[george wythe]

How great it would be to have leaders like Coolidge, who knew it wasn't the place of government to be "charitable" with taxpayers money.

You and I are on the minority.

Every time I hear people say that the federal government should spend more money on education and less on warfare, I have to bite my tongue.

The federal government should spend 0 dollars on education. The federal government should have a limited role on our Republic, such as securing our borders and defending us from terrorists.

Unfortunately, most people like to suckle at the federal teats.

[liberty2004]

You and I are on the minority. Every time I hear people say that the federal government should spend more money on education and less on warfare, I have to bite my tongue.

Sadly, yes we are a very small minority. I bite my tongue a lot too, even with most of my conservative friends. They even don't know the type of government our Founders intended. Our would hate to see how the government schools discusses our Founding period. I agree the Dept of Education shouldn't exist. It is wholly unconstitutional, as is most other departments. I Founders wanted the government to do the minimal - national defense and securing our borders, among the most important.

I see no way our Republic can be saved. The Great Society doomed us.