Comments on: Rudy Giuliani unveils his “12 Commitments to the American People” http://www.bloggernews.net/17682 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:37:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Saleem Siddiqui http://www.bloggernews.net/17682#comment-40612 Saleem Siddiqui Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:23:15 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/17682#comment-40612 Rudy Giuliani is trying to do whatever he can to keep the ball rolling. Getting ahead of the curve and branding himself into these "Commitments" was a smart move. If he waited any longer he would have been branded out of the party. still he might not be able to keep the Republican base. Check out these comments on the 12 Commitments. http://www.hotconflict.com/blog/2007/06/the_twelve_comm.html ==================================================== Saleem Siddiqui is a Political Commentator and Consultant. He is a trained Mediation and Conflict Resolution Specialist. He conducts sermons and training for various religious and Non-profit organizations. Saleem Siddiqui has consulted with the FBI and testified on behalf of the District Attorney of Virginia, on cases relating to National Security and “The War on Terror”. Rudy Giuliani is trying to do whatever he can to keep the ball rolling.
Getting ahead of the curve and branding himself into these “Commitments” was a smart move.
If he waited any longer he would have been branded out of the party. still he might not be able to keep the Republican base.

Check out these comments on the 12 Commitments.
http://www.hotconflict.com/blog/2007/06/the_twelve_comm.html

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Saleem Siddiqui is a Political Commentator and Consultant. He is a trained Mediation and Conflict Resolution Specialist. He conducts sermons and training for various religious and Non-profit organizations. Saleem Siddiqui has consulted with the FBI and testified on behalf of the District Attorney of Virginia, on cases relating to National Security and “The War on Terror”.

]]> By: David http://www.bloggernews.net/17682#comment-39458 David Wed, 13 Jun 2007 18:47:48 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/17682#comment-39458 I do believe that Rudy would have experience with 12 step programs :-) I do believe that Rudy would have experience with 12 step programs :-)

]]> By: Robert VerBruggen http://www.bloggernews.net/17682#comment-39039 Robert VerBruggen Wed, 13 Jun 2007 01:05:19 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/17682#comment-39039 Not sure where your numbers come from, but look here: http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/010125.html "The nation’s public school districts spent an average of $8,701 per student on elementary and secondary education in fiscal year 2005, up 5 percent from $8,287 the previous year, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today...In all, public school systems spent $497 billion... "These school systems received $488.5 billion in 2005...Of the total, 47 percent came from state governments, 43.9 percent from local sources and 9.1 percent from the federal government." Dividing out the numbers, there are about 57.1 million public school students. $50 billion could give each of them $875 toward a private education -- not enough, as you say. But it could give the lowest-income 10 percent $8,750 toward one, more than the average public school spends. Of course, once the (rather simple -- just check-writing) bureaucracy takes its toll it will be a little less, but it's very doable. Not sure where your numbers come from, but look here:

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/010125.html

“The nation’s public school districts spent an average of $8,701 per student on elementary and secondary education in fiscal year 2005, up 5 percent from $8,287 the previous year, the U.S. Census Bureau reported today…In all, public school systems spent $497 billion…

“These school systems received $488.5 billion in 2005…Of the total, 47 percent came from state governments, 43.9 percent from local sources and 9.1 percent from the federal government.”

Dividing out the numbers, there are about 57.1 million public school students. $50 billion could give each of them $875 toward a private education — not enough, as you say. But it could give the lowest-income 10 percent $8,750 toward one, more than the average public school spends. Of course, once the (rather simple — just check-writing) bureaucracy takes its toll it will be a little less, but it’s very doable.

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