excerpt from a Lincoln Journal Star article about the recent failure of legislation designed to make it easier to hold children back a grade. the first 15 words have been highlighted; the full text reads: "We can't just keep continuing to do what we've been doing and expect different results," Murman said. "I think the most important thing is to encourage parental involvement as soon as possible." In a 27-15 vote, the Legislature failed to overcome the 33-vote threshold needed to end debate.
ok let's apply that logic to the quarter-century of uninterrupted single-party rule that has run our state straight into a ditch
#neleg