Seven Sons

Don’t get me wrong- I actually like Texas and Texans.  Just not the moronic group that chooses the state’s text books.  Unfortunately, the state’s text book board is the nation’s most powerful because of the number of students they serve (California apparently does its own thing) so Texas has huge sway over what the rest of the country ends up using; publishers for the rest of us tend to follow their demands.

So in this context, it’s fair to ask about the heights of erudition achieved by the members of this remarkably powerful group.  Let’s hear from the chairman:

“We are a Christian nation founded on Christian principles. The way I evaluate history textbooks is first I see how they cover Christianity and Israel. Then I see how they treat Ronald Reagan — he needs to get credit for saving the world from communism and for the good economy over the last 20 years because he lowered taxes.”
– Dr. Don McLeroy, chairman of the Texas Board of Education, which recently approved a controversial new school curriculum

Excuse me?  “The way I evaluate history textbooks is first I see….”?

Hmmm.  The way I evaluate text book board chairman, among other ways, is how well they manage to put a sentence together.

I won’t even go to his sub-third grade logic regarding Reagan, low taxes, and 20 years of “the good economy”.

Have at it, Texas.  But please- if you’re going to choose textbooks for the rest of us, go ahead and make good on your threat to secede.