I think if parents were able to decide where their kids went to school then our public schools wouldn’t function so poorly. This, in my opinion, is where competition would benefit the students. Right now, with No Child Left Behind, our kids get the shaft.

I agree with you that powerful interest groups can distort party positions pretty heavily in their areas, and every party has a few. You’re correct that I probably ought to have said “Democratic.”

What interests me more, however, is your belief that the Dems are just as bad as the Repubs. While I agree that, if one were so inclined, one could probably make some good points against any elected representative, it seems clear to me that the Republicans have made more bad decisions.

You mention 9/11 Truth–can you tell me more about what you mean? And wasn’t it the Republicans who fought against the 9/11 commission? Let me know what you think.

First, let me say that I dispise the timidity of the Dems these days. They should be thrown out with the Repubs.

I’m a raging 9/11 Truth person.

So, although I agree with you, and George Will, I think your words saying that the usual Liberal argument… should instead say ‘the usual Democratic Party argument…”

There isn’t usually a huge difference between liberal positions and Dem positions. However, when interest group politics are involved, the difference can be huge.