Thursday, July 14, 2005
Souls sold in whole and in part
Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
John Brummett
Brummett's column is based on his observations from the recent rural school district meeting in Eureka Springs. It speaks for itself.
My weekly offering in the Democrat-Gazette (sorry, it is a subscription site so there is no link) is similar in tone in that it deals with an unwillingness of some office seekers to take a stand based more on reality and principle than convenience. My piece is about the state budget surplus and how Tracy Steele and Mike Huckabee are misleading the voters about the relative size of the amount and the true financial situation. Of course we should hang on the that money because things could head south in a hurry!
Do voters enjoy being treated like children? I wonder.
The good news is that, even in Arkansas, people mostly get the government they deserve.
John Brummett
Brummett's column is based on his observations from the recent rural school district meeting in Eureka Springs. It speaks for itself.
My weekly offering in the Democrat-Gazette (sorry, it is a subscription site so there is no link) is similar in tone in that it deals with an unwillingness of some office seekers to take a stand based more on reality and principle than convenience. My piece is about the state budget surplus and how Tracy Steele and Mike Huckabee are misleading the voters about the relative size of the amount and the true financial situation. Of course we should hang on the that money because things could head south in a hurry!
Do voters enjoy being treated like children? I wonder.
The good news is that, even in Arkansas, people mostly get the government they deserve.
