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In article <MS-C.726280864.1103527590.mrc@Tomobiki-Cho.CAC.Washington.EDU>,
 Mark Crispin <mrc@Tomobiki-Cho.CAC.Washington.EDU> writes...
>Well, the hypocrisy of the Clinton administration has already started.  The
>Clintons are sending Chelsea to an expensive private school.  So much for the
>great and gradiose promises.
> 

Chelsea attended public schools in Little Rock.  Please also note that she was
reportedly a major participant in the decision.  She is not being "sent". 

>Bill Clinton knows perfectly well what sending his daughter to public school
>in Washington DC would mean.  After years of ``just throw more tax money and
>all problems will be solved'' mismanagement, public schools are a nightmare; a
>lot happens there, but not very much education.
>                                                                         

Amy Carter went to D.C. public schools.  May I assume you have a negative 
opinion of what happened to her?  :-)

>It's very nice for the Clintons that they can afford to send their child to an
>expensive private school.  Too bad their supposed constituency -- the poor and
>middle class -- don't have the same luxury.  Too bad liberals have vehemently
>opposed giving the poor and middle class that luxury.
> 

OBJECTION!  As an upper middle-class graduate of a private high school, I can
tell you there is such a thing as (limited) financial aid.  Unfortunately,
there isn't enough.

>I wonder if it's time for a Constitutional Amendment forcing all children of
>government officials to attend public school?  That'd get changes made!!
> 

I'm not even going to touch this one.

							Dan, ad nauseum