Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey reached the zenith of hypocrisy on Tuesday as he railed against the nomination of Betsy DeVos for Secretary of Education. As mayor of Newark, Booker teamed with DeVos on the board of Alliance for School Choice, which fought for using taxpayer dollars for charter, private and religious schools.
But when it came time for her nomination, Booker voted against her, saying, “I found many of her answers inadequate, unsatisfactory … or just plain violative of what I believe a leader in that position should do,” adding that her refusal to rule out allowing guns in schools “to protect from potential grizzlies,” and arguing that the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act should be enforced by states was problematic.
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