NEA Branded Terrorists

Rod Paige, in addressing a group of governors, referred to the National Education Association as a terrorist organization.

What would have caused the head of the Department of Education to level the worst label possible against teachers? Because they don't like the "No Child Left Behind" act, the one that sets extremely high standards to be sure the public education system will fail, and then is underfunded.

Now, Rod says he's joking. But he's been full of really uneducated opinions over the course of his tenure, including that Christian schooling is what America is about. True if you go to a parochial school, but otherwise.. unh uh.

I don't regard this as a joke, however. This administration spends a great deal of time and energy thinking up labels they can place on anyone who opposes them. To label teachers as terrorists because they voice legitimate concerns about public education during the Bush years is beyond the pale. I also feel it speaks volumes about what this administration things about the schooling of our young people.

No parent should reasonably vote for the reelection of this evil clown academy.