Conservatives Revolt Over Obama Speech to Students - Political Hotsheet
"The idea that school children across our nation will be forced to watch the President justify his plans for government-run health care, banks, and automobile companies, increasing taxes on those who create jobs, and racking up more debt than any other President, is not only infuriating, but goes against beliefs of the majority of Americans, while bypassing American parents through an invasive abuse of power," he said. Full Story »
Posted by Kelly Garrett
The calls to shield children from exposure to the President's speech are troubling to me, though. Teaching children that they should ignore the views of someone they (or their parents) disagree with is problematic in a democracy. I would have been happier if conservatives had asked to be included in the presentation. Perhaps it would have been even better had the Obama administration thought of this on its own.