Thanks to Paul Krugman -- his blog offers more than economic insight and no-nonsense political comment -- for directing us to this from The Onion: America's Finest News Source. The headline, in typical Onion mock-seriousness: "Budget Mix-Up Provides Nation's Schools With Enough Money To Properly Educate Students."
Sources in the Congressional Budget Office reported that as a result of a clerical error, $80 billion earmarked for national defense was accidentally sent to the Department of Education, furnishing schools with the necessary funds to buy new textbooks, offer more academic resources, hire better teachers, promote student achievement, and foster educational excellence—an oversight that apologetic officials called a "huge mistake."
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Read the whole piece....and weep from laughter, yes; and bitter irony.
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