Do as I say Dems

Roland S. Martin, an author and columnist on issues of faith, looks at the budget bill just passed and sadly notes the rank hypocrisy of Democrats who claim to care about children's education, especially poor black children. CNN:

Yet tucked into that bill is an amendment pushed by the president's former colleague in the Senate, Illinois Democrat Dick Durbin, who used his influence to essentially kill the District of Columbia school vouchers program.

Oh sure, it will be portrayed that the Democrats aren't killing the program, but the initiative calls for no new students to be allowed entry, unless approved by Congress and the District of Columbia City Council.

And considering that the teachers union has such a death grip on both Democratic-controlled institutions, you can forget about that happening.

Martin points out Washington's school superintendent supports vouchers, so why not support this specific reform now, rather than just mouthing platitudes?

I would have more confidence if President Obama and members of Congress truly walked the walk and sent their kids to public schools. If they have so much faith in them turning around with reform, entrust their own children to public education. That's the kind of confidence our system needs. If it's good enough for yours, then surely it's good enough for mine.

But preaching to the rest of us about the virtues of a public education, then sending your own children to private school and denying the use of vouchers so others can do the same, is frankly hypocritical.

You can forget about that happening too. And in Illinois, Democrats won't even lift a cap on much-needed charter schools. The do as I say, not as I do Democrats.