Don't look to Palatka Rep. Joe Pickens for Charlie Crist-like optimism and sunshine, not when it comes to next year's budget.
He opened up the Schools and Learning Council meeting this afternoon with this soundbite: "However bad you believe it will be, it will be worse than that. We will be decreasing the budget. I don't forsee there being any additional entities held harmless going into next year."
Ouch.


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The legislature and Gov. Charlie "be all thing to everyone" Crist have shown a lack of honesty here as well as an inabilty to set priorities.
Posted by: DMJ | March 19, 2008 at 09:44 AM
I think that the Republicans should cut public schools to the bone after promising to hold them harmless. Then they should run for re-election. They should run really fast from the pitchforks and torches.
Posted by: | March 18, 2008 at 09:09 PM