[Notwithstanding]

1. Institute school choice and the vile pubic schools will disappear (they will be closed as private schools thrive, or they will take drastic steps to improve to the point where they are as good for kids as private schools).

2. States should takeover cities that cannot govern themselves efficiently (cities rule in lieu of the state, and the state can reassert its role if the cities are not capable - why would we continue to subsidize these cities with state cash only to see it wasted).

NB: both scenarios seriously weaken govt employee unions - the cause of bloated bureaucracies that provide less service at ever higher cost.

[canyon]

I think "Shock and Awe" said really fast sounds like a good name for the new "hip" Michigan city.