The man is a liar.

"But America has long suffered from an under-investment in infrastructure (look at the condition of our highways and bridges, our railroads and airports), in basic research, and in education at all levels. Further cutbacks in these areas lie ahead."

Try to build a new railroad, airport, or other large infrastructure project in this country and see how much time and money it costs simply to go through all of the lawsuits, and government redtape.

Much of the basic R&D in this country is done with private funding. Everything from medicine, genetics, computers, and rockets is researched and developed by private companies and corporations.

As for education, we spend more money per student per year than just about any other country. Where has this gotten us? Education isn't about money, it's about a will and desire to learn. You can't make a horse drink if it doesn't want to. You want kids to learn? Then do something about the toxic sludge known as pop culture.