She's in!
“Hilda Solis comes from a working family herself so she understands how the troubled economy is hurting average Americans,” said committee Chairman Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.). “American workers deserve to have her voice and her leadership as their Secretary of Labor, and I’m pleased that our committee approved her.” (Politico)
Bill Ayers on being blocked from speaking at Georgia-Southern
“It seems that they have bowed and caved into the will of a mob. And if they did that, they should be ashamed.” (The George-Anne Daily)
Nick Kristof’s "two-step" program
First, tar and feather America’s 100 leading bankers; and, second, take over insolvent banks and distribute shares to members of the public (without ever using the term “nat...” — oh, never mind)… America’s horror of “nationalization” could be defused by handing out shares to all American households. President Bush used to talk about building an “ownership society.” Well, giving shares in big banks to all American households would be a terrific way to do that. (NYT)
A look inside Renaissance 2010
CBS2 News investigator, Dave Savini on school life and culture as we head into the (hopefully) final year of Mayor Daley’s school “Renaissance.”
The 2 Investigators found reports of students beaten with broomsticks, whipped with belts, yard sticks, struck with staplers, choked, stomped on and pushed down stairs. One substitute teacher even fractured a student's neck. (The 6th Ward)
