In the course of a congressional hearing on U.S. economic policy, a witness casually mentioned the importance of education to the future of the nation.
That was enough for Vermont's plain-spoken Republican Senator Ralph Flanders, 76, who proceeded to sound off on what has obviously become one of his favorite topics.
"Our education system," said he, "is a shambles. I have, for instance, four grandchildren in high school . . . Three of them are writing rather good theses and essays but are not corrected in spelling. They communicate; that's all that is necessary. The hell with spelling.
"Furthermore, the leading citizens of the...
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