What a difference a biennium makes. In 2003, Republican House members marched in robotic lockstep with the GOP leadership on everything from congressional redistricting to ideological zaniness. In 2005 we saw a new day with a fair number of moderates splitting from their über-conservative brethren on education issues. Seems not all Republicans agree with the idea that public schools should be reformed (read: set up to fail and then shut down) and placed under private control. As such, enough Republicans joined Democrats to successfully block these "reforms."
