Stupid, Vicious Adult

That was stupid and vicious. It set a very bad example. Richard Riordan, go sit in the corner. Better yet, look in the mirror and repeat it.

I had to put up with that kind of viciousness from a bus driver when I was in elementary school. He made fun of me countless times, for being a good reader who wanted to learn things. One incident sticks out in my mind: I took an issue of "Electric Company Magazine" on the bus to read during the hour-long bus ride. When we got to the school, I had to endure taunts from the driver about "the sissy magazine." If he thought wanting to learn was such a bad idea, why the hell was he driving the school bus?

I'm usually the last one to say "think of the children," but in this case, as California Secretary of Education, it's Riordan's job to do just that. After what he did, I certainly wouldn't trust him to teach my children, or manage those who do. I wouldn't even trust him to be near my children. In view of the fact that he has derelicted his duty so severely, I propose that he resign.

Posted on Jul 9, 2004 at 10:38:23 PM EDT.