In Davis seeks local control of education, a supporter writes:
Who's in charge of our children's education? Parents should be in charge and have their voices heard. Brian Davis is the only one listening to them in our congressional district. He does not want to eliminate the Department of Education.
We heard Davis repeat Ronald Reagan's call for the elimination of the Department of Education in the Debate Minnesota forum at Minnesota State University in Mankato, as did about 400 other people. He also said that NCLB should be repealed, while the letter writer claims he only wants to change the program.
Davis has claimed he will be a straight-shooter, but we've seen evidence that his positions waver. Witness his footwork on the national sales tax (which we blogged about in Brian Davis and Minnesota's flat tax organizers) and his meandering line on tax credits. He opposed subsidies for wind and ethanol in July, supported the blenders' tax credit for ethanol in mid-October (and implied support for the wind industry) but told the Mankato Free Press this week:
He also said he’s opposed on principle to the numerous tax credits available to individuals and businesses, something he considers government micro-managing of the economy.
So we can't fault the letter writer when we consider the source: Davis himself.
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