Fear Itself

Jonah Goldberg is CONCERNED:

I just got an e-mail from OFA (email address: “info@barackobama.com”). The subject line: “This Isn’t Meant to Scare You.” I figured I’d share it with you:

Friend –

Megan Allen is a fifth-grade teacher in Tampa, Florida. At her elementary school, 90 percent of the students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Many live in poverty, with unstable home lives — some have parents in prison, others go hungry over the weekends. But at school, they’re winning science fairs, challenging themselves, and eating two hot meals a day.

For Megan’s 36 fifth graders, school is a safe place. The budget cuts known as the sequester could change that.