Comments on: Genius-Level Musings http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/genius-level-musings/ Not-A-Pundit: Just a guy writing about food, music, books, and tractors Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:44:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Da Goddess http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/genius-level-musings/comment-page-1/#comment-458864 Da Goddess Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:28:36 +0000 http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/genius-level-musings/#comment-458864 Crises are stockpiled for election years. The problems exist long before, but they're hauled out for shits and giggles on the campaign trail. Take California. We knew there was a budget crisis. We knew that would happen when the uninformed voters chose to support the stem cell research bill. Let's see...we'll have the state pay for research, costing us billions of dollars, and then in a couple years we'll complain there's no money for the little things, like education. We're being asked to cut $80 billion from our schools. Why are the same people who voted for the state sponsored research surprised there's nothing left for schools? It's worse at the federal level and we're supposed to accept this as shocking news. It ain't shocking and it ain't news. It's the same old song and dance, just with a different bandleader Crises are stockpiled for election years. The problems exist long before, but they’re hauled out for shits and giggles on the campaign trail. Take California. We knew there was a budget crisis. We knew that would happen when the uninformed voters chose to support the stem cell research bill. Let’s see…we’ll have the state pay for research, costing us billions of dollars, and then in a couple years we’ll complain there’s no money for the little things, like education. We’re being asked to cut $80 billion from our schools. Why are the same people who voted for the state sponsored research surprised there’s nothing left for schools?

It’s worse at the federal level and we’re supposed to accept this as shocking news. It ain’t shocking and it ain’t news. It’s the same old song and dance, just with a different bandleader

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