Rhetoric & Reality

Rhetoric (State of the Union speech, Feb 2, 2006) :
"If we ensure that America's children succeed in life, they will ensure that America succeeds in the world. (Applause.)"


Reality (2007 Fiscal Year President's Budget Request):
President Bush's budget for fiscal year 2007 cuts federal education spending by 3.8 percent, the largest in at least a decade.