someone should rip off his bandaid

Dennis Walcott is a real piece of work. He's the NY schools chancellor, Bloomberg's second-choice (after the uncertified, unqualified Cathy Black) replacement for the Wizard of Chambers Street, Joel Klein. Apparently he has no more of a clue than his predecessors. He is practically bragging that test scores will drop as Common Core rolls out, claiming that it's time to rip off the bandaid. Whose bandaid is he ripping off, I'd like to know? Is he referring to kids, or teachers? And does he not realize that whichever one he's after, it will affect the other group? Complete idiot.