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- Subject: Re: Schools: public or private
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- John- It was Linus, not Charlie Brown. And if Clinton's public policies do not
- attempt to redress the consitions that make him (or Hillary or Chelsea) want
- for Chelsea to go to a private school, then your implication will be correct.
- But as matters stand, if he sends Chelsea to Sidwell and improves the schools
- in the public sector at the same time, exactly what has he done wrong. While
- he was governor of Arkansas, Chelsea went to public schools and he worked to
- improve public schools. I will judge his job as president on the basis of
- his policy decisions toward the schools. But, if I have not been sufficiently
- clear about htis as well, I too wish that he had made a statement by sending
- Chelsea to the public schools. It would have made a very strong statement.
- But I still am unsure of what sin the Clintons are presumed to have committed
- in their decision to provide the best possible education for their daughter,
- assuming that they continue to advocate public policies for the imporvement of
- education ofr all. That seems to meet the obligations Bill Clinton has as
- parent and as president. He has done what he believes is best for his
- child; is that not what "good parent" means? Granted, we do not know if he
- will do the same for the rest of us as president, but his record on education
- is one of concern, whether we agree with the specifics of the policies or not.
- It seems to me that the danger of failing to distinguish between the personal
- and public goods that one pursues leads more often than not to public issues
- being decided for personal benefit. In evidence of that proposition, I offer
- the lsat twelve years. There may be a real benefit of having a presidnet who
- can tell the difference between legitimate personal interest and public good,
- and when the former can be pursued without harm to the latter.
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