SandBoxBlogs: Red State "Jill Biden: Government Oversight for Thee, Free Markets for Me "

Ben Howe Diary:
"Barack Obama didn’t believe in government healthcare mandates…until he did. He didn’t think we should spike the football on Bin Laden…until it was time for reelection. Joe Biden thought Obama was ill-equipped for the job of President…until he took the job as his right hand man.

Yes, the ability for this administration to say one thing and do another is nothing short of astounding. Apparently this sphere protecting the executive branch from any lasting accusation of hypocrisy also extends to the executive spouses.

Take for example President Obama’s recent targeting of colleges that prey on veterans.

They survived insurgents, terrorists and roadside bombs. But President Obama is worried that many military veterans who made it home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now being targeted by unscrupulous for-profit career colleges. Mr. Obama plans to fly to Fort Stewart in Georgia on Friday to sign an executive order intended to help protect active-duty troops and veterans from deceptive and misleading practices..

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To be clear, I know nothing about these institutions. They could be great, they could be awful. But I do know why Obama doesn’t like them and that is quite simply because they are “for profit” which really gets in the way when you are trying to nationalize student loans and higher education.

Luckily for Jill Biden, the rules governing the awfulness of these institutions are kept out of the administration’s hypocrisy protection sphere.

Northern Virginia Community College is the latest two-year institution to announce a partnership with the University of Phoenix, with the announcement yesterday of a transfer agreement. Students from the community college will get a tuition discount when they transfer to Phoenix, according to a news release. They will also be able to tap the for-profit provider’s prior learning assessment offerings, which can grant college credit for prior training and work experience. President Obama, who has often been critical of for-profits, has visited Northern Virginia five times for photo ops and to give speeches. Jill Biden, the vice president’s wife, is a professor at the college.

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SandBoxBlogs: Iowa Republican "VP Nominee List: The Top 15"

Kevin Hall:
"The media and a lot of Republicans are ready to hand the GOP nomination to Mitt Romney. We’re not prepared to do that here on TIR quite yet. However, with many viewing the race is all but over, speculation about the vice-presidential pick is ramping up. So, why not join in the fun.

Here is a list of 15 potential VP picks, in no particular order, along with their pros and cons. Some on this list have said they are not interested in becoming VP. Don’t believe them. No one turns down this job...."
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SandBox Comments: Intellectual Conservative "The Presidential Qualification Issue"

It started years ago, with Arnold running for office out in California.

How very interesting to watch the synchronization of the questions on immigration qualifications to hold public office (and) the growth of the humane immigration reform movement.

Is Marco Rubio legally qualified to hold the Office of the Vice-Presidency should he be asked to run?

Excellent post from Bruce Walker.  Somewhere out there on The Intellectual Conservative.

"Everyone is talking about Marco Rubio possibly becoming a vice-presidential nominee. But his father did not apply for naturalization until Marco was four years old. Is he eligible?

 

Marco Rubio is on most short lists for the Republican vice presidential nomination, with the principal objection the question as to whether he is constitutionally eligible. How should we view this issue? At the outset, we need to dispose of the idea that the Constitution contemplates political parties nominating candidates to run for president or vice president. Both parties and candidates have no constitutional reality at all..."

(Bruce Walker) 

 

 

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