Saturday, January 15, 2005

No Ad Left Behind.

Politics and the Law: Administration hypocrisy is even too much for George Will

"In communist East Berlin, one sign of the government's swollen self-regard was the cluttering of public spaces with propaganda banners by which the government praised itself for providing socialism. In Washington today, the Education Department building is an advertisement for its occupants.

Eight entrances are framed by make-believe little red schoolhouses labeled "No Child Left Behind." High on the building's front are two other advertisements for that 2002 law: Large banners hector passersby to visit www.nochildleftbehind.gov. ......

"...When conservatives break with their principles, they seem to become casual about breaking the law, too. "

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