Mecklenburg Citizens for Public Education and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have initiated phase two of their public relations campaign.

Phase one, what Meck Deck blogger Tara Servatius calls the “oh-so-broke shuffle,” is complete.  Phase two is in full swing.   CMS officials and their boosters now blame the “budget process” for forcing them to make dire predictions about the fate of school programs and jobs.

Let’s be honest, even an ideal budget process will not alter their behavior.