Better late than never: The Houston Chronicle

The Houston Chronicle's recent opinion piece reminded me of a joke:

There was a kid with a pet snake named Nate. One day he was driving his go-cart in backyard when Nate slithers out in front of him. He swerves but realizes that he is now going to hit a giant lever. This lever will destroy the world. So he swerves again and kills Nate the snake. Moral of the story: Better Nate than Lever.

The Chronicle's opinion is like the lady on the Simpsons yelling "Would someone please think of the children!" It starts with:

Of all the resources in our vast and wealthy state, none is more precious than our children, [oh pull-eeze] the most vulnerable members of our society and at the same time the only bridge to a prosperous Texas future.

In a single-minded drive to balance the state budget without creating additional revenue sources, the state legislative leadership appears willing to sacrifice an entire generation of middle- and lower-income Lone Star children and young adults. [you just figured this out?]

Give me a break. Has the Chronicle editorial staff had it's head up it's paper for the last decade? Do they not remember they endorsed the very people who created a $10 Billion structural deficit and plunged us into a $27 Billion budget hole? And now the Chronicle is whining about the poor little children?

We are compelled to speak out on behalf of those too young to participate in the debates in Austin that will impact their well-being — and ours - for decades to come. 

And with tens of thousands of teachers being laid off this month, health care services being cut to the mentally ill, the elderly, and kids, now the Chronicle pleads with its readers:

We urge readers who believe we can't afford to eviscerate our public schools, our health care and other programs that protect and nurture our children to contact their state senators and representatives and pass on this message: Don't balance the budget on the backs of our young people and our state's future.

Well, better Nate than lever. Jackasses.