Bush Leading Republicans In New Direction
Washington
Texas Gov. George W. Bush's
announcement last week that he wants to create a brand-new federal
reading program adds yet more evidence that he is not the typical
Republican presidential candidate.
Not only would the five-year initiative add about $1 billion a year to the federal budget, it also would dictate to participating states everything from when they should test their students to what kind of curriculum they should use.
That proposal and a separate plan on teacher quality are the latest examples of how far this year's presumptive GOP nominee has moved away from his party's stance in 1996, when Republican standard-bearer Bob Dole supported rolling back...
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