Charlie, Charlie, Charlie. I don’t want to make a new list but I will make a few comments:
1. The IRS became Obama’s IRS when he took office. Further, it certainly appears that the White House directed the IRS to give Conservative (alright, Tea Party) groups a hard time.
2. You’re right. I don’t see any significant difference between Common Core and No Child Left Behind. It’s funny that the Dems who ridiculed NCLB love Common Core and the Reps who supported NCLB take shots at Common Core.
3. Simply calling an accusation a lie isn’t refutation. You should know better.
You typify what is wrong with political discourse in America today. We need a return to civility if we don’t want this country to descend to the level of a banana republic. For that to happen, both sides have to recognize the legitimacy of each others concerns. Conservatives aren’t all slack-jawed yokels and Liberals aren’t all effete snobs (tip of the hat to Spiro Agnew). Whether the issue is women’s rights, gun control, immigration policy, religion in public life, whatever, problems can’t be solved and consensus can’t be reached by school yard name calling. What saddens me is that if an educated,erudite academic such as yourself can fall prey to political hatred and calumny, what hope is there for those of us less blessed with intellect to reach accommodation?