Mayor Pete still learning to fly

[All_Pro_Bills]

10 hours ago, LeviF said:

I think now is a good time to remind everyone that mayor Pete is a spook whose pedigree includes a Rhodes scholarship, naval intelligence, and McKinsey. 
 

Think of that before attributing his actions to stupidity. Rare case where Hanlon’s razor likely does not apply. 

Willful negligence in service of some undisclosed interest and objective. 

[sherpa]

12 hours ago, LeviF said:

I think now is a good time to remind everyone that mayor Pete is a spook whose pedigree includes a Rhodes scholarship, naval intelligence, and McKinsey. 
 

Think of that before attributing his actions to stupidity. Rare case where Hanlon’s razor likely does not apply. 

 

His service in the Navy is a zero.

His deployment had him assigned to a forensic accounting group that looked into the insurgency financing.

In other words, sit in an office and read stuff that others developed.

He also drove superiors around, which he referred to as being a "military uber."

[LeviF]

6 minutes ago, sherpa said:

 

His service in the Navy is a zero.

His deployment had him assigned to a forensic accounting group that looked into the insurgency financing.

In other words, sit in an office and read stuff that others developed.

He also drove superiors around, which he referred to as being a "military uber."

 

Since I combined his navy service with "Rhodes scholarship" and "McKinsey" do you think I was referring to some kind of combat expertise? 

[Doc]

14 minutes ago, sherpa said:

His service in the Navy is a zero.

His deployment had him assigned to a forensic accounting group that looked into the insurgency financing.

In other words, sit in an office and read stuff that others developed.

He also drove superiors around, which he referred to as being a "military uber."

 

Ah, that explains the SoT job...

[sherpa]

7 minutes ago, LeviF said:

 

Since I combined his navy service with "Rhodes scholarship" and "McKinsey" do you think I was referring to some kind of combat expertise? 

 

No.

Not at all, and I have no doubt about his intellectual capacity.

 

What I am saying is that I think it's disingenuous for these politicians, which is exactly what he is, to talk about their military service when it amounted to nothing more than keeping a uniform warm.

 

I think he is a terrible Sect. of Transportation, and I doubt he is even concerned except what it can do for his political aspiratiins.

[BillStime]

On 2/16/2023 at 9:41 AM, All_Pro_Bills said:

Liberals don't want to solve social problems

Don’t want to provide any examples eh?

 

Why would you avoid this opportunity after making such a strong proclamation?

 

 

[All_Pro_Bills]

36 minutes ago, BillStime said:

Don’t want to provide any examples eh?

 

Why would you avoid this opportunity after making such a strong proclamation?

 

 

There are plenty of examples.  But I am 100% certain you have absolutely no intention to agree with any of it or alter your view no matter how many valid examples I cite or how compelling an argument I might make.  But for giggles.  Failing education of urban children and poverty.  I cite test scores in Chicago and Baltimore where most kids can't read or do math at grade level.  60+ years and going.  And I'm not making an either/or argument say liberals don't but conservatives do so please don't go there either.  Thx.

[B-Man]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[BillStime]

55 minutes ago, All_Pro_Bills said:

There are plenty of examples.  But I am 100% certain you have absolutely no intention to agree with any of it or alter your view no matter how many valid examples I cite or how compelling an argument I might make.  But for giggles.  Failing education of urban children and poverty.  I cite test scores in Chicago and Baltimore where most kids can't read or do math at grade level.  60+ years and going.  And I'm not making an either/or argument say liberals don't but conservatives do so please don't go there either.  Thx.

 

NOW I know why you avoided this question.... lmao. You literally got nothing.

 

You're going to talk about schools in Baltimore where the state of Maryland is rated number 2 in education and Illionois 16?  Of all people - one of our leading hacks - completely ignores issues GOVERNORS in RED STATES are creating for their educators and using students as PAWNS for political reasons - get the heck out of here.

 

States

 

1. Massachusetts

2. Maryland

3. Connecticut

4. Vermont

5. Colorado

6. New Jersey

7. Virginia

8. New Hampshire

9. Minnesota

10. Utah

11. Washington

12. Rhode Island

13. Delaware

14. New York

15. Oregon

16. Illinois

17. Hawaii

18. Maine

19. Montana

20. Wisconsin

21. Florida

22. Nebraska

23. North Dakota

24. Wyoming

25. Kansas

26. North Carolina

27. Michigan

28. California

29. Alaska

30. Pennsylvania

31. Iowa

32. Georgia

33. Missouri

34. Ohio

35. South Dakota

36. Idaho

37. Arizona

38. Indiana

39. South Carolina

40. Tennessee

41. Texas

42. New Mexico

43. Kentucky

43. Nevada

45. Oklahoma

46. Alabama

47. Arkansas

48. Louisiana

49. Mississippi

50. West Virginia

 

Cities

1. Ann Arbor, MI

2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA

3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

4. Madison, WI

5. San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA

6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

7. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC

8. Raleigh-Cary, NC

9. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

10. Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX

11. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT

12. Provo-Orem, UT

13. Colorado Springs, CO

14. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO

15. Trenton-Princeton, NJ

16. Portland-South Portland, ME

17. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA

18. Tallahassee, FL

19. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

20. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

21. Huntsville, AL

22. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

23. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

24. Lexington-Fayette, KY

25. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA

26. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA

27. Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT

28. Asheville, NC

29. Urban Honolulu, HI

30. Lansing-East Lansing, MI

31. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI

32. Eugene-Springfield, OR

33. Pittsburgh, PA

34. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA

35. Salt Lake City, UT

36. Richmond, VA

37. Manchester-Nashua, NH

38. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

39. Rochester, NY

40. Kansas City, MO-KS

41. Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA

42. Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC

43. New Haven-Milford, CT

44. Tucson, AZ

45. St. Louis, MO-IL

46. Columbus, OH

47. Albuquerque, NM

48. Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN

49. Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA

50. Boise City, ID

51. Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA

52. Worcester, MA-CT

53. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC

54. Charleston-North Charleston, SC

55. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

56. Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

57. Anchorage, AK

58. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY

59. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI

60. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL

61. Syracuse, NY

62. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA

63. Reno, NV

64. Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI

65. Naples-Marco Island, FL

66. Columbia, SC

67. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN

68. Springfield, MA

69. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL

70. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR

71. Dayton-Kettering, OH

72. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ

73. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

74. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI

75. Jacksonville, FL

76. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL

77. Akron, OH

78. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA

79. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL

80. Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR

81. Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

82. Birmingham-Hoover, AL

83. Savannah, GA

84. Oklahoma City, OK

85. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL

86. Cleveland-Elyria, OH

87. Ogden-Clearfield, UT

88. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX

89. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA

90. Knoxville, TN

91. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA

92. Jackson, MS

93. Wichita, KS

94. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN

95. Greenville-Anderson, SC

96. Springfield, MO

97. Peoria, IL

98. New Orleans-Metairie, LA

99. Montgomery, AL

100. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

101. Greensboro-High Point, NC

102. Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL

103. Toledo, OH

104. Memphis, TN-MS-AR

105. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

106. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL

107. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC

108. Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL

109. Fort Wayne, IN

110. Tulsa, OK

111. Winston-Salem, NC

112. Chattanooga, TN-GA

113. Baton Rouge, LA

114. Fayetteville, NC

115. Salisbury, MD-DE

116. Salem, OR

117. Port St. Lucie, FL

118. Killeen-Temple, TX

119. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

120. Vallejo, CA

121. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL

122. Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV

123. Gulfport-Biloxi, MS

124. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA

125. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA

126. Lancaster, PA

127. Flint, MI

128. Canton-Massillon, OH

129. York-Hanover, PA

130. Reading, PA

131. Rockford, IL

132. Mobile, AL

133. Lafayette, LA

134. Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA

135. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

136. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA

137. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL

138. El Paso, TX

139. Fresno, CA

140. Salinas, CA

141. Corpus Christi, TX

142. Ocala, FL

143. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

144. Stockton, CA

145. Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC

146. Modesto, CA

147. Bakersfield, CA

148. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX

149. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX

150. Visalia, CA

 

 

 

[Tommy Callahan]

Methodology

In order to determine the most and least educated states in America, WalletHub compared the 50 states across two key dimensions, Educational Attainment and Quality of Education.

We examined those dimensions using 18 relevant metrics, which are listed below with their corresponding weights. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the “most educated.” In certain metrics where women showed an advantage over men and black people over white people, we gave equal credit to the states with no gender/racial inequality. These metrics were marked accordingly with an asterisk (*).

We then determined each state’s weighted average across all metrics to calculate its overall score and used the resulting scores to rank-order the states.

 

Share of Adults Aged 25 and Older with at Least a High School Diploma: Full Weight (~15.00 Points)

Share of Adults Aged 25 and Older with at Least Some College Experience or an Associate's Degree: Full Weight (~15.00 Points)

Share of Adults Aged 25 and Older with at Least a Bachelor's Degree: Full Weight (~15.00 Points)

Share of Adults Aged 25 and Older with at Least a Graduate or Professional Degree: Full Weight (~15.00 Points)

 

Quality of Education & Attainment Gap - Total Points: 40

Quality of School System: Double Weight (~5.16 Points)
Note: This metric is based on U.S. News & World Report’s school systems rating.

Blue Ribbon Schools per Capita: Full Weight (~2.58 Points)
Note: This metric refers to schools recognized by the Department of Education’s National Blue Ribbon Schools Program for academic excellence or improvement in closing achievement gaps.

Average Quality of Universities: Double Weight (~5.16 Points)
Note: This metric is based on WalletHub’s “2023 Best Colleges & Universities Ranking”.

Enrolled Students in Top Universities per Capita: Full Weight (~2.58 Points)
Note: This metric is based on WalletHub’s “2023 College & University Rankings” comparing America’s top 913 universities.

Public High School Graduation Rate: Double Weight (~5.16 Points)
Note: This metric measures the graduation rate for students who attended high school for four years.

Projected High School Graduation Rate Change between 2021-2022 and 2032-2033: Full Weight (~2.58 Points)

NAEP Math & Reading Test Scores: Full Weight (~2.58 Points)

Share of 2021 High School Class Scoring “3” or Higher on Advanced Placement Exams: Full Weight (~2.58 Points)
Note: This metric shows the degree to which students are participating in AP Exams and are achieving scores that qualify them for college credit at most U.S. public colleges and universities.

School Engagement of Students: Full Weight (~2.58 Points)

States with Summer Learning Legislation: Half Weight (~1.29 Points)
Note: This metric measures whether a summer learning legislation was passed or introduced in the state.

States with Voucher Programs: Half Weight (~1.29 Points)
Note: This binary metric measures the presence or absence of voucher programs in the state.
School voucher programs are a type of school choice. These state-funded programs – often called scholarship programs – allow students to use public monies to attend a private school. The state provides a set amount of money, typically based on the state’s per-pupil amount, for private school tuition.

Presence of Free Community College Education: Half Weight (~1.29 Points)
Note: This metric measures the presence or absence of free community college education in a state.

Racial Gap in Educational Attainment*: Full Weight (~2.58 Points)
Note: This metric specifically measures the difference between the share of black bachelor’s degree holders and the share of their white counterparts.

Gender Gap in Educational Attainment*: Full Weight (~2.58 Points)
Note: This metric specifically measures the difference between the share of female bachelor’s degree holders and the share of their male counterparts.

 

 

I know up here in NY we dont even require MATH or Science past the 10th grade.  We do lead the nation in one thing, cost.

 

 

 

 

https://teaching-certification.com/teaching/education-spending-by-state/

 

 

[B-Man]

 

 

TRAIN WRECK: All the Transportation Scandals on Pete Buttigieg's Watch

'Who would have thought the mediocre mayor of Indiana’s fourth-largest city would not be a good choice to run the Department of Transportation?'

 

by Andrew Stiles

 

What happened: Enemy of Freedom™ Pete Buttigieg launched a failed campaign for president of the United States at the age of 37 after serving two terms as mayor of South Bend, the fourth-largest city in Indiana. He was adored by journalists and other out-of-touch white Democrats due to his youthful nerdy gayness and Obama-esque ability to regurgitate platitudes.

 

Buttigieg's popularity in the irrelevant early primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire gave his campaign a veneer of success, prompting these adoring journalists and out-of-touch white Democrats to anoint him (without evidence) as a "rising star" of American politics who will definitely be president someday. (Fact check: He won't.)

 

Despite the former mayor's conspicuous lack of qualifications, President Joe Biden made Buttigieg the U.S. secretary of transportation in order to boost the whippersnapper's meager résumé and add some "diversity" to an administration stacked with Ivy League nerds.

 

Buttigieg has since presided over a number of transportation-related scandals that reflect rather poorly on his leadership skills. Nevertheless, the alleged wunderkind continues to be lovingly profiled by journalists who rave about his "star power," his humble weekend strolls among the "artisanal stalls at Eastern Market," and his ability to recite talking points on television.

 

List at the link:  https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/pete-buttigieg-train-wreck-scandal/?utm_source=actengage&utm_campaign=FreedomMail&utm_medium=email

[Doc]

But he hasn't resigned.  That's the mark of a great Admin, right?  Right?

[B-Man]

 

 

How Pete Buttigieg and Washington lobbyists are fueling the US airline crisis.

 

https://nypost.com/2023/02/19/how-pete-buttigieg-lobbyists-are-fueling-us-airline-crisis/

 

 

[T master]

Talk about a waste of time & money this guy is almost as big of a joke was the rest of the wing nuts in this administration !! 

[Doc]

But hey, what a feather in Joke's cap that his appointees aren't resigning (and continuing to be incompetent).

[B-Man]

 

 

Look Who’s Finally Going to East Palestine — Maybe.

 

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2023/02/21/look-whos-finally-going-to-east-palestine-maybe-n1672539

 

 

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[B-Man]

 

 

JIM GERAGHTY: Why the Ohio Train Derailment Is Becoming a Bigger Story.

 

Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg — who is rapidly accumulating a reputation for being in over his head and promising more than he can deliver — conceded a few days ago that he wishes he had addressed the public more quickly about the derailment and its consequences:

 

Buttigieg’s first public comments about the derailment, a series of tweets, came ten days after the disaster.

 

https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/why-the-ohio-trail-derailment-is-becoming-a-bigger-story/

 

 

 

[B-Man]

 

Of course

 

Pete Buttigieg finally visits East Palestine, press secretary insists questions be off-camera

 

 

https://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/2023/02/23/pete-buttigieg-finally-visits-east-palestine-press-secretary-insists-questions-be-off-camera/

 

 

 

 

 

                                          

[B-Man]

 

[BillStime]

Wait, what?