Law School Discussion

I agree the economy is beginning to show some signs of life, but it still stinks.  As long as oil prices stay this high and we have troops in Iraq (I am in favor of this, by the way) I really don't see it getting much better.  My point about public schools was this: 
States cannot spend all the money they want like the federal government, they are required to have balanced budgets (for the most part) so when the economy stinks, states are not pulling in as much tax revenue and certain things have to be cut.  Education is generally something that always gets cut, and since public universities are receiving less money from the state governments, they can either raise tuition or cut expenses to make up for this.  Private universities that do not count on government money do not suffer as much in a poor economy because there are generally enough students willing to go there and pay the high tuition.  I suppose the point where this would begin to show in law school rankings is when bright professors are lured away from public schools because the public universities cannot match the offers the private schools are throwing at them.  I don't think we are at this point yet, but it may not be that far away.