#CommonCore is not the problem; the IDEA of Common Core is the problem…

More than any other aspect of the new Common Core curriculum right now, what I fear most is its top-down control, its federal centralization of power.

Much as we are seeing with Obamacare, and in direct contradistinction to the Free Market, centralized power is not nimble: it’s clumsy and slow, and is particularly susceptible to corruption. Which means that no matter how pure its ideals or what standards are set initially, eventually a monolithic federal agency is going to be riddled with all of the graft and spectacular inefficiency of any OTHER government bureaucracy.

Who is “Non-essential”? Obviously, our Government thinks that WE are….

“NUMQUAM LUCTARI DESTITERITIS”

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When President Obama rolled-out the first act of his “Shutdown Theater”, my very first thoughts went back to his ‘We’re all gonna die‘ warnings of the Sequester. 

Which is why I re-posted Bill Whittle’s brilliant take on the Sequester from earlier this year, even though I figured Bill would eventually get around to opining on our current idiocy, as well…

“What Difference Does it Make” (VIDEO by Bill Whittle)

Bill Whittle covers some of the past week’s events, placing them into much-needed context:

Hillary testifying before Congress, when she gave her now-infamous “What difference does it make” retort?

John Kerry,  who is (*shudder*) replacing her as Secretary of State?

Whittle nails them both, and more, with deadly accuracy.

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Honestly, I should probably start playing the old Carly Simon hit “Nobody Does it Better” whenever I include a clip from this guy: