Governor Bevin and Public Funding for College

Use of public funding for only job-friendly subjects made the Times.  But what could be a better use of public money than to educate good citizens in a republic like ours.  The idea of a liberal education is for a free person (liber = free), an autonomous person, capable of making judgments of all kinds, but mostly in selecting our political leaders.

Adults are parents, neighbors, community leaders and all sorts of roles that a liberal education contributes to fulfilling.  Maybe the governor has it reversed - a humanities or liberal arts concentration complemented by courses in economics, finance, technology might be better.  Because whatever success is achieved, whatever inventions appear, someone still has to make decisions, all kinds of decisions.  And no one knows the secret calculus that informs good decisions.

Good judgement will always be required, and political factors figure into any executives actions.
And don't technology titans and CEOs want our courts to work, our roads to be safe, our FDA, FAA, CDC to be highly capable?  It takes more than a spreadsheet or line of code to get that right.

Party Before All

If you needed proof that some of our politicos put the party before the country, the posturing after Justice Scalia's death provide some evidence.  Promises (threats) not to hold hearings on any nominee, suggestions that the president not even nominate anyone surely demonstrate bad faith and a lack of governing dignity.

The Supreme Court is one of three co-equal branches of government.  As currently structured the Court is comprised of nine justices, a good idea if you want to avoid ties on grave issues.  Those who propose to delay or block completing the Court's full complement show they care far less for Constitutional integrity than for a short-term political score.  We need a court of 9 justices, President Obama should nominate his preferred candidate and the Senate should fulfill its advise and consent role.

Waiting a year because of any reason put forth is an insult to the US citizenry.