Pumpkins, pensions, and the CTU's 'cooked' books

Is criticism a crime? As fond as I am of teachers, generally, and despite being a good union man myself, I couldn't help but shake my head in wonder at the Chicago Teachers Union, which I consider a fairly savvy organization, suing a pair of conservative watchdogs, the Illinois Policy Institute and the Liberty Justice Center, for sinking their teeth into CTU finances and accusing the union of using "cooked" books. First, way to turn a spotlight on their accusations. Believe it or not, I'm not…