He's staring down the barrel of a 1.6 BILLION DOLLAR deficit that he and the GOP created out of a budget surplus left by Democratic Governor Kathleen Blanco.

Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration said Louisiana's colleges and universities should be prepared to sustain anywhere from $200 million to $300 million in cuts during the 2015-2016 school year.

Several legislators -- including House Speaker Chuck Kleckley and state Senate Finance chairman Jack Donahue -- say the prospect of a $200 million to $300 million cut to higher education is "devastating."

"I don't see how we can sustain that to be honest with you," said State Rep. Steve Carter, R-Baton Rouge, who chairs the Louisiana House Education Committee that oversees colleges and universities. "They are unsustainable. You just can't do them."

He'll catch up.
After all, the only book that needs to be learned is the Bible

Amounts to 13% of state college funding in Wisconsin, which has one of the finest public college systems in the world.

Walker has also aggressively targeted college voters (who voted strongly against him) and public sector union workers, many of whom work at state colleges.

Keep the people poor (by stomping on their collective bargaining rights), ignorant (by cutting education funding) and don't forget to suppress their votes. Sounds like a winning Republican Presidential strategy.

I was looking for a phrase to exactly describe what is happening and you provided it. Thanks much.