Wonkiness: It's a Good Thing?

On Jan 13^th School board candidate James Baker wrote in the Hudson Star Observer,

”I am frequently asked what motivates me to run for a position on the Board of Education. As a parent and publicly educated science wonk, I am deeply concerned about curriculum content and academic standards.”

It would appear to me that Mr. Baker seems to be promoting wonkiness as one of his finest qualities. From Mr. Baker’s statement most reasonable voters would conclude that wonkiness is a character trait that motiviates him to run for the School board. So what's the big stink Mr. N. Onimous ?

Mr. Muchlinski compliments Mr. Baker on his wonkiness, “Man, what a wonk.” And asks a question, about the schools”But what is the wonky solution to the problem?”

Mr. N. Onimous, after coming home from a hard day of filling out public information requests for teacher compensation packages seems to take offense. (Oh, as an aside, compensation does not equal salary. About 3o% of compensation is for benefits similar to what most employees in industrialized nations receive as part of their employment. Wal-Mart doesn't count.) So, when ole’ N. Onimous starts broadcasting compensation packages of our local teachers, to embarrass them, and "Citizen Joe" extrapolates that “compensation package” into months that teachers don’t work (or get paid) they're putting out information to the public which my Grandpa used to call “a fib”.

One more point, taxpayers should take a little trip down to the High School to see some of the extraordinary art work on display by Ms. Muchliski and her students, before they determine how “overpaid” she is. Perhaps N. Onimous will add "art critic" to his long resume and do a critical review for us in one of his future blathers at ontheborderline.

But for now N. Onimous seems content trying to launch his comedy career.
Lets sit back and enjoy his latest shtick.

From: N.Onimous.

“Here's a conversation coming from a common taxpayer's kitchen table-

"Hey Marge, that art teacher's husband really makes sense this week, I think I'll vote for one of the five socialists in the race rather than Jim Baker"

"I think you're right honey" "Even though the taxes on our house are driving us into bankruptcy, I agree with Mr. Muchlinski"

"Yes Marge I suppose I should attend one of those morning coffee meetings at the Muchlinski's to meet the teachers union choices. I hear he held several of those for Tjernohoj and Muenich last year."

"That's a good idea George" "I still don't understand how all the teachers and their spouses seem to care more about our children than we do, but that's what they tell us"