Last night while watching the local news (only because we wanted to see the weather report, promise!) we saw an ad for Dewhurst's plan. Dewhurst has a petition going and he wants you to sign. I think that's the basic gist of the ad (WMP format). As for our ad review, here goes: It's short and sweet, we like that. It starts off all dark and cloudy with the announcer saying that the state supreme court ruled our school financing plan unconstitutional (duh) and that David Dewhurst is the man to save us from the stark music in the background. Okay, well maybe not in that exact wording. Then we see a blonde teacher with what we assume is a multicultural cast of kids sitting around a table. One poor kid has a chalkboard up against his head. As the announcer goes over Dewhurst's "five point plan", the table starts soaring in the air. Yes, we are all for funding public eduation, but do we have to pay Lockheed to build the tables in these schools?

We end with Dewhurst sitting in front of a corner bulletin board (Look for the flag . . . there it is!), being identified as Lt. Guv and telling us how he can save our educational system. He looks so excited when he says "We must put Texas children first" that it seems believable. Hmmm. . . almost.