Being a fundamentalist means never having to say you are sorry(or wrong).
I'm sure that's why it appeals to certain types of people. 
Being a fundamentalist means ALWAYS being wrong, except by accident or for the wrong reasons, yet being too much of a coward or fool to admit it and laugh at yourself.
Yes, the children of Dover will suffer for this, and the board needs to accept responsibility.
But the Plaintiffs lawyers are still going to take the million.
. . . and why shouldn't they? Jones stated in the Kitzmiller ruling - ". . . this case came to us as the result of the activism of an ill-informed faction on a school board, aided by a national public interest law firm eager to find a constitutional test case on ID, who in combination drove the Board to adopt an imprudent and ultimately unconstitutional policy. The breathtaking inanity of the Board’s decision is evident when considered against the factual backdrop which has now been fully revealed through this trial. The students, parents, and teachers of the Dover Area School District deserved better than to be dragged into this legal maelstrom, with its resulting utter waste of monetary and personal resources."
I've got a better idea. Perhaps they should go to church and pass around the till to collect money, just like they did to raise funds to by the insipid "Of Pandas and People" book in the first place.
Both York papers carried letters to the editor that suggested various means of paying off the debt. Some thought the former board members who adopted the policy should pay, especially those who, by their lying, raised the price. Others suggested that The Sword and Shield of People of Faith (aka Thomas More Law Center) ought to pay. After all, they practically guaranteed victory. The plaintiffs' lawyers did Dover a favor by accepting a smaller sum; as the Dover solicitor noted, the pre-negotiation cost would have been about $2.5.
I don't think anybody in Dover is happy about the cost of the settlement. But if there were no cost, it would merely encourage other deluded school boards to try the same thing.
You are right Mark; if the children suffer...thats just tough, isn't it?
After all, the plaintiffs lawyers houses and cars are NOT CHEAP!
Well, the locals elected the board in the first place (or, as is more likely, didn't take enough interest in the election to see they were wackos).
Either way, now they're ultimately responsible for the outcome. The effects may be painful, but maybe it will prevent similar mistakes in the future.
Commentator = Tim = mentally handicapped child.
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