Oh where, oh where have all the rational people gone? Oh where, oh where can they be?
As time keeps on tickin' here is the bluff city, I find myself asking one question more and more. What were they thinking? This question has deemed itself even more relevant in light of the recent Memphis City Council's proposal for education budget cuts. "What were they thinking?" In this city of "Gotham," evermore overcast from its crime rate, education and Memphis City School should have been one of the last items considered for funding reduction. But of course, the dark side has once again wiggled its way into the minds of what would normally be called "rational people." The city counsel, composed it men and women who ave been intrusted to make well-educated decisions for the good of our community, have once again had what can only be called a "blonde moment" (no prejudice, as for I have blonde hair myself). Educated decision? Nope... not so much. Had the counsel researched the economic effects stemming from the funding of public education, both short and long-term, they would have seen that the funding cut they were signing was actually a promise of economic recession and of increased crime for our community. In fact. a simple google search would have provided simple facts about education and its results on the community, economics, and crime. For example, for every dollar spent on education, the government saves and additional 7 dollars in the future - information from a United States study. But alas, Goldie Locks has once again stumbled into the house of the 3 bears. What will Memphis City Schools do when their porridge is all eaten up? And as for Willie Herenton, or King Willie as most people call him, he has somehow found a positive outlook on this detrimental situation. He has seen the next opportunity to set out on his next great journey to claim control, authority, and power over everything and everyone here in the land of Oz. Yes, Sir Willie, this is a political issue. Make no mistake about that. And so, once again, I ask myself the same ole' question, "What were they thinking?"
Oh where, oh where have all the rational people gone? Oh where, oh where can they be?
