TX lawmaker (Craddick - R) errs in school lesson

[UrbScotty]

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-legislator-classroom,0,2408189.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines

AUSTIN, Texas -- A seventh-grade class got a lesson in government from Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick on Friday, but they had better double-check a few of the details before their next quiz.

Craddick told Mendez Middle School students about his job and answered their questions about state government, but stumbled a bit when it came to the federal system.

"Up there they have 400 and some on the House side, 454, and they have fewer on the Senate side, 60," Craddick told the class of about 25.

[whistle]

1. Freudian slip, he plans to eliminate most of the democratic seats

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Only red states will have Senators in the GOP plan.

[cureautismnow]

3. Fuzzy Math Redux