Bushism of the Day

“You’ll hear people say it’s racist to test. Folks, it’s racist not to test. Because guess who gets shuffled through the system oftentimes? Children whose parents don’t speak English as a first language, inner-city kids. It’s so much easier to quit on somebody than to remediate.”–Referring to his education bill, Independence, Mo., Aug. 21, 2001 (Thanks to Julie Reagan)