<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post7905340438796785907..comments</id><updated>2009-10-20T21:44:06.810-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on LeftWingCracker: Why Are We Failing</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://leftwingcracker.blogspot.com/feeds/7905340438796785907/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9102867/7905340438796785907/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://leftwingcracker.blogspot.com/2009/10/why-are-we-failing.html'/><author><name>Steve Steffens</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08104688163653632284</uri><email>sjs1959@gmail.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-1894452327901422315</id><published>2009-10-20T21:44:06.810-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-20T21:44:06.810-05:00</updated><title type='text'>What, a la Chicago and dare I say Memphis, if rais...</title><content type='html'>What, a la Chicago and dare I say Memphis, if raised taxes for paved roads and fixing potholes doesn&amp;#39;t result in paved roads and fixed potholes? What, if a la Chicago and certainly other large, well-taxed cities, children are murdered in broad daylight for no reason than being in the wrong place and the city can&amp;#39;t hire enough police to ensure their safety? Aren&amp;#39;t the taxes we already pay supposed to accomplish these basic tasks? I guess we need more and more taxes piled on top of those already instituted? Will these newer and higher taxes result in a public educational systemt that actually educates? That actually encourages the uniqueness of each child and allows them to think for themselves? Not from what I&amp;#39;ve seen and experienced...</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9102867/7905340438796785907/comments/default/1894452327901422315'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9102867/7905340438796785907/comments/default/1894452327901422315'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://leftwingcracker.blogspot.com/2009/10/why-are-we-failing.html?showComment=1256093046810#c1894452327901422315' title=''/><author><name>callmeishmael</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11487928923226189314</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://leftwingcracker.blogspot.com/2009/10/why-are-we-failing.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-7905340438796785907' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9102867/posts/default/7905340438796785907' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-8246071353789387927</id><published>2009-10-20T14:49:03.415-05:00</published><updated>2009-10-20T14:49:03.415-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Good diagnosis.  What's the fix?</title><content type='html'>Good diagnosis.  What&amp;#39;s the fix?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9102867/7905340438796785907/comments/default/8246071353789387927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9102867/7905340438796785907/comments/default/8246071353789387927'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://leftwingcracker.blogspot.com/2009/10/why-are-we-failing.html?showComment=1256068143415#c8246071353789387927' title=''/><author><name>celticlauren</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17168808785909137581</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://leftwingcracker.blogspot.com/2009/10/why-are-we-failing.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9102867.post-7905340438796785907' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/9102867/posts/default/7905340438796785907' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>