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I happened to be in FL last week, and heard some black woman bemoaning the "bias" in the tests. She did a better job of destroying her own arguments than anybody else could possibly have done.

When all was said and done, one had to conclude that her argument boiled down to "us black folks is stoopid, so ya gotta give us a break."

If black Floridians follow "leaders" like that, it's no wonder their kids can't get a decent education.

When all was said and done, one had to conclude that her argument boiled down to "us black folks is stoopid, so ya gotta give us a break."

Another factor in this matter, though not mentioned in any recent articles citign Biushop Curry, is that he himself was the head of an independent commission here in FL, which looked into the impact of One FL -- Gov Bush's policy eliminating race as a factor in college admissions.

And, as reported by national media, Bishop Curry, who had been one of Gov Bush's most outspoken critics, concluded Gov Bush's program was in fact fair to blacks, because: Gov Bush is requiring more Advanced Placement classes in high schools with high minority student populations, providing free PSAT testing (the test before the SAT) to all FL students, and doing a lot more that no other governor in any state has ever done in an effort to level the playing field for all FL students.

So, Bishop Curry concluded back then: Gov Bush is doing the right thing by blacks.
But, now that the numbers of black students failing FCAT have shown there is still a lot to be done in terms of these kids achieving more in school, Bishop Curry has reversed his position -- and again starting publicly criticizing the governor.
Yet, I think his new criticism is political, because on one hand, the Bishop has already agreed eliminating race under One FL was in fact fair, but on the other hand, the Bishop is now saying, "Whoa, you don't really expect black kids to MEET those standards, now, do you?" Well, yes, Gov Bush does expect those kids can meet those standards, and he is trying like h*ll to provide those kids with all that he can to help them in school.

I have long felt that if the black leaders in FL opposed to Gov Bush spent just a fraction of their time focused on those kids in their communities (as most of those kids don't even have a father in the home), instead of all the time those black leaders spend criticizing Gov Bush -- wow, what miracles we might see here in FL. And, I think the majority of voters in this state feel the same way I do. The black leaders have now alienated themselves from white support they previously expected to get. They no longer get it, because too many white people in this state agree with Gov Bush, as do some blacks and many Hispanics.