Joe writes,
Adding back the federal money, the compromise budget calls for between $20.2 and $20.6 billion in spending this fiscal year. Compare that to the $20.3 billion actually spent in the just-ended fiscal year.
If this is eating beans, they’re organic beans cooked with pancetta, served with a nice risotto, and a bottle of San Pellegrino.
If that is eating beans, then maybe this is how Gov. Perdue et al. plan to eat out our substance: