I keep seeing homeschoolers falling all over themselves for Ron Paul, because he likes homeschoolers. Honestly, I don\u2019t like Ron Paul\u2019s stance on the war on terror, and his record on education is shaky to me. Has anyone even looked at Tom Tancredo?? Here\u2019s a quote from him:<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving served as a public school teacher in Colorado and as the U.S. Secretary of Education’s Regional Representative, I have earned real world knowledge of how to best educate America’s children. Control over the education of our children must be in the hands of the parents. I believe in the ability of parents to choose the educational path best suited for their children. I support tax credits for families who choose to allow their children to attend any other institution whether it be a private, parochial, or home school. I oppose increased federal involvement in education, and broke ranks with my party to oppose the No Child Left Behind Act for that reason.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Do you see where he says that control over education choices should be \u201cin the hands of the parents\u201d? And that he wants to give homeschoolers tax credits?<\/p>\n
Have you looked at Ron Paul\u2019s record on Education as a whole?? Did you see that he voted against letting low-income folks in DC have vouchers? His homeschool platform does not say that he would make life easy on homeschoolers. It says he would “veto any legislation that would require federal testing.” Huh? Wait, is this even an issue before congress right now? How come the community hasn’t been in an uproar about it if it is? Paul also wants to get rid of the No Child Left Behind. Newsflash: So does Tancredo! Paul is rated a 68% by the NEA, whose mission statement is:<\/p>\n
\u201cTo fulfill the promise of a democratic society, the National Education Association shall promote the cause of quality public education and advance the profession of education; expand the rights and further the interest of educational employees; and advocate human, civil, and economic rights for all.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Meanwhile, Tancredo is only rated a 8% by the same NEA\u2026 an Association out to maintain the public schools.<\/p>\n
Ron Paul says that the War on Terror is bad, and has voted to pull our guys out. On the surface that sounds good, BUT we are winning! In a time when the worst news out of Iraq is that the low death toll is affecting the Iraqi funeral business (see story here<\/a>) and people who are there say we can win this, the surge is working\u2026 talking about pulling out is giving aid and comfort to the enemy, and proving that when the going gets tough, America turns tail and run.<\/p>\n
Tancredo on the other hand, truly supports our military. He supports the mission, and understands who we are fighting.<\/p>\n
Also, check out Tancredo\u2019s stance on immigration. Here\u2019s a guy who gets it.<\/p>\n
His website \u2013 www.teamtancredo.org<\/a> seems to be down at the moment, but you can check out Tancredo’s Blog at Typepad<\/a>. You can also find out where all the candidates stand on the issues at these sites:<\/p>\n
http:\/\/www.ontheissues.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n