Hypocrites

Just a short note after getting Ashley on the bus....

I note Congress, at the urging of BO, has eliminated the $7500 scholarship for each DC student who wants to opt for a private, rather than a public, school. Hmmmm. The district is in a shambles. I'll bet there are metal detectors at the entrances to the schools. Fewer than 14% of the 4th graders are proficient at math and reading. Eighth graders drop to 12% in reading and 8% in math. The rankings are the worst, 51st, in the nation. Now, one might say a concerned parent might want to get his/her child out of this district/system or face the doom of failure.

Oh, the "hypocrites?" Getting children out of the DC district/system? 45% of all US Senators and 37% of all US Congressmen/women send their kids to private schools (and, I assume, not all Sens and Congs have children or children of school age). And, the President? Ah, he spends $56,000 a year to send each of his daughters to the prestigious Sidwell Friends School. So, let's see...the DC schools are not good enough for the "anointed," but are for the rest of the people. Is that it?

And, imagine the President saying on television that he "wasn't aware of all the money" that ACORN has received from the federal government. Yeah, right. He represented the group in a lawsuit a few years ago. It was one of his biggest supporters. It attracted a ton of attention and hundreds of millions of dollars when the "stimulus" package was passed. And our President didn't know? Why do we continue to believe this guy? Now, if he really "wasn't aware," that's a whole different matter--one that is equally unflattering. But does anyone really believe that? I suppose all this makes me a "racist," as posited by Jimmy Carter.

Please remember all this the next time election day rolls around. Don't vote for the incumbent or, perhaps, any of the toads nominated by the major parties. Make a statement that we really are sick and tired, disgusted, fed up, etc. with those who think they know better, deserve better, etc. than we do.