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School the House Rock

With this week's government shutdown, it occurs to me that the petulant children of the Tea Party Caucus in the House could use some schooling...
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In the 70's and 80's, ABC aired a great series of short cartoons called "Schoolhouse Rock," educating kids on the basics of math, science, history and, importantly, civics. With this week's government shutdown, it occurs to me that the petulant children of the Tea Party Caucus in the House could use some schooling...

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