A REALLY nice (and well deserved) shout out for Obama in this NYT op ed by David Brooks:

Take education. Obama has taken on a Democratic constituency, the teachers' unions, with a courage not seen since George W. Bush took on the anti-immigration forces in his own party. In a remarkable speech on March 1, he went straight at the guardians of the status quo by calling for the removal of failing teachers in failing schools. Obama has been the most determined education reformer in the modern presidency.

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March 12, 2010

Op-Ed Columnist

Getting Obama Right

By DAVID BROOKS

www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/opinion/12brooks.html