Brooks On Education

I can think of no greater waste of a blog than reprinting NY Times OpEds (especially Friedman and his flat planet). That out of the way, allow me to waste my blog on David Brooks' tempered judgment and his wise advice on American education. Quick question: What about Brooks is specifically conservative? His glasses? (Yes). I think this is quite forward looking and, if his ideas were put into practice, would probably create the kind of large government organization Republicans, ye of Homeland Security, were supposed to hate. Quick bone to pick: There is nothing wrong with "being France" and the sooner people and countries learn to live together in comfort without madly competing for resources and smartness, the sooner we can band together and create a starship to fly us around the galaxy in search of spices.