The state of the union.

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 And then we have this interesting article: "The South has become the first region in the country where more than half of public school students are poor and more than half are members of minorities, according to a new report."

 

"The shift was fueled not by white flight from public schools, which spiked during desegregation but has not had much effect on school demographics since the early 1980s. Rather, an influx of Latinos and other ethnic groups, the return of blacks to the South and higher birth rates among black and Latino families have contributed to the change."

 

So, half of the southern states public school students are poor.  That is an extremely troubling statistic in that it speaks volumes about our current economic situation..........and future economic situation. Also, when you throw in the race issue, you have a potential powder keg in the South. One spark and BOOM!!

 

Hmmmmmmm.......

 

Failed economy, failed public education, failed politicians. The state of the union is not good. On the environmental front it looks like Chinese Carp are getting ready to invade the Great Lakes and wipe out a 7 billion dollar per year sport and commercial fishing industry. The last line of defense against these fish entering the Great Lakes is the Illinois canal locks barrier. However: Illinois does not want to close the locks.

"To the ire of many in the Great Lakes area, the administration of President Barack Obama has sided with his home state of Illinois. Elena Kagan, his solicitor general, last week told the Supreme Court that the federal government did not believe the "dramatic step" of closing the canal locks was necessary."

"On the campaign trail last year, Mr Obama staked his claim as the Great Lakes president and said he would have a "zero tolerance" policy for new invasive species. Many people in the Great Lakes believe that his administration is now selling them down the river."

 

Our current woes are certainly not the entire fault of Obama, but he is clearly part of the problem, not part of the solution.