House Republicans have been the laughingstock of the nation since the GOP/Tea Party took control of the House of Representatives back in 2010, but what one House Democrat did to embarrass them this week will make them even more so. Democratic Representative Mark Takano of California was elected to the House in 2012. Before election night, he had been an English teacher for 24 years. So perhaps it was a matter of fate or plain old bad luck that Republicans would do something that would allow Takano to use his experience as a former teacher to thoroughly embarrass themselves. this is a major problem. While there are not any education requirements to become a congressman, one would at least expect Republicans of all people to know proper English and write decent letters. These are the same people who expect immigrants to know and speak English, yet they apparently don’t understand English either. It makes Republicans sound very hypocritical and reflects poorly on the seriously underfunded education system. It also demonstrates how Republicans are incapable of providing evidence to back up their positions. |