I read this is a higher-level overview of the situation, and not a direct transcript from the classroom. I wouldn't assume that this was asked in isolation, or

I read this is a higher-level overview of the situation, and not a direct transcript from the classroom. I wouldn't assume that this was asked in isolation, or that there was no follow-up. Also, it really only serves as a framing device for the rest of the article, its not particularly material to the meat of the story. Unless, of course, you want to argue that nobody thought George Bush was a dummy which I know to be personally untrue.