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Hillary Clinton won the Puerto Rico primary, as expected. Puerto Rico is, well, weird. They get a sizable delegation for the Democratic primary, but they don't vote in the general election. Very strange.
Also this weekend, the DNC awarded half a vote to each delegate from Michigan and Florida so that Hillary would finally just LET IT GO ALREADY. But she might not, cause it's just soooo unfair and all. Next election cycle, trying playing by the rules, and you'll get all your delegates! That simple! 48 other states, plus Puerto Rico and Guam and all the other tiny island territories got it right!
Speaking of playing by the rules, the primary contest is about winning delegates, but Hillary is still insisting that it's actually about the popular vote. (So the delegates should support her. Obviously.)
So if Obama wins South Dakota and Montana, will she quit grasping at straws, or just come up with a new mathematically impossible scenario?
I just learned from this article that some high schools do not have a mandatory lunch period. Now when they try to schedule one, students complain. WHAT? Apparently, it is more important to take an extra AP course than to eat.
Any time I read about the overachieving high school culture, it depresses me. This is why I hated high school! By my senior year I got so sick of it I opted to take "regular" government and a fun foreign policy class, no math class, and "systems of the earth" instead of AP science, against the counselor's advice. Instead of spending half my day in classes I wasn't all that interested in, I got to concentrate on the things I did like: English, Spanish, Music, Art... going home one period early... So maybe 5 more AP classes would have got me into Yale (but probably not) and I had a pretty good time at my state school. :D (Go Bucks!)
Also, who doesn't like lunch? My school day began at 7:25, and lunch didn't start until noon, by which time I was really, really hungry. EAT SOMETHING YOU STUDIOUS FREAK CHILDREN!!
Also this weekend, the DNC awarded half a vote to each delegate from Michigan and Florida so that Hillary would finally just LET IT GO ALREADY. But she might not, cause it's just soooo unfair and all. Next election cycle, trying playing by the rules, and you'll get all your delegates! That simple! 48 other states, plus Puerto Rico and Guam and all the other tiny island territories got it right!
Speaking of playing by the rules, the primary contest is about winning delegates, but Hillary is still insisting that it's actually about the popular vote. (So the delegates should support her. Obviously.)
Mrs. Clinton, in the interview, in a new television advertisement and in her victory speech in San Juan, laid out why superdelegates should rally around her. She argued that by the time the final vote is counted, she will have more popular votes than Mr. Obama, an assertion that has been disputed.
So if Obama wins South Dakota and Montana, will she quit grasping at straws, or just come up with a new mathematically impossible scenario?
I just learned from this article that some high schools do not have a mandatory lunch period. Now when they try to schedule one, students complain. WHAT? Apparently, it is more important to take an extra AP course than to eat.
While many parents support the enforced lunch policy, students complained that it could result in confusing schedules, longer lines in the cafeteria, less time for after-school clubs, and more homework because classes will meet fewer times.
Any time I read about the overachieving high school culture, it depresses me. This is why I hated high school! By my senior year I got so sick of it I opted to take "regular" government and a fun foreign policy class, no math class, and "systems of the earth" instead of AP science, against the counselor's advice. Instead of spending half my day in classes I wasn't all that interested in, I got to concentrate on the things I did like: English, Spanish, Music, Art... going home one period early... So maybe 5 more AP classes would have got me into Yale (but probably not) and I had a pretty good time at my state school. :D (Go Bucks!)
Also, who doesn't like lunch? My school day began at 7:25, and lunch didn't start until noon, by which time I was really, really hungry. EAT SOMETHING YOU STUDIOUS FREAK CHILDREN!!
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