From the Boston Globe:
Governor Deval Patrick yesterday accused Zoo New England officials of creating a false and inflammatory scare with their warning that state budget cuts may force them to close two Greater Boston zoos and euthanize some animals.
“As a supporter of the zoo and a parent who has visited often, the governor is disappointed to learn that Zoo New England has responded to this difficult but unavoidable budget cut by spreading inaccurate and incendiary information,’’ Kyle Sullivan, a spokesman for the governor, said in a statement.
emphasis mine
Deval Patrick is concerned about a taxpayer supported entity portraying catastrophic options as solutions that would blackmail additional funding from those same taxpayers. Really? This is news?
How many school district funding increase requests have been bow tied with the threat of larger class room sizes if the request is turned down?
How many municipality funding increase requests have been bowtied with the threat of fewer police or fire staff if the request is turned down?
TARP and the Stimulus package were sold with Presidents and politicians telling us that the US economy would melt down without their passage.
“Inaccurate and incendiary information” is not a news story. When working to get more taxpayers dollars for some beuraucrat to spend, “inaccurate and incendiary information” is not only normal, it’s action item number one!
