Dream On

Today's Mail Tribune offers an editorial comment on the new marketing slogan for the state: "Oregon. We Love Dreamers."



The piece addresses some of the risks inherent in dreaming: The idea that not everyone shares dreams which neccessarily work for the good of all.



The best lines:

But that dream is clouded by the nightmare the state is living right now. Right now, Oregon is home to another kind of dreamer.



The dreamer who says, "We don't need to raise taxes. We just need to get rid of all the waste and fraud in government."



The dreamer who says, "The 'Three Rs' were good enough for me. Kids don't need all those frills like computers, music and athletics."



The dreamer who says, "The Legislature can solve the state budget crisis without asking me for help."

Until we start to talk about this part of the dream, we aren't going to get to the good version.