"Hey Teach, F-YOU!"

England

In a bizarre move, school officials at a British secondary school have decided it's ok for students to use the F-word towards teachers.

What a F-ing fabulous idea. Students will be tracked on a blackboard and are only allowed to use the word five times in a day! If they go over, they get a talking to. No word on whether they can swear at the talking to.

The school hopes the move will help problems with behavior (yeah right). Parents, who were notified of the idea by letter, were quick to sound off at the looney idea. And good for them.

What students need is structure and discipline in the school setting, not more "freedoms" like swearing at teachers. Teachers have a hard enough time keeping classes in order. And people wonder why education seems to be getting harder and harder.

Hopefully parents and other school officials can nip this idea in the bud. Otherwise, it's going to be free reign on teachers and students will learn even less. And isn't that the point? Learning?

Why I Hope Hillary Runs

Here's two reason why I'd like to see Hillary Clinton run for President.

>First, I hope she resigns from the Senate to run.

In the time she has been a New York Senator, she's done nothing but show up for photo ops with the likes of Chuck Schumer and Ted Kennedy. Even though those shots are becoming more rare in her run to the political "middle", she was still one of the first in line to question whether or not John Roberts would be a good choice for the Supreme Court. Then she pulled a "Kerry" and flopped to support Roberts.

NY Governor Pataki has no chance if he runs for President, but he could take her vacant seat is she left the Senate.

>My second reason I hope she runs.

She'd lose.

She'd get a lot of the same people who voted for Kerry or Gore. I think the political map would still be a whole lotta red and even less blue. Someone like a Rick Santorum has a much more realistic chance at becoming the next President than she does.

Right after the 2004 Election, I heard a great quote. The person said, "What now? If this country can't elect a liberal male to the White House, we'll never get a liberal woman voted in."

And that's right.