MORE TRAVELS ON THE HYPOCRISY EXPRESS - AT 7:41 A.M. ET:  Oh, this is just rich.  Slow death by White House invitation.  From The New York Times:

District of Columbia students are a familiar sight at the White House these days. Since Barack Obama became president on Jan. 20, they have been invited to break ground for a new vegetable garden, celebrate Black History month and, in Thompson's case, get a pep talk from the first lady on the importance of working hard to reach their potential.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan said the White House is reaching out to support the efforts of Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and schools superintendent Michelle Rhee, who are taking aggressive steps to turn around Washington's struggling schools.

COMMENT:  What devotion, what caring, what nurturing.  Wait a minute!  This is the same White House that stood by, without a peep of protest, as the Dem congress killed a voucher program for D.C. that helped poor minority kids get a great education - because teachers' unions wanted it dead.

Sure, kid, come on over to the White House.  Hear Michelle (Princeton and Harvard) give a speech.  Okay, so the schools didn't teach you to read and write.  But you can admire the furniture, can't you?  Be grateful for what you've got.

April 14, 2009