Biggest Fuck Up So Far: Congress Puts a Fox in Charge of the Higher Ed Henhouse

[RiverStone]

For those that remember, this is like James Watt serving as Secretary of the Interior. This crazy ass idiot is openly hostile to public education; and as an educator myself, I was thinking things could not get worse funding wise. Guess we have yet to hit rock bottom....:puke:

The Republicans of the 112th Congress have appointed Rep. Virginia Foxx to chair the higher-education subcommittee. The conservative Foxx was the only committee member to vote against the Higher Education Reauthorization Act, and she has been a big supporter of for-profit colleges. In fact, she plans to oppose the current attempts to regulate these exploitive institutions, and of course, she has received large campaign contributions from the for-private schools themselves.

Foxx also opposes the government taking over the handling of student loans, and she has called for a more free market approach to student funding. It should also be pointed out that she is a former professor and president of a community college, but she disagrees with President Obama's plan to produce more community college graduates.

As an extreme right-winger, Foxx has called for the cutting of funding for higher education, and like so many of the other new congressional committee chairs, she plans to actively push for legislation that will reduce the public support for the area her committee oversees. It is now clear that the new Republican leadership has purposely put in power people who will try to dismantle any program supported by the Obama administration. We should then expect a very rough two years for higher education.

link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bob-samuels/congress-puts-a-fox-in-ch_b_805463.html

[emulatorloo]

1. That is very bad. She's a disaster.

[givemebackmycountry]

2. Because when I think higher education, I think of...

We are so fucked.

[madmax]

6. Batshit crazy Michele for "Intel" and this one for 'Ed"

where the fuck are their heads? Are they picking the biggest assholes in the Repukelican Party. Damn, this is major stupid even for them. :crazy:

[RiverStone]

10. Wow - they really did drink the kool-aid!

You would think someone might figure out that anointing the crazy fringe for repuke leadership positions might alienate all but the flat earthers and tea party fanatics.

They don't give a shit. Absolute power corrupts absolutely eh?

[progressoid]

3. Ugh, that witch,

who said that Mathew Shepard's murder was a hoax. :grr:



ETA: The video, if you can stand it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWm2zGTZBM0

[madmax]

8. Can't watch - remember the day too well. nt

[AsahinaKimi]

4. If she had her way

She would cut all funding to Education. After all, every Republican knows that anyone who is Educated is a know it all snob, and should be put in their "place". Who ever thought this woman should be in charge of Education, should have been investigated for corruption.

[Kweli4Real]

5. Is this any worst ...

Than putting Michelle Bachmann on the Intelligence Committee?

This is gonna be a long two years.

[Hannah Bell]

7. fuck the locusts & traitors

[Kablooie]

9. They are determined to dismantle as much of the government as they can while they are in control.

And then leave the crippled, broken system for the Democrats to take charge of the next time.

Just like they did with Bush. It's a clear pattern.

[spanone]

11. republicans would just as soon do away with education spending

it drags down the economy

[Renew Deal]

12. Kakistocracy

government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/kakistocracy