Surprise! Virtually all of Michelle Rhee's BFF's are Republicans

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by Steve Singiser
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/06/08/983134/-Surprise!-Virtually-all-of-Michelle-Rhees-BFFs-are-Republicans


Former DC Schools Chancellor and "education reform" advocate Michelle Rhee has been a busy bee as of late. Undeterred by the looming scandal that could derail much of the mythology surrounding her tenure in the DC schools, Rhee has been a ubiquitous presence in state legislatures around the country, and a constant companion at the side of ed-minded Governors from coast to coast.

The common thread? They are virtually all Republicans, as Valerie Strauss at the Washington Post explains:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/what-michelle-rhee-has-been-up-to/2011/06/07/AGh95HLH_blog.html

While investigators in the District are trying to determine how much cheating there was on standardized tests while Michelle Rhee ran the city’s public school system (and there are reasons to worry it was widespread), the former chancellor has been busy joining with Republican governors to strip teachers of their collective bargaining rights.

Rhee was appointed chancellor of D.C. schools in 2007 by Democratic mayor Adrian Fenty, and she just hired Hari Sevugan, former spokesman for the Democratic National Committee, to be the chief spokesman for her StudentsFirst organization.

But her post-D.C. life — which began in October when she quit because Fenty lost in a primary -- has been aligned with very conservative governors who are going after labor.

Rhee's penchant for parroting right-wing talking points on education, insulated by a self-promoted mythology of her educational successes, has been well documented.

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[Angry Dragon]

1. Perhaps after their investigation they could charge her with

fraud and theft by swindle and throw her ass in jail...........

[Citizen Worker]

2. There's also a growing stable of "democrats" advocating for public education "reform." Witness Arne

Duncan, appointed by...?

[yurbud]

3. the corporate wing of the party once again doing their best to snatch defeat from jaws of victory

[yurbud]

4. maybe this is a positive sign--she's and the corporate ''reform'' movement are becoming too toxic

for Democrats to touch.