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Friday, January 11, 2013

Guns A Tough Choice for a GOP Type

Posted by Charles Mudede on Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 8:17 AM

It's not yet in place, but Arizona's attorney general proposed a plan to arm principals or another designated person. Budgets are too tight for armed school resources officers on most campuses, Attorney General Tom Horne said.

If you arm principals or some such thing, it will mean increasing (and not cutting) the education budget. What to do? Which shall it be? Why does life have to be so complicated?

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10: You're correct, and the sad fact is that if Barry Goldwater were alive today, he'd probably get thrown out of office as a "RINO".

Posted by Teslick on January 11, 2013 at 12:15 PM

Arizona is the legislative laboratory of all of America's worst notions, and shows no sign of stopping any time soon. And yet, it's so awful that this still doesn't make it reason #1 why I wouldn't want to live there.

Posted by Knat on January 11, 2013 at 11:07 AM

<333, Zebes.

http://bit.ly/MF32z

Posted by rob!

on January 11, 2013 at 10:41 AM

Wackjob Sheriff Joe Arpaio has deputized "posse" members and instructed them to stand around just off campus at middle and elementary schools. Likely folks with no training and not much by way of smarts.

Posted by carnivorous chicken on January 11, 2013 at 10:23 AM

Well, if we just let the NRA become a quasi-police entity, we could ensure that our schools are safe!

Posted by OOF POOF on January 11, 2013 at 9:21 AM

Yes! Arm the Principals! We always know the man (and it is most assuredly a man) in charge is the strongest one in the group. This is how we pick mayors, kings, chiefs, and pack leaders, so it should also apply to schools.

Thereafter, hiring new principals shall be determined by releasing interested candidates into a five mile square region of mixed terrain. Candidates shall be issued a knife, a summary of school curricula and ten dollars of taxpayer money. The winner shall be whoever emerges from the Principalium of Blood with his opponent's heads and ten dollars not squandered on useless things like books and facilities.

Posted by Zebes

on January 11, 2013 at 9:20 AM

Send Tim Eyman to AZ! He'd be a liberal down there!

Posted by pat L on January 11, 2013 at 9:00 AM

This idea is stupid on so many levels I can't even decide where to start criticizing it.

Posted by Urgutha Forka on January 11, 2013 at 8:52 AM

Arizona kids don't need reading or math. Guns guns guns!!!

Posted by Random Poster on January 11, 2013 at 8:47 AM

Way to target every principal in Aizona as "first victim" in the next school shooting spree.

Posted by heywhatsit!? on January 11, 2013 at 8:29 AM

"... it will mean increasing (and not cutting) the education budget."

Oh Charles Charles Charles Charles Charles.... have you learned nothing about Republicans? Especially the fucknuts in Arizona? They'll cut education faster than you can say "yee-haw!" for a wet-dream-come-true like this.

Posted by Matt from Denver on January 11, 2013 at 8:27 AM