com/blog/2010/1/26/obama-admin-awards-lucrative-unnecessary-no-bid-dod-contract.html
Wow, $25 million, in money we will never get back, unlike the banks that repaid all that loan money with interest. Now THAT is a scam that only the Hypocrats could come up with. You stay classy Bruce.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to see that you are a progressive on this blog Bruce Fealk. If we don't get our asses in gear and start fighting for progress it is over for the Democrats. This is our last hope and djtyg and Silverfiddle are happy to be in the middle. We need to push harder to the left and they will end up in the middle. If we push for the middle then we will get right or left of center. Can anyone tell me how to get a google name for blogging?
ReplyDelete*LET ME SEE IF I GOT THIS RIGHT.*
ReplyDeleteIF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR.
IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY.
IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT.
IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED.
IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN.
IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED.
IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL PRISON TO ROT.
IF YOU CROSS THE U.S. BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET:
* A JOB,
* A DRIVERS LICENSE,
* SOCIAL SECURITY CARD,
* WELFARE,
* FOOD STAMPS,
* CREDIT CARDS,
* SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE,
* FREE EDUCATION,
* FREE HEALTH CARE,
* A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON
* BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE
* THE RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR COUNTRY’S FLAG WHILE YOU PROTEST THAT YOU DON’T GET ENOUGH RESPECT
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD A FIRM GRASP ON THE SITUATION
Higgens Are You Bruces Twin or Alter Ego! Either Way Bruce Can Use Your Help! You Wont Change Anything but its Kind Of Neat Listening to Your Rantings about Your Non Progressive Thoughts. You Keep going Guy cause Even a BROKEN Clock is RIGHT Twice a DAY!
ReplyDeleteI don't know why President Obama doesn't just take over the colleges and universities and control costs there. Provide free college tuition and do away with student loans altogether. Basically a single payer system for schooling. This whole thing sounds like what the blue dog Democrats are trying to do with the health care reform, i.e. buy everyone insurance which is the biggest waste of money and serves absolutely no purpose, other than to cave in to the Republicans and the Republican's insurance and pharmaceutical lobbyists.
ReplyDeleteHey Drew Just For My Own Knowledge WHO is Paying for the FREE College Education?
ReplyDeleteYou Think Those Blue Dogs are Caving in NOW wait Till They Figure Out their Re Election Chances Standing Behind Nobama! Ask Coakly How That Worked out! Maybe You Buy the Explanation it was a VOTE Against BUSH and the People Of The BLUEST State of them ALL Voted for a Republican!
Bribing Senators FOR Votes and Those CLOSED Door Meetings WERE a BAD Thin to DO Drew,OH Pretty Stupid Tooooo!
Holy crap Drew, here I thought you were making a little sense on the other blog topic but you are out on a little island with FAILk on this one.
ReplyDeleteThe only way the GIVErnment will be able to control school costs is to privatize the whole shebang. As it is, between grants and unions, costs for higher education continue to skyrocket and more government involvement will only add fuel to the fire. Get a clue man. And just like Al I sure would like to know where all this FREE money comes from. You regressives have some wonderful lollipop dreams. Smoke another one.
Drew how do you feel about paying for housing and food? Drew are you the same guy from the Progressive Caucus? John you said it brother he is clueless. When has Communism or Socialism ever worked? It's faild many times both in large and small scale. Just look at SSI and Medicare. They are broke and I call that a big fail.
ReplyDeleteAL I think these guys are trying to give it one last chance before Obama and the Democrat majority in Congress flush the health care bill or give a bill that does nothing to help the problems with health care. Al the problem with you is your not stoned so you can't think like them. Somehow they think this is a Democrat give away and they will be getting all the goodies.
ReplyDeleteChris, I love hearing what you, John, and Al have to say and agree with you 100%. My husband and I went to the 9/12 March on Washington, and it was the best thing I ever took part in. Can't you just feel us getting stronger and stronger every day?
ReplyDeleteI'm a Republican, but have voted Democrat many times over the years. I've learned though in the last 13 months what happens when Democrats get in control. Yes, Republicans sure can mess us up badly, but the Democrats destroy us when they get in power. I've never witnessed such tyrannical behavior in our government until these present jokers got in office. I will never be lazy again. I will always be vigilant as to what the government is doing. Never again will I trust the lying Democrats.
At least there is something good that has resulted from the Obama/Reid/Pelosi regime. We're all awake now (except Bruce), and truly recognize how "progressives" do everything in their power to suck the life out of our country - just suck the liberty away. All in the name of "making our country better." Isn't that a laugh?
I noticed that Bruce says that conservatives want to take us back to the 1800's or Middle Ages...something like that. Let's see, we believe in limited government and the Constitution. Limited government because we don't want to be run by a handful of elites, as if they know what's best for the rest of us. The backroom, shady dealings in healthcare by Reid and Pelosi as an example. The Constitution - WE THE PEOPLE at the top, and the government works for us as opposed to the "sit down and shut up" mentality of our current government.
Amazing that "progressives" believe that conservative thinking takes us back in time. Thinking that made us such a strong country in such a short period of time.
I've never been so proud to be a conservative as I am now. The Dems/dictators in charge now changed me from a moderate to a die-hard conservative. We're strong-willed, take pride in our work, and love our country.
Thank you Obama, MSM, and all the other "progressives." You really made me know where I stand.
Chris Wonder How Many Times Tommorrow Nobama Will Blame ALL the Economic Problems on Bush! I Will be SHOCKED if its Less than a Half Dozen Times. No Body I Guess has Told Him Hes President for a Year Now But UNLIKE Truman the Buck Goes to Bush!
ReplyDeleteThe Man IS Not Leader, LEADERS Do Not Make Excuses, and Citizens are Getting a WEE Bit Tired of that Rhetoric!
Wonder if HE will Explain WHY Terrorist are Being Tried in CRIMINAL COURT in New York! Wonder if He Will Explain WHY Unemployment is 10%! Wonder if HE Will Explain Closing of GITMO or Stripping OUR Interrogators of Methods that HAVE Kept Us Safe! Wonder if the Bribery in His Health Bill will Be Explained and Those Sweet Heart Union Health care Benifits that Rest of Citizens Must Pay!
My Guess the Speech Will Make ALL Libs Feel good for a While BUT then it will be Back to Reality ,the CITIZENS,and Libs You REALLY have PISSED them Off!
al, i looked at your last post and i found your "leader" comment interesting. Which president was a leader then? I don't think we've had one in 30 years then. Reagan blamed Carter, Bush blamed, well Reagan, Clinton blamed Bush, and Bush blamed Clinton.
ReplyDeleteI guess we don't have leaders.
Hey did anyone read where the anti-acorn dude got arrested for attempted eavesdropping? Lol hero of the right a domestic spy/terrorist.
JoeC Nobamas Administrations "BLAME BUSH" Campaign is REALLY REALLY OLD!
ReplyDeleteDont Recall others Including Carter or Clinton in there WORSE Moments using BLAME Game has Part of there Reasons for Failure!
Your Going to Have to Show me YOUR References on YOUR Opinion,Im Old But Dont Remember Others Leading BY Pointing FINGERS at Prior Administrations Especially AFTER A Year Joe SO Please Show me!
The MOST Important Issue Joe is The Citizens DONT Give a SHIT About Bush, NOBAMA is the Leader Kind OF,Sort Of,Maybe!
Hey Joe The Dude Screwed UP Bad and Will Just like Terrorist in this Country, Get His Day in COURT! Important Thing though ACORN has Been EXPOSED for What it Is and Joe IS NOT that the Important Thing! Remember Joe, Citizens Have RIGHTS TOO!