I've seen this several times before in a few recent articles but it didn't click with me until I saw the title to the Walker-endorsing Janesville Gazette's editorial, Hey Madison, let's be fair to Janesville. They blame Madison, whom according to the Gazette, is using old formulas to divvy up state aid that will end up shortchanging Janesville 23 percent of its previous state aid.
When the truth is, Walker and his budget repair legislative tools either didn't think how these old formulas would work with their draconian cuts OR they knew exactly how they would work - they were banking on them.
In their letterized editorial to Walker and state lawmakers, they make no mention in name of Walker's Budget Repair Bill. Although they acknowledge that the new budget measures have torn up the financial books, burned the old way of doing business and are "solving the state’s cavernous budget deficits" They write "we get that." But it's "Madison" they blame, that liberal bastion of progressive bureaucrats for shortchanging Janesville.
They also blame part of the local deficit on the Janesville school district and the city for approving previously negotiated union contracts. Of course!
But as far as Walker and his budget bill is concerned - they "get it."
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After all, they have to blame somebody/something. This is the distorted thinking that is becoming commonplace from the republicans. The best part is everyone's beginning to notice.
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