Article in the Washington Post, ?Ex-Aides Break with Bush on ?No Child,? quotes Dr. Eugene Hickok, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education. For those who met Dr. Hickok in Raleigh or Charlotte earlier this month, we heard of his lack of enthusiasm for the law as written.
This struggle epitomizes what is happening within the GOP. According to the article, many Republican lawmakers feel the ?White House has strayed too far from conservative principles.? It will be interesting to watch Secretary Spellings play her cards to get some sort of reauthorization, but who knows what may come out?