The Gates response to these numbers reminds me of a hip-hop song Positive K recorded 18 years ago, in which a cutegirl in a club keeps telling him she already has a man, and he responds.
"Here are these cute little Girl Scouts, including many who do go to public schools, " said Democratic Rep. Shirley Ringo, one of only 11 House members who opposed the break.
Point is: Dangling candy in front of a 5 year old, to get a desired response, is not much different than dangling a cute teenage girl in front of a teenage boy to get a desired response.