Children taken hostage in Tennessee Budget

Although this is a common Liberal tactic, it is always news when Democrats hold children (or spending on "children") hostage and demand some manner of tax increase. Drew Johnson and the folks at the Tennessee Center for Policy Research make the argument here. Here's a teaser from the op/ed:

"When it comes to education, it sure seems that Governor Phil Bredesen has his priorities in order. In January, he kicked off the legislative session with a State of the State Address featuring only one topic: education. He followed that up by recommending an “education first” budget stuffed with $407 million in new state education spending, including $120 million for at-risk students.

Despite all the education-first grandstanding, a closer look at the budget and Bredesen’s solution for funding his education policy goals reveals there is nothing less important to the Governor than educating children."