Since we are on the subject of False Witnesses this morning, the Governor of Kansas has apparently had an epiphany.

In October, Brownback dismissed concerns that folks like Goossen raised.

“They’re just trying to paint a Chicken Little sky is falling situation, which is not true,” Brownback said late in the campaign. “It’s a bunch of lies.”

Lies? Brownback now admits that tax increases are on the table.

This week, Goossen said the state must cut $280 million just to end the current fiscal year with a zero balance even though state law requires a cushion. That’s a cut of nearly 5 percent in the state’s general fund. Next year, Brownback and lawmakers have to cut an additional $430 million to wind up at zero again.

More: Steve Kraske: Gov. Sam Brownback Undergoes a Post-Election Conversion on the Kansas Budget