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Friday, September 3, 2010

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Duncan's OK with a Republican sweep

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Duncan's OK with a Republican sweep

Duncan's OK with a Republican sweep

But he's "nonpolitical"

Arne Duncan is back on tour in anticipation of a Republican avalanche in the upcoming mid-term elections. This one reminiscent of his first Three Amigos tour with Newt Gingrich and Al Sharpton--a kind of early surrender tour which let the country know that the new administration was fully committed to building on Bush's No Child Left Behind policies--now called Race To The Top. This time around, he's letting letting the public know that he's still on board.

Though Mr. Duncan called his bus trip “a campaign for education,” there was little political edge.