Those annoying voters

The quote of the day belongs to Portland City Councilor candidate (and Democratic state senator) Ginny Burdick, who was one of four council candidates at a City Club of Portland forum Friday. As noted by Oregonian columnist Steve Duin:

[Burdick] slammed Sten and the rest of the City Council for failing to adequately fund Portland schools, an especially cynical riff for a seasoned pro at the Oregon Legislature, the organization responsible for school funding and one that has failed Portland schools for the past 15 years.

"The voters," Burdick finally said when reminded of that, "have made it very difficult for the Legislature to do our legal and moral duty for our schools."

Yep, it's those darn voters. It's not our fault. Really. If they'd just send all Democrats to the legislature, we could tax the voters to our hearts' delight, and all our utopian dreams would be paid for.

Until the burden of taxation caused the state to implode.