"Arizona ranked dumbest in U.S."

That's the headline at the top of today's Arizona Republic. Nice thing to see first thing in the morning.

Of course, it's just a flashy headline, and the actual story is about a survey that compares the way states educate their children. So it's not that we're dumb, it's that we don't care.

And of course, the state's superintendent of public instruction, is grumpy about the survey.

I'd rant more about this, but I've done it before. The article is interesting, so you can read all about it. The "smartest" states, incidentally, are those Commie places like Vermont and Massachusetts. Stupid Commie states, taking all their citizens' money and spending it on education! That's because they don't appreciate good, wholesome values like "truthiness."