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Beyond that bit of illogic, opponents are worried that the voucher program would drain resources from the schools that need them the most. Their cause got a boost last week, when a Florida judge ruled that Governor Jeb Bush's state voucher plan--the model for his brother's national program--violates the state constitution and must be dropped. The judge's ruling was narrow and may not mean that George W.'s plan would face a similar fate. But even if it did, Bush wouldn't stop talking about vouchers, because they help conservatives swallow his federal activism...
...church and state and leaves the neediest kids stranded in underperforming schools - are being hotly debated across the country, and voucher proponents are already lining up national experts for their appeal. But the real star power in the case comes from the program's chief booster, Florida governor Jeb Bush. What's more, vouchers are one of the most controversial portions of big brother George W.'s presidential platform - and are vehemently opposed by Al Gore. Dubya likes to cite Jeb's program as a model for his campaign promise of promoting "school accountability...
...party's right wing--a divider, not a uniter. By the time Michigan voters were going to the polls last Tuesday, McCain had taken Bush's visit to Fundamentalist Bob Jones University in South Carolina and turned it into a symbol of the entire race. Bush, whose brother Jeb converted to Roman Catholicism, was forced to stand up and deny that he was an anti-Catholic bigot...
...Bushes, even more than most aggrieved Republicans, watched Clinton in office and dreamed of toppling him someday, none of them imagined that "W" would be the one to do it. It seemed much more logical to think it would be the more polished second son Jeb who would follow the old man into politics. When both boys ran for statewide office in 1994, the family's chips were on Jeb in Florida, not George in Texas, to win. So when the reverse happened, "W" had pulled off the most outrageous stunt...
...subject of a high-profile New York City murder case 33 Selig recently suspended him until May 1 35 Met productions 36 He claims he can beat Gore "like a drum" 37 __ Rabbit (Joel Chandler Harris character) 39 He fell off the stage flipping pancakes 41 George W. and Jeb, to George 43 Itar- __ (news agency) 47 D.C.'s Pennsylvania, e.g. 48 Psyche segments Can't wait till next week for this week's answers? Visit our website at time.com For more of Fred's puzzles, visit his website: macnamarasband.com