Granholm Orders Teachers Into Action and They Leap

As the Detroit News states, the fight over Michigan's school funding escalated Friday as Gov. Jennifer Granholm ordered educators to help persuade state lawmakers to raise taxes to avoid the surprising and drastic cuts to education that she recently made.

Within hours teachers and school employees around the state began to receive demands from MEA union bosses and school district superintendents calling for taxes to be raised. The line was parroted rapidly around the state- very soon after Granholm issued this order to educators, the Democrat's talking points were churning out over the email systems around this state.

One email sent to every employee in the district said this "the Governor had no choice but to reduce funding to schools"- which is a debatable point and one that both sides could argue, but school districts parrot out to their employees as a fact beyond repute.

Another email sent to every employee in another district said this "All of the insiders know that the Michigan law forces the Governor to make cuts to education"- always a good liberal talking point, the fact that 'everyone knows' especially those with 'insider knowledge' that we need to raise taxes, while all of the rest of us in the real world without hidden revealed knowledge about the secrets to the world go about working and paying taxes. As if poor Granholm had no other options- she couldn't cut her pet projects like lattes for movies stars or windfarms for connected friends or even the extensive staff for her husband.

From a district out of Wayne County comes this email from a superintendent "We must unite and demand more revenue sources for the state- contact your lawmakers and demand that they fulfill their obligations to Michigan's schools and raise taxes." Yup, that's right boys and girls, your taxpayer money is going to public employees who use that money to contact other public employees who then will demand more taxpayer money to provide more funds for more public employees to demand more of your money.

Granholm gives talking points out and the army of public employees move. The fight indeed escalates. Which side are you on?

UPDATE: In reply to all the nasty emails asking me which side I am on, I again quote Reagan- a rising tide floats all boats. Cutting taxes encourages prosperity, which leads to higher revenues to government, which leads to more funds for teachers, which leads to higher pay and better job security. So I ask you teachers out there- which side are you on?

Republican Engler cut taxes and put in place conservative policies- your pay went up and jobs were secure. Democrat Granholm raised taxes and put in place liberal policies- your pay went down and jobs became less secure. Results matter more than ideologies- teachers need to reject these marching orders and start looking out for themselves and vote Republican.