Suprise, Suprise; He's not Perfect

There are a lot of things that get on my nerves in politics, but one thing just really kills me: Republicans. Day after day, those who lead the party seem to defy logic yet again, and stoop to levels that are so low that they're in uncharted territory. This leads me into my topic for today: How Barack Obama is ignoring the constitution, and getting education totally wrong. I bet you're very surprised right now. First of all, you're probably wondering why the hell I started out by bashing Republicans yet again. Its simple; wanted to screw with you for a little bit. Secondly, you're probably wondering if a liberal is capable of bashing Obama. To that I answer: I am not a liberal you douchebag, nor was I ever. I am perfectly capable of pointing out the flaws in our President's agenda. So here we go...As per his campaign promise, Barack Obama is starting to reform No Child Left Behind, one of Dubya's executive branch-expanding projects. NCLB gave the executive branch the power to decide a core curriculum in every state's education. It also made federal funding (which isn't that big to start with) completely dependant on the progress states show in reading and math skills. After the project got started, President Bush proved to be a failure in yet another area of his presidency, which is where Obama comes in. Many were expecting the current President to end NCLB, but instead he expanded it. He is placing harder restrictions on unattainable goals, and is withholding even more federal funding. The program to start with in unconstitutional, as any power not given to the federal government and not restricted from state governments is given to the state governments (and only them). The President has no jurisdiction over our education whatsoever, and he should realize this. Another mistake of his, is expanding a program that is a proven failure. What he might be doing right is demanding more charter schools. On a small scale, these types of schools have been proven to work. But after all of this, the ironic part is that the states, the only ones with a rightful jurisdiction in this matter, are seeing themselves playing a smaller role in education by the day. Let's just hope the President realizes that he's somewhere he doesn't belong before its too late.