Don't get us wrong. We've got nothing against Old Glory. It just shouldn't be used to cover up roguish grandstanding. Last session, the Republican-led Legislature passed a bill requiring that schools provide time each week for students to face the flag and recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
Problem is, there are more classrooms than flags.
When the Grand Old Party found out there weren't enough Grand Old Flags to go around, it kicked off a fund-raising campaign to help. Now, before you break out the hanky, consider that this is the same legislative leadership that felt duty-bound to pass an education budget that will leave districts with fewer teachers, outdated texts, crowded classrooms and continued cutbacks in music and art education. Maybe we missed it, but we didn't see any press releases about GOP bake sales for books.