Beware the 8th of September--2 things to watch (updated)

September 7, 1:28 PMColumbia Conservative ExaminerAnthony G. Martin

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Tomorrow is being promoted as 'keep your children home from school' day.  Various names have been used to describe the day from 'National Truancy Day' to 'Hall Pass Tuesday.'  They all refer to the same thing.

Parents all across the United States are keeping their children out of school tomorrow to protest Barack Obama's address to school children.

Never before has a President given an educational address to students that is so overtly political.  This highly partisan address seeks to uplift and magnify the name of Obama, encouraging kids to 'think about ways they can serve the President.'

Update!  The fact that Obama and the Department of Education have tweaked the speech and the lesson plans, obviously in direct response to the avalanche of criticism from the public AND school districts across the country that are refusing to show the speech, does not in any way minimize or negate the original intent to engage in indoctrination of school children, seeking to fill their minds with Leftwing propaganda.  Parents should proceed with their original plans to keep their children home in order to send a strong message to Obama, the government-run schools, and the federal Department of Education!

The federal Department of Education--an agency that should have never been created--is of course heavily involved in the event, sending to teachers lesson plans that suggest discussion talking points and learning activities.

It is interesting that ever since the infamous department was created in the 1970s, the achievement level of American students has gotten worse.  Long before there were national standards, a federal department to meddle in local schools, and mandatory social engineering and programs for poor kids, our grandparents were studying McGuffey's Readers that had students reading on what is now considered a 12th-grade reading level by the time they were in the 8th grade. 

Kids don't need Barack Obama or the Department of Education.  Even public school teachers do our children a great disservice by indoctrinating them with the latest babble that proceeds out of liberal garbage bins.

What kids need are parents that take an active role in their education, giving them reading material at home that is very different from that which they get at school.  These parents believe that their children are not wards of the state but THEIR CHILDREN who need to know about U.S. History, the Constitution, the views of the Founding Fathers, and 'American exceptionalism.'.

Keep them home tomorrow to prevent them from more indoctrination from Washington.

The second thing to watch, however, is Congress.  On Tuesday the House and Senate return from their summer break.  2 bills could be sent to the floor in short order without further debate, should the Democratic leadership decide to pull a fast one.

One, of course, is the bill that would mandate the government control of healthcare.  Compromise legislation is rumored to be on the table, but that compromise does not address the issue of strict government control over doctor pay, hospitals, insurance companies, and who gets care.  This is even without the 'public option.'  Rationing of care is still central to any plan Obama wants passed.  Pay no attention whatsoever to Obama's words and promises.  They have been shown to be false more than once.  Pay attention instead to what is actually in the bill itself. 

The other legislation is the so-called 'cap & trade' bill that will result in an increase of $1300 to $3000 in yearly energy costs to the average American household.

Obama, the Democrats, and moderate Republicans are heavily invested in passing these 2 measures, despite the widespread public outcry against them.

Citizens would be wise to watch very very closely every single move of these sorry excuses for representatives.

For more commentary on other issues, visit my blog at The Liberty Sphere.