I read an opinion piece by Bill Schneider that appeared today on Politico. It was a hit piece on Texas Governor Rick Perry written by the senior political analyst of CNN. Not surprisingly, I thought it was pretty funny while being sad at the same time.
Schneider says things like Texas has "shockingly low levels of spending on education and social welfare". Really? And just who is it who is shocked? The answer is the liberal establishment of the MSM, the people who stand and cheer as governments spend more than they take in. The people who applaud programs on which billions are lavished with no discernable effect. Think of this example: in the almost fifty years since Head Start was first passed, the total amount spent on the program has been close to a quarter of a trillion dollars. There have been numerous studies done to measure the effectiveness of the program; hgih school and college students as well as those who do not attend college have been compared to find the benefit, if any, obtained by those who were part of the Head Start program as little children. The results have been unanimous. Not a single program has ever found any benefit to the program. Nevertheless, year in and year out folks like Bill Schneider push for more spending on Head Start and call any government that does not do the same "shocking". One would think that after fifty years the USA would learn that Head Start does not work and stop funding it. Nope!
Another funny bit in Schneider's column is a rant about how in Perry's Texas, they still execute murderers. Imagine that! Perry is obviously disqualified to be president.
Perhaps the best point made by Schneider is that Perry is a fifth generation Texan, not a transplanted New Englander like the Bushes. what could possibly be worse.
The truth is that when one reads opinions like those expressed by Schneider, it is easy to see why no one watches CNN. What is the point of watching a "news" show if all you get to see are delusional people?
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