I LOVE this story about the reality of spending cut campaign slogans and actually cutting spending. And it reminds me of a "school budget committee" that I was asked to serve on - it was set up due to the demands of district residents to cut spending "drastically." You know what happens when a mob has a reduction figure in mind - and then the anointed cutters find out how that money is actually spent? There's not alot of cutting that gets down. Because when the numbers come down to actual programs that will be eliminate, people (in this case special education students) get hurt.
Honest to god - when will they grow up and learn that campaigning and governing are two different things. The problem we've had for decades is that no one at the top tries to govern - though I honestly believe Obama is trying as hard as he can.
It also reminds me of my favorite scene from Amadeus. When the emperor tells Mozart he likes it but there are too many notes, Mozart looks at him and says - so what notes should be cut? Probably not a wise career move on his part, but he made his point.
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