If you are the parent of a school-aged child, and you’re considering pulling that child out of class so s/he doesn’t get to listen to the president’s speech, please remove me from your friendlist because you’re crazy and I don’t like you.
– Facebook status update of one of my friends

I don’t think I have any conservative-minded friends who are that ridiculous, do I?

Here John Harwood slams American idiot parents who would keep their kids home from school rather than have them hear a speech by the President encouraging kids to work hard and stay in school.