Bush could not have gotten his education agenda...Democrats would have opposed him.

[ellennelle]

6. teddy

um, i hate to dispute your assessment of this situation, as i share your outrage over what is happening.

but, as i recall, it was ted kennedy (among others) who helped bush push through the no child left behind bill early in bush's first months in office.

The legislation was proposed by President George W. Bush on January 23, 2001. It was coauthored by Representatives John Boehner (R-OH), George Miller (D-CA), and Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Judd Gregg (R-NH). The United States House of Representatives passed the bill on May 23, 2001 (voting 384–45),[6] and the United States Senate passed it on June 14, 2001 (voting 91–8).[7] President Bush signed it into law on January 8, 2002.

ps. don't get me wrong; i adore teddy, and miss him terribly. in fact, that action on his part was a shining example of his devotion to the legislative process, and he led the way. what a loss; we need him now, desperately.