Houston Democrats

I wonder if the new HISD Superintendent of schools has had time to evaluate the software that Neil Bush sold to the school board. It would be interesting for the citizens to know how the software will benefit our children.

It is ironic that Brown Schools, Inc., a private education firm, receiving public funds from Texas, California, Florida, Idaho and Vermont should file Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 and the school board still wants to put the education of our childrlen in the hands of "for profit" corporations. By-the-way aren't they lucky they aren't subjected to the restriction individual bankruptcies are going to be subjected to, thanks to the Bush Administration.

I hope you read the Wednesday April 13 Chronicle City and State front page bylined by Rick Casey. If you have thrown your paper away go to your public library and read it.

President Bush is a winner. His tax cut victory allowed him to pay $20,000 less in federal taxes for 2004 than in 2003. Not bad for looking out for ones self and wealthy and not so wealthy cronies. The not so wealthy cronies are good "yes" persons.

Chris Rock explained the difference between rich and wealthy. He says Shaq the basketball-wiz is rich and the man that signs his check is wealthy. Chris also says, "If Bill Gates awoke with Oprah's money he would kill himself."

Kudos to Bill Gates who once said rich people don't need tax relief and is now saying "If we keep the system as it is, millions of children will never get a chance to fulfill their promise because of their ZIP Code, their skin color or their parents income." I would say that Bill Gates is a man who really believes the No Child Left Behind concept to which President Bush only gives lip service. May everybody's God bless Bill Gates.