[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by ann.coulter2

Since I haven't heard from that Aussie loser, I'll answer your question - which you answered: "existing to instill values in youth"

Actually, aside from simply quoting me you pretty much avoided the question -- if mom and dad can do it just fine, why do they seek the support of schools, churches and civic organizations to instill values in their kids? -- by diverting to another rant on liberals.

The original supporters of private schools are the liberals. Can you name one Clinton, Kennedy, Biden, (Jessie) Jackson, or Pelosi child who ever entered a public school?

What does that have to do with my question? And what does it have to do with all the private schools and "Christian academies" created over the last forty years to avoid things like integregation and the teaching of evolution?

They want the best for their kids, as do conservatives.

This is the closest you get to ansering the question. But earlier you said "conservatives think mom and dad can do it just fine," which is why I asked the question. So I'll take your tepid response as a tepid admission that it does take more than mom and dad to provide the best eduction and to instill values in youth.

The evil "village" is the government.

Actually, anytime I've ever heard the phrase used, "village" is the community -- teachers, churches, Scouts, mentors, etc. I assume that you know that even in a democratic society where all authority ultimately derives from the people, "community" and "government" are not the same thing. But that would get in the way of your "argument," wouldn't it?

They think more governmental rules and more government spending is needed. They don't think congressman Foley should email pages, but they think gay leaders should go camping with boy scouts. They would not allow a scout to have a pocket knife, let alone a hatchet. Peeing in the woods? Oh no never.

The surest sign of the empty argument is putting everything on "them." Liberals (or whoever the easy scapegoat is) = bad, conservatives ("us") = good. You know, I know quite a few scouting families with "Kerry-Edwards"/"Get Us Out of Iraq"/"Peace is Patriotic" bumperstickers who have no problem with pocket knives and hatchets but do have a problem with gay scout leaders. Go camping with some Scouts sometime, and you'll see that your ridiculous over-generalizations hold about as much water as your credibility.