http://domemagazine.com/blogs Michigan People, Politics, and Policy Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://domemagazine.com/blogs/sku090409#comment-3595 Howard Wetters Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:15:17 +0000 http://domemagazine.com/blogs/?page_id=1088#comment-3595 You suggest people riding along on the comfortable train need to get off and walk just because the train trestle crossing the ravine is out and they will inevitably crash. They might die. But the operative word is "might." They also might live to blame others. Twelve years ago there were less than two dozen reps and senators that understood the complete state budget and how the pieces related to one another. Now, other than Emerson and Cush, is there anyone left? It’s hard to fix what you do not understand. It is even harder to want to know about the mess you are in when you really have little chance to improve the outcome with the acquired knowledge. Ignorance is not only blissful, it is self perpetuating condition. At least most of them can go back to their constituents and say, “I really didn’t know!’ and for once be telling the absolute truth. The most unfortunate part of this is that we are all also riding on that train and as much as we might suggest that they, and we, need to get off and walk before we crash, it is not a likely outcome. You suggest people riding along on the comfortable train need to get off and walk just because the train trestle crossing the ravine is out and they will inevitably crash. They might die. But the operative word is “might.” They also might live to blame others. Twelve years ago there were less than two dozen reps and senators that understood the complete state budget and how the pieces related to one another. Now, other than Emerson and Cush, is there anyone left? It’s hard to fix what you do not understand. It is even harder to want to know about the mess you are in when you really have little chance to improve the outcome with the acquired knowledge. Ignorance is not only blissful, it is self perpetuating condition. At least most of them can go back to their constituents and say, “I really didn’t know!’ and for once be telling the absolute truth. The most unfortunate part of this is that we are all also riding on that train and as much as we might suggest that they, and we, need to get off and walk before we crash, it is not a likely outcome.

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