Jeb Bush lumbers over to FOX to peddle his "6 Ideas to Save America."

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Blech


From the Orlando Sentinel:

Apr 9, 2009 12:07:51 PM

Former Gov. Jeb Bush will pop up on national TV tonight -- on FOX NEWS, of course -- talking about education reform with Sean Hannity. He'll be featured on an hour-long Hannity special called “6 Ideas to Save America.”

According to a release from Jeb's Foundation for Excellence in Education, Jeb and Sean will discuss:

Raising academic standards to meet international benchmarks

Continuing and expanding annual standardized testing

Holding schools accountable for student achievement

Financially rewarding educators for their expertise

Protecting and expanding school choice programs

Outcome-based funding: finding that recognizes and rewards progress

Creating electronic school records and digital curriculums.



Sounds like 2005. It's on at 9 o'clock tonight.

The release says that besides education, Hannity "will also highlight conservative solutions to economic recovery, housing, energy independence, healthcare and illegal immigration."

Here are 6 of my ideas to save America, Jeb:


1. Let's strip your brother Neil's profiteering from his Ignite *educational* software, propped up by your other brother's No Child Left Behind ripoff.


2. Let's examine your role in Lehman Brothers' bad paper that was shoved into Florida's investment funds while you sat on their board.


3. Let's set the record straight about your carefully shrouded business dealings, some of which ripped off the people of Florida. Start with your Broward Savings and Loan ripoff; Nigerian water pumps deal; Medicare scam; Broward Hospital District deals. There are others.


4. Let's hear why you are so determined to gut public school education; force religious school vouchers down the nation's throat; force students in Florida's public schools to take the FCAT, while letting charter schools off the hook; destroy the smaller class-size amendment; plant your stooges in obscure state government panels to push your educational agenda, long after you left office in January, 2007.

And yet, you still bang your drum about your educational legacy, when Florida's graduation rate was dead last during your tenure. Let's talk about that, shall we?


Not to mention how *pleased* we were to hear that John McCain asked *you* to assist him with his educational agenda during his presidential campaign.... yeah, that was a real hoot.


5. Let's hear why you think anyone other than your most extreme right wing base, now headed for extinction, would actively promote your candidacy for any more elected offices? We all know it's your mission to steamroll your way into the White House.



6. My best idea is retiring the entire Bush Family from American politics for all time, but, short of that, we'll still never forget what you've done.


Fair warning: Do not let Jeb Bush slip off the radar. Ever.


Enjoy your FOX-fest with Hannity, Jeb!. We don't want what you're selling.