[Gene Eric]

He’s framing it in a way that will put off the uninformed. This guy will get hammered in the General with these overly simplistic remarks.

Public schools were once decent, and many still are. Rick should underscore the infestation of Leftism that destroying the virtues of PE.

Come on, Santorum, get a clue.

[hinckley buzzard]

The broad sweep of opinion across the country about public education is the same as the opinion about Congress. In each case the institution sucks in general but "my local representative(school district) is fine."

Point: In 2012 America, tell most people that suddenly they will have to be responsible for the education of their children and you will have a convulsion on your hands. Political suicide. Yes, a million parents home school, and God bless them, but 100 million don't, have delegated that function to the state, and don't want any part of it.