Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES

WEEKEND QUOTABLES

by Mike Klonsky

SNL's Seth Meyers nails it

Meyers handicapping Obama's competition in the 2012 presidential race. Mr. President, "I'll tell you who could beat you: 2008 Barack Obama. You would have loved him." -- E Online

Public ed and private money

Times are unquestionably tough, and funding for schools has been cut to the point that they're struggling to fulfill their mission, so we support taking private dollars to help make ends meet. But there is reason for concern when a slate of top positions is filled through the largesse of benefactors, even well-intentioned ones, who have their own agendas in the school reform wars.-- L.A. Times editorial

Ohio's new charter proposal

"This is a blatant giveaway of public money to big Republican campaign contributors like David Brennan, who now will be able to enrich themselves even more at taxpayer expense," said Dale