Star Wars Education & Independent Judges

So, one of my co-workers sent around this fake article about how U.S. school children lead the world in Star Wars knowledge. I had to admit, it was funny. But of course, it took the obligatory pot shot at Bush's No Child Left Behind program. Obviously the program's working, the article went on to quote Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. ""When it comes to understanding 'Star Wars,' our children leave the rest of the world behind."

And then Ed, another co-worker told me: "I always chuckle at how we're so dumb, and lag behind kids in other countries, yet we've been kicking the world's butt for 50 years."

Yes, the left has to complain about something, Ed. The irony is that public education is DOMINATED by liberals! Why aren't they doing a better job teaching our kids???? And Hollywood, advertising, and the electronic game industry is dominated by liberals. So if our kids know more about movies and play stations than math, whose fault is it?

It's like this filibuster debate. Democrats talk out of both sides of their mouth. They act like the judiciary is this pristine place, and they wring their hands over the "radical" takeover by Republicans. (Did you see the Moveon.org commercial with insane elephants running rampant, smashing the Supreme Court building, etc.?)

First of all, Republicans won democratic elections. There is no "takeover". Last I checked, we didn't have a military coup. And secondly, are Democrats deluded to thinking the judiciary is CURRENTLY independent? It's been dominated by liberal judges for more than 50 years, thanks to FDR, JFK, LBJ, Carter and Clinton. So, I guess in their minds, the only "independent" judiciary is a liberal one.

Talk about a space fantasy.