The Memphis Commercial-Appeal has an incredibly disappointing editorial today on the coming $600 million deficit facing the state of Tennessee in the ongoing fiscal year when the General Assembly returns in January.
All that the editorial board can summon in insight is to let Bredesen do whatever he wants in cutting programs for the most vulnerable and raising state college tuitions further out of sight for many Tennessee families.
It's shocking that even in Memphis -- that has a great, independent and progressive thinking Congressman in Steve Cohen -- that the newspaper's leadership flops around like a brainless, wet noodle on the floor.
Where is the backbone?
Where are the ideas and alternatives to the governor's hatchet budget history?
Just because the man made mega-millions does not make him the person ordinary people should trust. My goodness, all the fatcats on Wall Street made big money, too, while their institutions failed.
Would that make them qualified to make state budget cuts in Tennessee?
The Commercial-Appeal thinks so in a sad editorial that shows little brain power or backbone on its board. Again, Bredesen wins as the only ram among ewes.
To read the sad editorial, go to:
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/oct/19/editorial-caution-flags-fly-in-nashville/
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