CBS' Dick Meyer Says it Well

Re: No Child Left Behind. And he's very right - the Democrats who happily voted for it are just some of the people whining that it's egregious. And it is. The only successful thing to come out of NCLB is that the Armed Services can do everything in their power to recruit YOUR child into Mr. Bush's non-stop war machine. Education isn't what Mr. Bush has in mind: smart people often don't volunteer for the military (that's not a slam, but far fewer kids in college or post-college opt for the military compared to those who can't/don't complete high school) and besides, smarter people ask pesky questions like, "Exactly where is that WMD?"