I loved Jeff Jacoby's column in today's (10/17/07) Globe. There's no question that the socialist teacher's union has pushed it's agenda at the expense of all efforts at improving education. I have to say that I find Edward's remark ridiculous. Why is it that these fools don't feel that they have the right to impose their views on their children but that they have a God given right to dictate to the rest of us? I realize that Edwards had no role in the "play" but here in Massachusetts the pols have no problem dictating to the people they supposedly represent. Seat belts, tax roll back, even the same-sex marriage invention got shoved down everyone's throats. They KNOW the seat belt law is good so it gets pushed on us twice. They want our money so they ignore a roll back referendum. They were afraid that the people wouldn't "do the right thing" so they conspired to force the gay marriage deal on everyone even though they had a chance to legislate it into law. I would likely have voted to allow gay marriage had I been trusted to do so. It's none of my business what anyone else does if it doesn't effect me. I guess I would have made a crappy politician and a worse teacher. Sadly these fools know less about history than they do about government. The wheel may turn slowly, but it turns. Someday, I hope I'm long gone by then, there will be a violent backlash against this foolish pandering. What we get afterwards could make the French Revolution and Nazi Germany look like garden parties. Hopefully some of these hypocrites will be the ones with their heads on the pikes. Edwards would still look good with his $400 haircut.