like shooting fish in a barrel. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0212/73326.html Obama dings Santorum in education pitch By: Jennifer Epstein February 27, 2012 12:45 PM EST President Barack Obama used his speech to the National Governors Association Monday to pitch education in investment and take an indirect dig at Rick Santorum.
I have to make a point here: when I speak about higher education, were not just talking about a four-year degree, Obama said in his remarks to the bipartisan group gathered in the State Dining Room. Stumping in Michigan ahead of Tuesdays Republican presidential primary there, Santorum over the weekend called Obama a snob for trying to get all Americans some level of college education. Obama has said all Americans should go through at least some post-secondary training, whether for a liberal arts bachelors degree or a certificate in an in-demand technical field. He defended that proposal Monday. Were talking about somebody going to a community college and getting trained for that manufacturing job that now is requiring somebody walking through the door handling a million dollar piece of equipment. And they cant go in there unless theyve got some basic training beyond what they received in high school, Obama told the governors. We all want American getting those jobs of the future, so were going to have to make sure theyre getting the education they need. That, Obama said, was why he was pressing the governors to invest in education, rather than making cuts. That includes getting states to participate in some of the Obama administrations signature education policies, including the Race to the Top competition and the No Child Left Behind waiver program, which allows states to apply to be exempted from some of the toughest requirements of the Bush administrations education law. So far, 10 states have been granted waivers, and New Mexico is on the path to getting one. Obama said he hopes more states will be added soon. Obama also discussed some of the priorities for education that he outlined in his State of the Union address last month, including his desire to see all states require students to stay in high school through age 18 or until they graduate. He also called on Congress to stop student loan interest rates from doubling later this year. But the presidents speech wasnt entirely by the book. At one point, he asked if Jack OMalley was in the room when seeking out Marylands Democratic governor, whose first name is Martin. Obama soon corrected himself, but according to the pool report from the event, OMalley afterward joked, I thought my ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:347464 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
