Friday, October 07, 2005
The Corkins Consensus
We know. We know. You think Red State Rabble has gone a bit overboard in our reaction to the appointment of Michael Brown, eh, Bob Corkins as Kansas Education Commissioner. You think we've been too hard on Corkins. That we lack objectivity, subtlety. You think we are using a sledgehammer to swat a fly.
Well, think again.
Here's the reaction from Kansas legislators, as reported by Scott Rothschild in the Lawrence Journal-World:
Well, think again.
Here's the reaction from Kansas legislators, as reported by Scott Rothschild in the Lawrence Journal-World:
- “I almost ran off the road when I heard it,” Senate Education Chairwoman Jean Schodorf, R-Wichita, said Tuesday after hearing the news.
- “Are you serious, really?” Senate Majority Leader Derek Schmidt, R-Independence, said.
- “It’s one thing to debate evolution, but it’s another to put Bob Corkins in charge of the department,” said Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka.
