Election years spark debate over a multitude of issues. Taxes, foreign policy, alternative energy and same sex marriage are only the tip of the proverbial hot-button iceberg. Education is one such issue. A lot has been saud about the supposed failure of the No Child Left Behind program implemented by the Bush regime. Fingers have been pointed towards the aforementioned house of peuce and cries for a revamp are heard from atop soapboxes country wide.

Is the government really to blame? I think not. While the current system could undoubtedly use a revamp, the blame for attrocious test scores lies solely on the youth of our nation. Kids are stupid...and just for once, video-games might just be the culprit.

Legend has it that after a rather rousing game of World of WarCraft, a hard-core gamer took it upon himself to talk trash towards his 'noob' opponent. In his haste, he mistakenly typed the word 'owned' as 'pwned'. Impressionable youth being what they are, a multitude of morons mistook the gaffe for a subliminal insult of the clever variety. And as a country, we take yet another step backwards, cementing our spot as a nation in academic peril. I repeat...children are mis-spelling words. strictly for the sake of miss -spelling words. Won't their moms be proud...

Note: An impending switch to digtal television has sparked a series of spots touting the advantages of digital TV. One of the hosts? A splitting image of Matt Damon, should he be 35 years older and a homosexual...creepy