Dozens in GOP Turn Against Bush's Prized 'No Child' Act

It's sad, but not surprising, to see the forces rallying against NCLB.  I'll comment more on this later (gotta do my taxes now!):

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Dozens in GOP Turn Against Bush's Prized 'No Child' Act

By Jonathan Weisman and Amit R. Paley

Washington Post Staff Writers

Thursday, March 15, 2007; A01

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/14/AR2007031402741.html

More than 50 GOP members of the House and Senate -- including the House's second-ranking Republican -- will introduce legislation today that could severely undercut President Bush's signature domestic achievement, the No Child Left Behind Act, by allowing states to opt out of its testing mandates.

For a White House fighting off attacks on its war policy and dealing with a burgeoning scandal at the Justice Department, the GOP dissidents' move is a fresh blow on a new front. Among the co-sponsors of the legislation are House Minority Whip Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), a key supporter of the measure in 2001, and John Cornyn (R-Tex.), Bush's most reliable defender in the Senate. Rep. Eric Cantor (Va.), the House GOP's chief deputy whip and a supporter in 2001, has also signed on.