Saturday, January 20, 2007

This Day in Republican History 1/20/07

January 20, 2001

Mississippi Republican Rod Paige is confirmed as first African-American U.S. Secretary of Education; calls for school choice to allow poor and minority children to “throw off their chains” Another first for Republicans. Where were the Democrats? Democrats have fought against every single civil rights program that has ever come down the pike. They fought against equality for blacks, they fought against equality for women and now they are fighting against equality in education. Their current battle to prevent disadvantaged kids from getting school vouchers is just another example of how they keep the poor and minorities down.

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