The Choice Channel

“Nothing does more for bipartisanship at the state Legislature than a common foe. And few foes are more commonly despised around the Legislature - by Republicans and Democrats alike - than the purse-string-holding bureaucracy that administers the No Child Left Behind education mandates. But do the federal bureaucrats frustrate Arizona legislators enough that they might forego an annual pot of $600 million for Arizona school kids? Emphatically, the House of Representatives says, ‘Yes!’ And, er, ‘No!’” (03/31/08)