March 19, 2009 01:45 AM UTC

With Math Skills Like These

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• by: Colorado Pols

Another edition of “Ignore My Next Press Release,” object lesson supplied by the Colorado Senate Minority Office:

Senate Dems vote to erase state’s
30-year-old spending limits

That’s the release’s title–they’re talking about Senate Bill 228, of course, the Arveschoug-Bird general fund limit repeal.

Now the Arveschoug-Bird limit passed in 1991. Just a moment, we’re fetching our calculator to make sure we get this right (note to Senate Minority Office).

2009-1991=18. As in 18 years.

You’re asking yourself, “where did they get ’30 years’ from?” Thin air most likely, but given the standard of accuracy Senate Republicans have held themselves to this session, reporters probably won’t bother asking.