After seizing control of the Senate in a coup d'etat last November, Bush seems to be emboldened to try to push his conservative agenda. First there are the reckless and irresponsible tax cuts. Next, he re-nominated controversial judges such as Charles Pickering that have already been rejected by the Senate judiciary. I wonder if he will try to push through his plan for school vouchers.

The vouchers are sure to drain our schools of much needed funds, and leave poor, underprivileged children behind; especially those in inner cities. Vouchers will also largely be used in schools with religious indoctrination. They may seem benign on the surface, but there are real Constitutional issues of separation of church and state.

During a time when education funding should be increasing, will Bush propose to decrease the resources that are available for our nation's children? Probably. After all, this is the same party that classified ketchup as a vegetable.