Al Franken on Devos

[djsunyc]

Link to tweet

it's in republicans best interest to make sure poor people don't have access to better education.

[Tatiana]

1. Exactly. So they can keep voting for morons like Trump.

And McConnell and Ryan.

This is by design. God help us all.

[djsunyc]

2. this one

is something the republicans will not be able to run away from. they are going to have to own this in 2018 and then 2020.

[meadowlark5]

3. This isn't just about poor people not having access to education

If she puts in place her Michigan charter plan, or the similar reforms done by the Betsy De Vos styled BOE in my kids' school district - it will hit every income level. I live in a very affluent school district, white, conservative with a high population of retired republicans that vote party line. This school district used to rank in the top 5 and 10 nationwide. Now it's so far down on most "best school district" lists it's hard to find.

[sarcasmo]

4. Drink Brawndo, it's what plants crave.

[Hulk]

5. Plenty good enough for the incompetent repuKKKe congress men and women.

What a disgusting lot.

[Stonepounder]

6. Of course the Republicans voted for her!

Y'all think that we have a representative form of government and that the GOP is just a political party that we don't happen to agree with. WRONG. The Republicans want to Rule our country along with a Strongman/Oligarch. And the more semi-literate, low information voters available, the more they can pack Congress. Remember, the DeVoss family has given over $200 million to Republican members of Congress, including 4 that sit on the Education Committee that 'vetted' Betsy.

They would love to just shut down the Dept of Ed. And have everyone go to Christian Charter Schools that teach fundi-Christian, no science, no math, and alternative history.