We might get two, three or even nine billion dollars of magic money but won't be able to fund everything.  No worries, though, there's still plenty of money to spend.

Because of a hidden rule somewhere in the billion-page monstrosity that is the Democrats' pork-barrel spending bill, the Governor's big budget show of cutting per pupil and higher ed funding is going buh-bye.  The Detroit News reports:

"We're looking at two cuts in the governor's budget we can't make" that amount to $194 million, Olson told members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. The Fiscal Agency is an arm of the Senate and studies and advises it on state finances.

Olson said the state can use money from its general fund -- its main checking account -- to protect education funding. Or the state can tap stimulus cash to keep funding at current levels, he said. But the second option could leave a hole in the budget in 2011 when the federal money goes away, Olson said.

If this Democratic Congress has taught me anything its that it is patently ridiculous to worry about next year.  We're short in FY2011?  Go to the feds and ask for a few billion more.  What are they going to say, no?  They'll just borrow a little more from China and our great-grandkids and scribble the check.  Inflation? Future generations?  Bah.  The Democrats have elections to win.