I really hope that a PR guy did NOT put this in his boss’s talking points: “It’s like the new Coke. This is a rebranding effort,” said Joe Williams, executive director of Democrats for Education Reform. “The feng shui people believe you need to take the roof off buildings to allow bad chi to escape. Let’s hope this helps.”

He was referring to the decision to remove a little red schoolhouse that had adorned the entrance to the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, DC.

Wow.