As any conservative could have predicted, Bush's attempts to work with Democrats on issues have resulted in the irritation of his Republican base, while buying nothing but amused contempt from the Democrats as they turn around and stab Bush in the back.

The latest example: Education. Here's Kennedy using the knife.

Kennedy notes that education spending has increased a whopping 13 percent a year, yet what has it really gotten us? New approaches are necessary, not just dumping more cash down the rathole of the nationalized education system.

You know, there was a time when education wasn't even a Federal issue.