Condsidering that the US spends as much on it's military as the next ten countries added together - almost 40% of the total world expenditure on military - that's not an unreasonalbe argument.

And I think a lot of people - myself included - see similarities in the way the Bushites are doing things to the way Hitler started out. This is not saying Bush is like Hitler.

"At least one student has said they didn't get a chance for a balanced view."

How much do you want to bet that this was the student who taped the class and reported it to his father? Further bet - the father was Republican.

Didn't Hilter encourage kids to turn their parents in? And probably their teachers, too.

I don't see anything wrong with teachers expressing political views in class, especially in socials or history classes, as long as there is a reasonable attempt at balance - and a realization that all points of view can't always be covered in a single classroom session.