A listener pointed us to this quote by his own Congresswoman in Fort Collins, Colorado. Her name is Betsy Markey and she is the first Democrat to represent this district in almost 40 years. And what does she do? She goes and votes with her fellow Democrats in supporting this so-called economic stimulus package.

But if it makes you feel any better (trust me .. it shouldn't), Markey did struggle with her decision. What tipped her over the edge was a message she received from a government school superintendent in her district. This government school hack sent Markey a message saying that a vote for this bill would be like "Congress throwing us a lifeline." And that is why Markey decided to vote on the bill. I guess she did not take into account the fact that not only is this gargantuan spending bill a "life line," this legislation literally doubles the amount of federal dollars spent on government education. This is something that Markey's grandchildren are going to be paying for. That doesn't matter. She's a Democrat. When she runs for reelection she's going to need the help of the teacher's unions and education bureaucrats. Connect the dots.

But that brings me to this quote, which would explain why a politician like Markey would make such a crucial decision based on a message from a government school bureaucrat. Markey says, "Is it a stimulus tomorrow that we're going to put money into education? No. But (the public education system) has always been the basis of our economic prosperity."

Did you hear that? This woman believes that it is our government education system which makes this country and our economy great. No credit to capitalism. All credit to government schools.