Not a very creative thread title, but come on; what else can be said at this point?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/ed...n/13texas.html

The short of it is that Texas is going to make school textbooks that paint Republican ideology in a more positive light, with topics like the separation of church and state being sold short. Meanwhile, topics like the conservative backlash of the 70's, the free market, personal responisbility and, perhaps most terrifyingly of all, McCarthyism will be portrayed more positively.

So, I mean, there's a lot that could be said about this. The conservative movement of the 70's that I mentioned left us saddled with a debt we're still paying off. The free market has been disastrous in it's implementation far more often than not. Personal responsibilty is pretty much code for "I hate the disadvantaged". All of those things are fairly negative, and it's hard to describe them any other way. But it's the McCarthy bit that honestly freaks me out. The man was completely deranged and it boggles my mind how anyone can honestly defend him.

Oh, and I nearly forgot; Texas produces a huge percentage of the nations textbooks; this isn't just confined to their state. I shudder to think of what the next generation will be like if this keeps up...

I'll stop haranguing you guys now and simply say it once more; Texas sucks.