One of the problems with the GOP efforts to rid themselves of the stupid is that there's just no good place to draw the line. Just how many people
would have to be drummed out of the party?
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) said Tuesday that America’s educational troubles began when women began working outside the home in large numbers. […]
In response to a question about how America became “so mediocre” in regard to educational outcomes, he said:
I think both parents started working. The mom got in the work place.
Bryant immediately recognized how controversial his remark would be and said he knew he would start to get e-mails. He then expanded on his answer, saying that “both parents are so pressured” in families today.
I can think of a fair number of reasons why America has fallen behind in education, but the premise that it is because the wommenfolk started getting jobs would not be among them. (Though it might be fascinating to hear the Republican prescription for such an ill, given that I'm sure "pay skilled people enough so that both parents don't have to work" is nowhere among the top 100 answers.)
He also noted that America seemed to be losing ground internationally in regards to educational outcomes because other nations began to invest more in their own school systems and make progress.
Well, maybe we could do try that. Someone should suggest it. Or maybe Bryant's fine state of Mississippi could, on a lark, give a go at not doing the exact opposite.