Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe
It is also startlingly similar to the news reports screaming about the "devastating" budget "cuts" Gov. Kitzhaber doled out to the press yesterday. Let's start with the word "cuts." Actually, there is an 8% budget increase over last year. What??!! www.kgw.com/news/Kitzhaber-to-release-budget-recommendations-115011639.html Well, then, que es la problema?
La problema is that the Legislature smoked some Federal fiscal crack during the last biennium to the tune of about $1.8 billion and spread it around like expensive caviar to fund all sorts of things that they couldn't pickpocket from Oregonians' pockets. Unfortunately the dealer cut off the crack (being broke too) and it's a heckuva hangover now that the party's over. Tough love, tough love. Now that you know the real story, when you start hearing the Governor and his minions bemoaning their predicament with references to "slithy toves" and the dire consequences that will inevitably cause "gyre abd gimble in the wabe", you can in good conscience smile sympathetically, put your hand over your wallet, and walk away as fast as you can.
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