Gov. Jim Doyle's approval rating has slipped since entering office just three months ago.

When it comes to the balancing the state budget, the loudest opposition has predictably come from Republicans, and university students who see the governor balancing the budget by raising tuition.

Republicans have raised a valid point by stating that it's a quick fix to use additional payments from Indian tribes to balance the budget. After all, didn't the governor chastise former Gov. McCallum for blowing the tobacco settlement money to balance the budget?