Yep, he takes the responsibility off of the parents to possibly get their child ready by reading to them and doing simple teaching around the home. GovCo will take care of you. Just sit back and watch us raise your child for you.

I'd say Talk could have used some preschool in his day. Then maybe he'd have learned how to do something besides hate.

Mo, so you believe its the Governments job to go into the home and tell parents how to parent?

Where in the world did you come up with that JFK?

Not hating Mo (where did you see that in my post and why do you keep humping my leg lately. I must be striking a nerve.). Just stating a fact. When I was young we didn't even know the word pre-school and I and my siblings turned out just fine. My parents took the time to read to us, teach us to write, teach us to read, and played with us. It is the lack of interest of those parents that feel the kids will learn all they have to when they have to that is the problem. Pre-school in some circles is the babysitter of convenience that they have so they can socialize, watch soaps, and not have to worry about whether or not Johnny peed his pants while they weren't paying attention. And all the GovCo initiative is going to do is take more of the onus off of the parents (even further) and let big brother take care of it.

Mo, so you believe its the Governments job to go into the home and tell parents how to parent?

Heck you JFK, think it's the Governments job to go into a womans' uterus and tell her what to do!

See there is the thing talk, I don't think you turned out very good at all. You hate everything, and especially hate everything Obama. You are the leg humper, not Mo.

The fact and it is a fact, we are falling behind other countries in education, we have higher education just about unaffordable and yet you want to stick to the same old stupidity day in and day out, the rest of your life no matter if we become a third world country that is armed and dangerous or not.

I don't think you ended up very good that you don't care about the good of the people, and country which is good when people are treated right. If you think that living impoverished is such a great thing you should try it. Obama did.

I like you didn't go to preschool or head start Talk, but my children did and they were ahead of the kids who didn't get a chance to attend preschool. One of our purposes in life is to make sure are children have more and better opportunities than we did. Buy your way of thinking your children shouldn't have better opportunities, they should have the same opportunities you had. Isn't it our responsibility to make the world better than we had it for our children Talk?

The Republicans prove everyday that they don't believe in education and science.

I do care about the good of the people. I also care about personal responsibility. My point was, there was a time when parents wanted to help their children get ahead and involved themselves in the development. I know many who still do. I know others that don't. The education for all is there. Yes the higher learning cost is crap. This administration and the undyingly faithful followers of it continue to spew the "fair" and "equal shot" crapola to the point where it is their self induced duty to take care of it with their own twisted programs and "help" which is merely and unending string of aid that doesn't end. Last I checked, people immigrated here for the opportunity. We are all born on equal grounds. What we as individuals make of it is up to us. What this administration and the liberal world you live in wants equal ground even after those who had the opportunity squandered it.

Who do you blame for that falling behind in education? It sure as hell isn't the teachers. It is the learners and the lack of the inherent drive to succeed that is absent due to the fact they feel they are owed everything because they exist. That is what they are taught from a very young age by their "give them everything" parents and the developing society they live in.

And Mo, yes if it is there they should get a head start. Most of which has to come from home. You don't just turn on a switch at age four and say okay you have to learn now. It starts from birth. The parents have to initiate the process and care enough to do so and not just wait for someone else to do it down the line. All I was saying is that when I went into first grade (didn't even have kindergarten where I grew up) I could read, write, and add and subtract. Preschool has taken the place of the oh too busy parents. I really don't think that is a terrible thing just abused and lets the parents off the hook. And my kids have had it better than I. I planned it that way. And I took a strong interest in seeing to it that they did.

To qualify a bit, they don't believe in paying for it. Hell they don't want to even pay for the cop on the beat nor the firemen in their towns. The republican party is composed of two factions, the billionaires, and the free riders. They even have a name for themselves, the tea party patriots, which is the farthest thing from the truth. tea party traitors is more like it.

Personal responsibility? You mean irresponsibility. Thats just it, you don't have a point, mostly because that was then and this is now. " "fair" and "equal shot" crapola" and you say you turned out OK? Not hardly, you are an irresponsible free rider that is no good to or for this country and if you knew the shame in that statement you would hang your head.

You ask who I blame for the poor results. I blame you, we are starving the system because people like you don't want to be responsible for it. Listen up before you go off on a taker rant. I worked, I am retired now living on a pension and S.S. I earned it. I still have the callus's to prove it. I paid my taxes and was proud to do so because I am an American, I contributed, you, not so much. It isn't everyman for himself. In my opinion, you are despicable and you don't belong in this country.

You know nothing of me cereal city boy. I am responsible, pay taxes have worked for 42 years to do so, have raised three extremely successful children (with my wife) and I do care and get involved in the schools that my son goes to and my wife works at, my commuinty, and my church.

And I don't mind helping ANYONE out when I can. Help gets them back on their feet so that they can once again have the hope to move forward. It doesn't become a wheel chair they ride through life.

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for life.

So what do you want talk, a medal or a chest to pin it on. Hell you don't even want to pay to teach a man to fish, thats is the entire problem with you self centered, egotistical, irresponsible rightys. You kick people out of their wheel chairs without finding out if they can even walk. Sad. sad person in my opinion. Don't tell me I don't know you, I know you like I shoveled the @!$%# to make you.

Wow what a sad sad angry old man you must be. And clairvoyant too <sarc off>.

If you ever feel like you want to have a conversation without the know it all, mean spirited, libs are right all the time, and I am an expert on everyone and everything, let one of your "defensive linemen" of first read know and I will respond. For now though, you have prompted me to do something no other left leaning poster on this site has done.

Now, where is that ignore feature? Oh, there it is. Have a great day and please, try to loosen up a bit and look outside the liberal box occasionally. It is really nice out here.

Bite me talk, just remember I am out here pointing you out for what you are. You really stink. You smell of greed and oppression and I really don't care if you ignore me or not, it don't make you any better of a person, but then again nothing would. I'll look outside of the liberal box when slackers like you pay your taxes, instead of free riding on me.

“President Obama will visit a Head Start program near Atlanta Thursday to formally unveil his proposal for expanding early childhood education, which includes home-visiting programs that offer parenting skills and support to new mothers and fathers, more quality child care for infants and toddlers, and a push to offer pre-school to all four-year olds from low- and moderate-income families.”

Yet another high cost,low benefit program from Obama and his 'Nanny State' agenda where the federal government takes control of parental 'responsibilities'.

I guess we might call this one of Obama's "100 ways to bankrupt the country".

How about focusing on JOBS, and not on passing a millstone of debt around the necks of our children?

Good for you Amy and your city/state.

Thanks, Talk! And if I don't stop commenting on this blog during work, I may get a job unloading freight! : )

@ Amy

Congrats

Got to love Icelands economic recovery, eh?

Amy B Portland, ME, Congratulations to your state. I remember your state with fond memories we occasionally went to Camden during the summer. Beautiful place and very nice people.

awww, thanks ZappasUtopia and Lisa S, truthfully, summer is the best time to visit Maine. ( And now you know I don't work for the Tourist Bureau, they want you to visit us all year : )

When is summer in Maine, Amy, met a fellow there that said it was the 4th of July. Was he right? ( - ;

Smart ass put away, congradualtions. Obama is right, most know it, we have to invest to reap the benefits of a good anything. It just doesn't come free.

It looks to me like you're the one following the GOP clown car around rukidding. You are a follower and a clown.

Perhaps the Republican in office should spend some time as Community Organizers, in order to get some experience on how real people live.

Or perhaps, ru don't know have clue what a community is. You are right about one thing, I will follow Obama cause he is doing the right things for the people not the fascist that you follow.

i do not believe this pre-k thing is a federal problem. it should be addressed by local communities as to what is best for their children.

the federal government has its own problems upon which to focus its efforts.

Exactly billybob. Local communities with DEEP involvement by the parent(s) to the point of it not being just a drop off point for the day. They need to be involved and the learning shouldn't stop when the child leaves the place of learning.

Talk To the Hand: Yep, he takes the responsibility off of the parents to possibly get their child ready by reading to them and doing simple teaching around the home. GovCo will take care of you. Just sit back and watch us raise your child for you.

But yesterday you wanted all these lazy mothers out working for minimum wage. How can they be teaching them all day if they are working full-time like you want? Just so you know, minimum wage earners cannot afford daycare.

So many Republicans prove everyday that they don't believe in education and science. It's sad that there is such dumb down thinking!!!

God I love how you extreme lefties read things into what other people say. Where did I say I wanted lazy mothers out working for minimum wage?

Just so you know, minimum wage earners cannot afford daycare.

And just why do they earn minimum wage? Because as stated above, they squandered what equal opportunity they were born with and opted for a different path. I feel for them that that is the hand they asked for (or didn't as the case may be) but you get up and get back on that path to the best of your ability. With unending GovCo aid there is NO incentive to do so.

I really wish all of the real living, breathing children in this country could live in your make-believe land of "equal opportunity".