Another one bites the dust

I am of the pedigree that believes in a well educated society. Nations that have populations full of educated, learned people happen to find themselves with lower crime rates, fairer societies, lower unemployment, and overall better standards of living. With this as this background, you can see why a person such as myself would grumble at education cuts here in Indiana. However, our fearless leader Mitch Daniels insisted that all parts of the government were feeling this pinch. We were told that Hoosier families were tightening their belts, so the government should as well. While we still choked, we swallowed the cuts as a necessary evil for the good of everyone.
And then,

"The governor has said he's skeptical the lawsuit can succeed. But he says his assessment is based not on analysis of the constitutional issues involved, but on the courts' historical reluctance to limit federal powers."(http://www.wibc.com/news/Story.aspx?ID=1212765)

that happened. Governor Mitch Daniels, after slashing millions of dollars from the budgets of schools, colleges, and universities, publicly applauded the Attorney General's office for joining a lawsuit against the Federal Healthcare legislation. We all took a double-take.
It was not enough to tell the children in Indiana that their future was not important. It was not enough to cut teachers, increase class sizes, cut after school programs, and increase tuition for thousands of students in our public university system. My Man Mitch had to slap Hoosiers in the face one more time and play politics over their children's futures. This lawsuit is not about protecting the rights of Hoosiers, but scoring political points from the loud and intimidating Tea Partiers outside his office. While the programs that were keeping kids off the street and in school disappear, he can feel good knowing that the extreme Right is satisfied with his political maneuvering. While class sizes double and children across the Hoosier state see their test scores drop, Mitch Daniels can see his poll numbers go up as he considers a run for President. While yet another generation can expect to see themselves become dumber than their parents, Mitch will be applauded for how smart this move was. My generation is dumber than the one that came before us, test scores prove it. The one that comes after me is also expected to suffer the same fate. Generations of politicians using public education as a quick piggy bank in times of crisis has finally caught up to us. We have written and signed the sentence for children not yet born. We have taken things like this time and time again during Daniels' two terms in office. We can lay down and allow him to trample over our children, our future, and our hope once again.
Or, on November 2, 2010, we can rise once more and say that enough is enough. That we are tired of our children's future being mortgaged for political points on the national stage. That we refuse to allow the Daniels Administration to continue to dumb down our future generations for short term political gains. It is not too late. We can change the way business is done in the State of Indiana, and across the United States of America. We can do it. The future rests in our hands and the only thing I have to ask is this; Will you join me?