Harsanyi on Obama's School Address

 Good stuff:

To begin with, even if the president delivered an openly politicized speech, which he won't, your kids would survive the unpleasant experience. Most of our children have not yet been transformed into complete idiots by public education.

Moreover, if your child is incapable of handling a 20-minute haranguing from a self-important public servant, they will be tragically unprepared for the new world. (Who do you think they will be dealing with when they need that hip replacement in 60 years?)

Even if you oppose the president on a political level, it is empirically evident that the more one hears his homilies, the less inclined one is to trust him.

I don't share the fears some conservatives have expressed about Obama's attempts to sway public opinion via youngsters. He's been inept at everything else, there's no reason to think that's about to change.