Dumb and dumber:
Texas will not compete for up to $700 million in federal education money, Gov. Rick Perry said on Wednesday, calling the Obama administrationâs main school improvement grant program an unacceptable intrusion on statesâ control over education.... âWe would be foolish and irresponsible,â Mr. Perry said, âto place our childrenâs future in the hands of unelected bureaucrats and special-interest groups thousands of miles away in Washington.â