Spellings Named Education Secretary

WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites) on Wednesday named White House domestic policy adviser Margaret Spellings to be the nation's eighth education secretary, saying she has "my complete trust."

Bush promoted Spellings to the Cabinet-level job of overseeing the Education Department and enforcing the nation's sweeping school reform law. If she's confirmed by the Senate, Spellings would replace departing secretary Rod Paige.

"I share your passion for education," Spellings told the president at a White House ceremony. "Our schools must keep their promise to all children."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=542&ncid=716&e=3&u=/ap/20041117/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/spellings

This person has never been in a classroom, from what I can find. Just what people in education need: a total layperson telling them what to do...again. She's a proponent of NCLB. Coming soon to a town near you: federally subsidized parochial schools!

Seriously, I'm going to start an Agnostic School and see if I can get me some o' them NCLB bucks.

And she has the quality he values most: fealty

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As Bush's domestic policy adviser, Spellings has helped shape the news while staying out of it herself. Karl Rove, the president's political strategist, was quoted this fall as saying Spellings is "the most influential woman in Washington that you've never heard of."

Spellings worked for six years as Bush's education adviser in Texas, pushing policies on early reading and student accountability. They became the model for the federal law, No Child Left Behind, that Spellings helped put together from the White House after Bush's election in 2000.

Same as any other governmental position.
Backgound in education? How reality-based of you!:shrug:

Check out this photo. Spellings is putting a spell on Bush and all the journalists at the press conference.



Question for the freepers: Do we really want an avowed SATANIST running the Federal Department of Home Skooling and Vouchers?

She does look pretty damn cute.

Too bad she believes in NCLB. NCLB is an abomination.

for the president to kiss his cabinet members??? This picture is from cnn??? wtf.

The new pic isn't that much better.


That little perverted smile of his

"Bush, in a White House ceremony, called Spellings an "energetic reformer." She became emotional during the ceremony and Bush gave her a kiss on the cheek."

Thats from a reuters article. Looks more like he was going for the lips to me!!!!!!!! :)

levitate right there on tv.

http://www.tolstoy.com/lonewacko/blog/archives/000943.html


Here are two other statements Margaret Spellings made:
"We do envision that this would be open to any type of employee and any type of employer, such as nurses, teachers, high-tech workers, low-skilled workers. This is a concept that can apply broadly"
Asked "Will the children of "guest workers" automatically become citizens?", her response was: "Anyone who is born in the United States is presumed to be a citizen, and we do not support changing that. So I guess the answer is yes."
In other words, our "guest workers" will have children and will be here to stay
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And this one has a link with her on some panel..talking about immigration changes under the shrub regime

http://www.cato.org/events/040116pf.html

Please don't make fun of his disability on your first day. ;-)

and Scalia's remarks about how we need more orgies.....Wonder what's going on at the WH dinners these days....Think anyone will leak the video of the Chimp king and his bitches?.....'cause you know, we only impeach over sex in this country.....