This thread has turned into a discussion of Maine educational results; specifically, whether Maine students are pretty good or pretty bad when measured by standardized tests like the SAT college entrance exam.

Frankly, I have always wondered why conservatives get all huffy about Maine student’s average SAT scores. After all, a high SAT score just makes it more likely that the student is going to go to one of those ivy league liberal schools, get multiple fancy degrees, find a job in an ivory tower somewhere, vote Democrat, not go to church as much, and eventually get appointed to some position in a future Democratic administration where the job is to tell your less highly educated children how to live their lives.

Why not nip this in the bud? Let’s not try to help our students do better on the SAT; instead, we should support more America-friendly lifestyles by encouraging students to join the football team and keeping them away from condoms. After all, students with traumatic head injuries or pregnant girlfriends are far less likely to go down the ivy league path towards socialism.