The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel insists that Gov. Scott Walker is sacrificing policy for politics in his plan for the projected state revenue surplus. The state ought to be using this opportunity to address pressing problems from poverty in Milwaukee to underfunded schools elsewhere. The paper gives credit to Walker for frugality, but questions his plan, during an election year, to use all the money for one-time tax reductions.

First of all, points out Ed Heinzelman on BloggingBlue, we don't have a surplus yet. That hasn't deterred Walker from proposing tax cuts, the blogger says. If it turns out we do have a surplus than why don't we pay off some of our debts, he asks.